tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5238960576613145532..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Living on the EdgeAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66175130613985484702017-05-03T13:28:47.742-04:002017-05-03T13:28:47.742-04:00As others have said, Ashe, this description seems ...As others have said, Ashe, this description seems completely believable. Like Sacchi, I would like to know what led your heroine to her current condition in a major industrial city where girls like her are ignored or driven away. I'm glad she seems to have found a rescuer! I have too much to read already, because I volunteered to be a judge in Elisa Rolle's Rainbow Awards again this year, but now I think I need to read your novel to find out what happens next. :)Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-5467063637796362412017-05-03T09:02:52.009-04:002017-05-03T09:02:52.009-04:00For someone who has never been homeless, you'v...For someone who has never been homeless, you've imagined it with astonishing vividness.<br /><br />I had a college roommate -- graduate of an Ivy League university -- who had a stint of homelessness. I got a bit of a sense of the desperation that can engender from her. Plus the realization that it could happen to anyone.<br /><br />I'm so glad you posted this.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58561740448049856342017-05-02T23:02:31.132-04:002017-05-02T23:02:31.132-04:00A really gripping excerpt. Makes me want to know n...A really gripping excerpt. Makes me want to know not just what happens next, but what happened to her before that brought her to this state.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69079155879051801682017-05-02T10:47:25.255-04:002017-05-02T10:47:25.255-04:00What an atmospheric read, Ashe. We count our bless...What an atmospheric read, Ashe. We count our blessings every day. Some people's blessings are quite rudimentary. Sigh...Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-20737106838704395122017-05-02T06:53:46.192-04:002017-05-02T06:53:46.192-04:00Thanks for the excerpt, Ashe. From what's here...Thanks for the excerpt, Ashe. From what's here, Beth's homelessness is described with empathy and detail. You're so right about the difference it makes to have a place to go, and how there's definitely an edge there as far as security and safety.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com