tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3094466414474076967..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Living Without WinterAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-79137457722668419032011-01-04T21:39:56.370-05:002011-01-04T21:39:56.370-05:00Hi Lisabet,
I'd never really thought about th...Hi Lisabet,<br /><br />I'd never really thought about the consequences of leaving winter behind. it's something i would be loathe to do. I've already left the sea behind. I still miss the fierce wind coming in off the Irish Sea in winter and the waves dashing themselves against the sea wall.<br /><br />I like the idea of writing to keep winter in your head. <br /><br />I enjoyed the excerpt too.Mike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54106702266930871922011-01-03T18:19:21.769-05:002011-01-03T18:19:21.769-05:00Hi Lisabet
I'm always amazed that the ladies ...Hi Lisabet<br /><br />I'm always amazed that the ladies are somehow the best gay erotica writers, certainly the most enthusiastic. How does that work?<br /><br />Like you, I've lived in tropical climates for so long I've all but forgotten what snow is like except on the TV. Sometimes I miss it, but what I remember is the novelty and pleasure of snow. I forget you have to shovel that stuff.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-21126654385755178842011-01-03T13:21:03.254-05:002011-01-03T13:21:03.254-05:00well i lived in calf for while and wanted to get...well i lived in calf for while and wanted to get out asap i am afraid of the earth quakes and then i was in them and would love the change 4 sesons i live in mo and we have not had to many storm but no winter for us yet the tornado that did come through and hit the town n and s of us the book look delicousdesitheblondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146001799371317795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-59980016399622727232011-01-02T23:01:22.123-05:002011-01-02T23:01:22.123-05:00Hello, all! Thanks for your comments.
Alice - Wel...Hello, all! Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />Alice - Welcome to the Grip. I tend to agree with you... but my characters tell me what they want. I can't argue with them!<br /><br />Craig - I'm grateful for the much easier life here in a warm climate, especially as my husband and I get older. Still, I do tend to get nostalgic. One's childhood experiences (which in my case involved lots of snow) tend to linger, emotionally.<br /><br />Kathleen - I lived in LA for two years. When I returned to the east coast after that point, I found I couldn't really remember the sequence of events very well (and it was a VERY eventful period!). I concluded that this was due to the fact that the seasonal changes there are so subtle. I was used to tagging things by the season. In New England, that's unambiguous. The seasons are a framework for everything. In California - well, it's a strange sort of timeless limbo.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-62972275190881463472011-01-02T11:53:32.521-05:002011-01-02T11:53:32.521-05:00Lisabet - Since you've lived here in LA, you k...Lisabet - Since you've lived here in LA, you know that our winter is nothing but a dip in temperatures, but you get acclimatized to your area, and after a while, 50 degrees seems cold. So I'm coping with our overnight lows in the 40s by writing a story set in the tropics. But since I hate hot and muggy temps too, I'm not glamorizing it.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-72532650615095703912011-01-02T06:05:08.265-05:002011-01-02T06:05:08.265-05:00The excerpt is excellent. Wonderful tension,using...The excerpt is excellent. Wonderful tension,using the stress of winter driving against the beauty of the snow storm. The contrast of cold and heat driving the sexual tension is prominent.<br /><br />I lived in sunny San Diego for three years, and I had thought I would relish not dealing with winter after years in colder climates. For a time I did. But I was so glad to be back in the north, and so reveled in my first snow after leaving it.<br /><br />Yes, by the end of winter, especially strong ones like last year, I'm really ready for spring, but I still enjoy the coming of the cold, and that strange, harsh smell of the dormant furnace coming to life against the cold.Craig Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101869420537661374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-25697781976957843422011-01-02T04:19:46.299-05:002011-01-02T04:19:46.299-05:00This reminded me of the scene from Imagine Me and ...This reminded me of the scene from <i>Imagine Me and You</i> where Rachel drags Heck onto Hampstead Heath in an effort to reive their already failing marriage - "Rach," Heck protests, "We have a house, with a warm bed, for this sort of thing".<br /><br />I'm a bit surprised your protagonists went straight for the anal in these circumstances - I'd have thought a quick mutual handjob to keep the pot boiling, then on to somewhere with home comforts...Alice Bluegownhttp://www.extinctsong.co.uknoreply@blogger.com