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Comment on The one and only thing I have to offer by Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:20:20 +0000

Okay, now I’m intrigued. What scared you? Inquiring minds want to know!

Comment on Please tell me it’s because a rapist drew back a bloody stump and complained to 60 Minutes. by Amaya

Amaya — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:11:55 +0000

As much as I hate the idea of maiming rapists (can’t say that with a straight face), I do wonder.. if a woman is supposed to wear a Rapex condom to prevent rape, and not knowing when that would happen - wouldn’t they need to wear one all the time? Wouldn’t that be a little costly? Especially for the women of South Africa. That aside, the effects of constant latex in the vagina is bound to cause some serious infections. I like the concept but to me, it hasn’t been thoroughly thought out.

Comment on Guitar Hero by Jo

Jo — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:36:16 +0000

Apparently, this is a joke. Notice that he’s playing on the wrong side of the capo. There are some other tipoffs to someone who is a guitarist.

Now, for someone really amazing - check out
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nx7vOb7GNBg

Comment on Good blood: a poem on Mother’s Day by Uppity

Uppity — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:42 +0000

You are very welcome, PhoneFem. It’s one of my faves.

Comment on Good blood: a poem on Mother’s Day by PhoneFeminist

PhoneFeminist — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:13:28 +0000

Wow. I’ve never seen that before and I LOVE it. Thank you for posting

Comment on Please tell me it’s because a rapist drew back a bloody stump and complained to 60 Minutes. by Uppity

Uppity — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:31:41 +0000

U: The hits have no pattern of region; they are from all over the globe. However, it’s interesting that most of them are searching for images, not text. Curiouser and curiouser. Enjoyed your posts you linked; fyi, I’ve haven’t been a heels woman since my first few attempts, either.

Comment on Please tell me it’s because a rapist drew back a bloody stump and complained to 60 Minutes. by Unhinged

Unhinged — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:11:28 +0000

VERY interesting. Love the title, lol.

It seems (from looking at the RapeX site, bare of any advertisers) that the concerns you shared last April must be shared by most. It would be interesting to read research on how much of a deterrent this is (if it is). I had some of the same concerns you did. RapeX seems like more of a bad idea than a good idea.

I have no idea why you’re suddenly getting hits. Can you tell what region they’re coming from?

Something similar happened with my post on heels (shoes): http://stillunhinged.blogspot.com/2007/03/firsts-heels.html. I could tell the hits came mostly from Germany and via an email referrer–as if someone had sent my post to a subscriber’s list.

I also got frankenspammed on my post about who Brad Lenz is: http://stillunhinged.blogspot.com/2006/10/pain-in-butt-advertising.html and I STILL get hits on this today.

Comment on The one and only thing I have to offer by Uppity

Uppity — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:29:13 +0000

Unhinged - thanks and yes, there’s lots of romance in my story. It’s actually crucial to the plot. I was sweaty writing those scenes, too, but in a different way…

Lach - Right back at you and you’re very welcome. I know how you feel; hang in there. It will get easier.

Comment on The one and only thing I have to offer by Lachlan

Lachlan — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:30:25 +0000

Uppity, I love you. I really do.

Thanks for this post, I really needed to see this right now. I’ve been internally hatin’ on my writing again.

Comment on The one and only thing I have to offer by Unhinged

Unhinged — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:09:13 +0000

Great post, but then yours always are.

I love the quote from Barbara Kingsolver, but you know what? Ever since I discovered my internal editor, it’s been a real struggle ever since. My writing’s improved, but it’s slow going.

I think it’s a HUGE success for your story that what you were writing caused those emotions. If YOU aren’t scared, repulsed, shocked, etc., then how can your reader be?

Yeah. Written by a girl who hasn’t yet quite hit that level yet…

So. Vampires, wolves and ghosts. Any romance in there?