tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.comments2021-10-18T13:55:35.928-04:00Callooh Callay CallayJeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-66030216944786484852021-10-18T13:55:35.928-04:002021-10-18T13:55:35.928-04:00Oh, I can imagine then getting into all kinds of t...Oh, I can imagine then getting into all kinds of trouble! 😁Can't wait to read more. No pressure!! Marneen Camblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423179340287410149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-10204612317112525152021-09-14T10:33:07.960-04:002021-09-14T10:33:07.960-04:00I love this so much! I think it captures their per...I love this so much! I think it captures their personalities very well. Marneen Camblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423179340287410149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-5614569222846767482021-08-02T20:25:50.684-04:002021-08-02T20:25:50.684-04:00looking forward to finding out where they do go ne...looking forward to finding out where they do go next :) Thanks for sharing.Kem Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892830316978539142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-49555234350904333702020-12-29T19:12:06.774-05:002020-12-29T19:12:06.774-05:00congrats :) -- I love that the editor photos are o...congrats :) -- I love that the editor photos are of you all as kids :)Kem Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892830316978539142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-54053290513966078742020-06-08T18:56:03.929-04:002020-06-08T18:56:03.929-04:00This is incredibly beautiful. This part brought te...This is incredibly beautiful. This part brought tears to my eyes:<br /><br /> Here I have been forced to strip away<br />what would not grow.<br />Felt weak things wither painfully.<br />Felt myself held up to the<br />scorching sunlight,<br />searched desperately for value that came<br />not from trappings or titles or tasks<br />but from me—<br />the garnets of who I am among the dross<br />of what I thought I was meant to be. <br /><br />Your words always touch me<br /><br />Marneenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189108881543620830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-21413901503339057702020-06-08T14:23:38.729-04:002020-06-08T14:23:38.729-04:00I love this Jeanna! It really encapsulated many of...I love this Jeanna! It really encapsulated many of my thoughts and the unique love I have for the desert. Well done! Wish we could come visit you!! Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050061682998256014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-66804817056977590342020-06-06T20:47:51.766-04:002020-06-06T20:47:51.766-04:00Oh, you're awfully kind. I think I'll stic...Oh, you're awfully kind. I think I'll stick to stories though. This was... rough. :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-7008617886950375712020-06-06T20:47:02.114-04:002020-06-06T20:47:02.114-04:00Thanks! I'm sure part of the enjoyment was kno...Thanks! I'm sure part of the enjoyment was knowing me, but I'll take it. :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-43734164754533564742020-06-03T07:21:55.144-04:002020-06-03T07:21:55.144-04:00Gorgeously eloquent and eloquently gorgeous, much ...Gorgeously eloquent and eloquently gorgeous, much like yourself! Another beautiful rendering. I am in awe of your bravery!K-onnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964834168362505418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-80946296858265639692020-06-02T19:38:38.494-04:002020-06-02T19:38:38.494-04:00I thought that was beautiful. I'm not a big p...I thought that was beautiful. I'm not a big poetry person myself, and I don't know how much of my experience of the poem was due to loving you, knowing you reasonably well, and imagining you as the poem, but I really enjoyed reading it, and appreciate your sharing :)Kem Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892830316978539142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-50454682047763913652019-12-11T03:40:55.455-05:002019-12-11T03:40:55.455-05:00Thank you! You are, as always, such a wonderfully ...Thank you! You are, as always, such a wonderfully supportive friend and critique partner. Lina would totally bring you a basket full of cheese. :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-69223340229233197712019-12-10T22:07:01.938-05:002019-12-10T22:07:01.938-05:00Purchased! I'm so excited to read the final ve...Purchased! I'm so excited to read the final version of your story, and all the other stories it gets to be friends with. I really love the old lady protagonist. :-)Kathy Cowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658116560241293597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-39522107065553950922019-12-10T19:54:33.490-05:002019-12-10T19:54:33.490-05:00Someday!Someday!Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-71641236257872476182019-12-10T19:54:25.685-05:002019-12-10T19:54:25.685-05:00Thanks! Maybe someday in the very far-flung future...Thanks! Maybe someday in the very far-flung future...Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-70266637841677965252019-10-31T21:29:25.811-04:002019-10-31T21:29:25.811-04:00lol :) -- would love to read it when you're do...lol :) -- would love to read it when you're done :)Kem Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892830316978539142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-79197372138696187802019-10-31T21:01:18.291-04:002019-10-31T21:01:18.291-04:00This sounds so fun!! Can't wait to buy it one ...This sounds so fun!! Can't wait to buy it one day :)Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805328186197471875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-33388412146263698452019-07-29T20:09:57.279-04:002019-07-29T20:09:57.279-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kem Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892830316978539142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-70905610430912386872018-07-11T17:47:51.783-04:002018-07-11T17:47:51.783-04:00Wow, those all sound great! I shall have to look t...Wow, those all sound great! I shall have to look them up! Thanks for the suggestions!Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-15111129091797922202018-06-26T12:48:32.682-04:002018-06-26T12:48:32.682-04:00That was lovely. Thoughtful, emotionally engaging,...That was lovely. Thoughtful, emotionally engaging, up-to-date without being slangy. Lynden Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728977543505331969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-42673105127632486512018-06-26T12:43:47.271-04:002018-06-26T12:43:47.271-04:00I love Joan Aiken's 20thj century fairy tales,...I love Joan Aiken's 20thj century fairy tales, like The Serial Garden. But I also love The Singing, Springing Lark and The Seven Ravens (Grimm, a sort of version of the Twelve Swans) and Oscar Wilde's The Fisherman and his Soul and … ooh, I could go on and on. I've followed you on Facebook!Lynden Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728977543505331969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-42170817945568861682018-06-22T20:22:06.450-04:002018-06-22T20:22:06.450-04:00Oh yes, fairies, magic, and dragons are an excelle...Oh yes, fairies, magic, and dragons are an excellent combination! I always loved the Disney fairies, honestly--Meriweather was my favorite. Because BLUE of course! :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-6777048096029633802018-06-22T20:21:18.155-04:002018-06-22T20:21:18.155-04:00You probably would have written my thesis better t...You probably would have written my thesis better than I did. ;) And if I remember correctly, I did see that version. But it has been a very long time. Cocteau, if it's the one I'm thinking of, with weird surreal stuff like hands for hall lamps and such. Good times. <br />I bet your retelling would be pretty great.Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-49948065053131798742018-06-22T14:32:04.088-04:002018-06-22T14:32:04.088-04:00Sleeping Beauty is my favorite because it has fair...Sleeping Beauty is my favorite because it has fairies magic and dragons also I followedBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232672283544755020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-85916238554708039662018-06-22T08:40:02.610-04:002018-06-22T08:40:02.610-04:00Despite Beauty and the Beast not being my favorite...Despite Beauty and the Beast not being my favorite fairy tale, I actually have read the Villeneuve version. Have you seen the 1946 French film version of beauty and the beast? That is probably my favorite version. (I admit, I have outlined a retelling of beauty and the beast which I don't know if I will actually ever write.)Kathy Cowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658116560241293597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164744049690179985.post-3475469709432856642018-04-03T09:43:50.441-04:002018-04-03T09:43:50.441-04:00Awwww!! :)Awwww!! :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.com