tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00The Ninja LibrarianRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger7413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-50422897789184677042024-01-30T07:39:23.619-08:002024-01-30T07:39:23.619-08:00Just revisited this again, as I was revisiting som...Just revisited this again, as I was revisiting some of the links on the Viridian System site. <br />You know, we used to write some really good scifi back in those days!Jemimahttps://jemimapett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-24093337476773246222024-01-09T14:37:55.644-08:002024-01-09T14:37:55.644-08:00Love IT, very funLove IT, very funAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-64523152613886487822022-01-06T14:37:22.561-08:002022-01-06T14:37:22.561-08:00It's really good to have all that support that...It's really good to have all that support that's out there. So few of us have the chance for real-world groups of writer friends; it's great to have the Internet! And thanks for the nudge about Sisters in Crime!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-90478380927088911742022-01-06T11:46:50.010-08:002022-01-06T11:46:50.010-08:00Thanks for hosting me on your blog! And, as for re...Thanks for hosting me on your blog! And, as for regrets...I wish I had known from the start about how important and supportive the writing community is, especially those in the mystery writing community. Love my Sisters in Crime!Lori Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052642344826047286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-45916428440648994502022-01-06T09:27:36.958-08:002022-01-06T09:27:36.958-08:00Thanks! I'll have more photos for you soon :)Thanks! I'll have more photos for you soon :)Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-72813570809155431102022-01-06T03:27:15.648-08:002022-01-06T03:27:15.648-08:00Hi Rebecca - congratulations on all the things you...Hi Rebecca - congratulations on all the things you're doing ... the Nepal trip must have been extraordinary ... and I so enjoy the photos. Your short stories are always fun and 'come at us' from a great POV. <br /><br />I'll make sure I remember your new blog - something I must sort out for myself re getting it into Feedly. <br /><br />Cheers and all the best for 2022 - Lori's book sounds a great read - good luck to her. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-50402892799559693892022-01-05T22:34:05.771-08:002022-01-05T22:34:05.771-08:00Well, no big regrets, about writing. I always feel...Well, no big regrets, about writing. I always feel like I'm not working at it enough, taking too long with each book, etc., but honestly, writing goes in the gaps between living my life. Pretty big gaps a lot of the time but also some big disruptions to writing.<br />The book was well done. If you love ballet, you have to read it.<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-13027051516429906302022-01-05T22:32:38.503-08:002022-01-05T22:32:38.503-08:00Thanks! I had a wonderful intern from a great prog...Thanks! I had a wonderful intern from a great program at Swarthmore helping out. Okay, doing all the heavy lifting. <br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-73125855513901951242022-01-05T22:29:39.732-08:002022-01-05T22:29:39.732-08:00Of course, we have to live a bit to learn somethin...Of course, we have to live a bit to learn something. Or, we have to do everything wrong to learn to do it right.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-24433795030171102052022-01-05T22:27:31.943-08:002022-01-05T22:27:31.943-08:00Well, no *big* regrets. Lots of things I could hav...Well, no *big* regrets. Lots of things I could have done better!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-45494692747700120222022-01-05T21:21:30.960-08:002022-01-05T21:21:30.960-08:00Having no regrets - that's the definition of c...Having no regrets - that's the definition of contentment. You must be doing something right. :))<br />This book sounds fascinating. I love ballet. I must read it.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-35481444740701039592022-01-05T13:35:07.686-08:002022-01-05T13:35:07.686-08:00Hmm...murder in a ballet company. That sounds intr...Hmm...murder in a ballet company. That sounds intriguing.<br /><br />Your new website looks nice, Rebecca. Well done. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-30988043822435785872022-01-05T05:43:54.696-08:002022-01-05T05:43:54.696-08:00If we knew then . . . Wouldn't that be awesome...If we knew then . . . Wouldn't that be awesome! But then struggle sometimes makes us more appreciative of what we've attained! Glad you're sticking with it!!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-4466772442790387192022-01-05T04:03:02.232-08:002022-01-05T04:03:02.232-08:00That's great that you have no regrets. Just ad...That's great that you have no regrets. Just added your new site to my blog roll. I hope your posts come up. And it's easy to get derailed on writing goals during the holidays. I didn't get as much writing done as I planned.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-43815822458878623692022-01-04T09:43:20.290-08:002022-01-04T09:43:20.290-08:00Naw. He never got bullied, that was his brother. I...Naw. He never got bullied, that was his brother. I did worry about the resentment over names. I'm not sure he's ever forgiven us for his middle name, but he also can ignore it :) Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-53483689933402134492022-01-04T09:27:23.054-08:002022-01-04T09:27:23.054-08:00Hmm. Scrawny Elbert was a prompt from S#2? Did he ...Hmm. Scrawny Elbert was a prompt from S#2? Did he also confide in the teasing part?zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199202829178921633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-11429185313967267402022-01-03T17:32:41.455-08:002022-01-03T17:32:41.455-08:00Thank you! I never thought of it as anything more ...Thank you! I never thought of it as anything more than a bit of goofiness, but maybe I can do something with poor Elbert! (by the way, that part of the prompt was from my son :D).Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-42464783557867515102022-01-03T02:59:04.653-08:002022-01-03T02:59:04.653-08:00This is so wonderful. Look out for opportunities t...This is so wonderful. Look out for opportunities to enter it places :)Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-10715634301718177312022-01-01T00:59:06.971-08:002022-01-01T00:59:06.971-08:00I savour these photos. Just imagining I’m on the t...I savour these photos. Just imagining I’m on the trip with you, and remembering mine (at much lower level).<br />Happy New Year!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-44658873764799441492021-12-31T10:02:39.459-08:002021-12-31T10:02:39.459-08:00Some of our CDT trip was above 12K, and we got to ...Some of our CDT trip was above 12K, and we got to 13 IIRC. I vaguely remember how tough that was on me. You did well grasshopper.zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199202829178921633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-19725761193607329682021-12-31T02:18:09.827-08:002021-12-31T02:18:09.827-08:00Hi Rebecca - extraordinary views you've given ...Hi Rebecca - extraordinary views you've given us ... wonderful to see - I do feel that from the comfort of my chair I'm with you as you travel. Have peaceful and happy new year and looking forward to more of your travels ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-10667675497518125872021-12-29T02:55:38.080-08:002021-12-29T02:55:38.080-08:00What a lovely tale and how subtly you worked in hi...What a lovely tale and how subtly you worked in his narcissism. It was an absolute delight to read this. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-79251466343290102532021-12-29T02:49:26.979-08:002021-12-29T02:49:26.979-08:00It was very exciting to see your photos and read y...It was very exciting to see your photos and read your report, sending me back to my Everest Base Camp trek. Waiting to read more. Safe trekking. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-22225982367359830692021-12-25T08:49:50.852-08:002021-12-25T08:49:50.852-08:00Wonderful reporting! I feel like I’m on the trip. ...Wonderful reporting! I feel like I’m on the trip. I wonder what the locals use to stay warm when they sleep - yak wool?Lisa Friedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902263231769766030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-24793712969282679402021-12-25T08:38:14.745-08:002021-12-25T08:38:14.745-08:00You gave up coffee?!!You gave up coffee?!!Lisa Friedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902263231769766030noreply@blogger.com