tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post3906016017890424535..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Season of Darkness and LightBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-42293586182688429512007-12-18T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-18T17:20:00.000-05:00Yes, Kathryn, you know, my husband says, "Let it g...Yes, Kathryn, you know, my husband says, "Let it go," but if I let EVERYTHING go, I'd be out of good material!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-75972713142551928002007-12-18T16:15:00.000-05:002007-12-18T16:15:00.000-05:00Your house looks like a Christmas card, Joanna! I'...Your house looks like a Christmas card, Joanna! I'm jealous, sitting out here under the nonChristmasy palm trees! And I share a lot of your thoughts about the pain of some early Christmases. I think that's one reason I don't get too caught up in the holidays, to this day. They were never so jolly for me. But I think that's part of what made us writers, no?Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-33772110610270371732007-12-17T19:30:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:30:00.000-05:00Joanna, thank you for that honest and heartfelt po...Joanna, thank you for that honest and heartfelt post. Your house is lovely, by the way. <BR/><BR/>I'm very fortunate in that my parents both worked very hard to give us great Christmases, even when struggling through difficult times. I am blessed to have their strength each and every day, still. <BR/><BR/>As writers, we have the rare ability and opportunity to recreate life however we so choose. Given that, we have an obligation to reach into those darker moments and tell stories to let others know they are not alone even in the darkest moments of their lives. <BR/><BR/>Peace & Joy,<BR/><BR/>Felicia <BR/><BR/>Felicia Donovan<BR/>THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCY Series<BR/>www.feliciadonovan.com<BR/>www.blackwidowagency.comFelicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-27941581297924052002007-12-17T17:06:00.000-05:002007-12-17T17:06:00.000-05:00I'm overwhelmed by the amount of abuse and sufferi...I'm overwhelmed by the amount of abuse and suffering in the world. May we all find strength, peace, and love this holiday season.Deb Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553920518121536568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-82557388658519900782007-12-17T16:49:00.000-05:002007-12-17T16:49:00.000-05:00You know, Camille, I do think that this pain is wh...You know, Camille, I do think that this pain is why I write. I want to make things right, and have control, and my books let me do that. <BR/><BR/>You're always welcome here, my friend. So, if you're passing this way, please know that the best thing about a big house is room for all the lovely friends and the memories they bring.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-66812823339300347472007-12-17T12:21:00.000-05:002007-12-17T12:21:00.000-05:00... and by the looks of your heavenly home, Joanna...... and by the looks of your heavenly home, Joanna, you have turned things around beautifully!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-73135423215296016342007-12-17T12:19:00.000-05:002007-12-17T12:19:00.000-05:00I'm so in awe of both of you being willing to shar...I'm so in awe of both of you being willing to share that pain. I'm not feeling so brave right now, probably because it's still a struggle to remind myself that it's now MY choice to enjoy the holidays and every day with people I love and who love me.<BR/><BR/>Suffice it to say that if there had been a Child Protective Services or even a school counselor in my childhood, I'd have been taken away. Now, whether that would have been better or worse is something I've often wondered about.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76410867610359137122007-12-17T10:22:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:22:00.000-05:00Wow, CCE, my heart goes out to you. How horrible. ...Wow, CCE, my heart goes out to you. How horrible. I hope you have found a way to get through the holidays. What a painful time this must be for you. How hurtful your mother was.<BR/><BR/>I try to console myself by remembering that my father was hurting. But it's still hard.<BR/><BR/>The holidays are loaded with family drama. Ask any counselor! Sounds like it brought up a lot of pain for your mother--pain she decided to dump on you.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-11088915247091388302007-12-17T01:30:00.000-05:002007-12-17T01:30:00.000-05:00Mine was my Mother having from the age of five wra...Mine was my Mother having from the age of five wrap my relatives gifts until late Xmas Eve and then Xmas morning having my gifts sitting unwrapped because she said she was too tired to.<BR/>And then at My Grandmother's Xmas party my Mother leaving angry that the gifts she got werent good enough and that people didnt respect her.<BR/>And then keeping me up until early the next ranting about years of baggage.<BR/>Total sleep deprivation and if I nodded off she would claw my arm or scream I was satan's spawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com