tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2766992207193744847..comments2024-03-28T23:05:51.705-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Dreaded Mogus (Read this and see.)Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44895907813996551682017-10-16T16:38:00.215-04:002017-10-16T16:38:00.215-04:00Ann-- you won a Dark Signal from Mysterious Musing...Ann-- you won a Dark Signal from Mysterious Musings but I wasn't able to make a reply directly to your comment. Can you send me your address from www.shannon-baker.com and I'll send the book immediately!Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25958359975954939772017-10-16T16:35:43.790-04:002017-10-16T16:35:43.790-04:00Oh my, Ann. I have no words for this loss. When my...Oh my, Ann. I have no words for this loss. When my father died, my grandmother, who was past 80, was devastated and said there was no greater pain than losing a child. My deepest sympathies to you. Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32280615018903762522017-10-16T15:52:36.561-04:002017-10-16T15:52:36.561-04:00Pat, it's super-small consolation, but you wer...Pat, it's super-small consolation, but you were randomly picked for one of the book giveaways we're hosting on this blog tour. If you could please email me your home address at jesslourey@yahoo.com, I'll get those books in the mail ASAP with an extra dose of love packed in there.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48857004073859733122017-10-13T18:11:45.109-04:002017-10-13T18:11:45.109-04:00Kathy, that is amazing! That is a whole different ...Kathy, that is amazing! That is a whole different type of challenge, I can imagine, and you are doing it. What an incredible group of people here at Jungle Red. Big love to you all!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41450242738014971832017-10-13T18:10:24.562-04:002017-10-13T18:10:24.562-04:00Kathy, so you're for sure going to St. Pete in...Kathy, so you're for sure going to St. Pete in 2018? Because yay! We will meet there.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61227909075615904272017-10-13T18:09:41.392-04:002017-10-13T18:09:41.392-04:00:) Maybe. Did you?:) Maybe. Did you?Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48745033850059187592017-10-13T18:09:27.077-04:002017-10-13T18:09:27.077-04:00Ann, my heart breaks. We're going to hug for l...Ann, my heart breaks. We're going to hug for longer next time. And I'll bring some cream for your itchy bee sting.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44972656728911816262017-10-13T18:04:57.765-04:002017-10-13T18:04:57.765-04:00Pat, I'm so sorry for what you're going th...Pat, I'm so sorry for what you're going through. I don't think you got off topic at all. You perfectly illustrated how breaking even the most overwhelming task into chunks makes it possible. Please also make sure to take care of yourself.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23486878300895731982017-10-13T18:01:29.584-04:002017-10-13T18:01:29.584-04:00Truth.Truth.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8123120834096920362017-10-13T18:01:17.466-04:002017-10-13T18:01:17.466-04:00Shannon, you made me laugh out loud. Mary, thank y...Shannon, you made me laugh out loud. Mary, thank you, and thank you for hanging out with us here!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83483528060518854572017-10-13T18:00:50.084-04:002017-10-13T18:00:50.084-04:00Ann and Edith, thank you both, and we definitely m...Ann and Edith, thank you both, and we definitely must spend more time together here! Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16648877138561282552017-10-13T18:00:26.770-04:002017-10-13T18:00:26.770-04:00Deborah, you are an inspiration! I was in the UK f...Deborah, you are an inspiration! I was in the UK for a research trip/honeymoon in August and I had my husband drive anywhere. I normally love to drive but was paralyzed by the opposite-side-of-the-road thing, and I was disappointed in myself for doing that. But you found a healthy way to deal with it. Yes!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61213588707890109372017-10-13T17:58:45.667-04:002017-10-13T17:58:45.667-04:00Julia, I'm the latest of the late in checking ...Julia, I'm the latest of the late in checking in! Apologies, but yes, I'm also in Toronto with the best community in the world (and you are here in spirit, of course!). You and Kathy are 100% right: surround yourself with creative, loving people (I like it if they're a little bit silly, too), and everything becomes possible.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38464200151258440842017-10-13T17:57:26.178-04:002017-10-13T17:57:26.178-04:00Edith, that's incredible! What an amazing phys...Edith, that's incredible! What an amazing physical (and I imagine mental) feat. Next time I see you, I want to hear all about it.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56170867937292288112017-10-13T17:56:25.979-04:002017-10-13T17:56:25.979-04:00Thank you, Gigi and Hank! It really was a new leve...Thank you, Gigi and Hank! It really was a new level of terror. I felt it was my duty to give the talk, though, and so I lived with a high level of social terror for the months leading up to the talk, as I went through the training, had my materials proofed and re-proofed, as I researched and practiced that talk literally 100s of times.<br /><br />I really believe we have to be authentic with each other, and we have to share our sad bits along with our good bits (at the right times, with the right people) to help each other along. If we all act like we've got it together, then everybody else feels like they're the only ones struggling. <br /><br />Plus, writing is amazing and accessible healing, and I needed to give back some of what writing gave me.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48470255128892135272017-10-13T17:53:52.154-04:002017-10-13T17:53:52.154-04:00Thanks, Hallie. And I so agree about the heartbrea...Thanks, Hallie. And I so agree about the heartbreak in California. It seems we are living in an exceptionally challenging time. Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85641636827945368142017-10-13T17:51:51.586-04:002017-10-13T17:51:51.586-04:00Gigi, thank you for sharing that. I loved the wisd...Gigi, thank you for sharing that. I loved the wisdom and heart of it, and this: "unearthing old dreams." It's sad and beautiful and true that that is what we have to do--if we want to find joy again--after losing a partner. Big love to you and your courage, and good luck on your road trip!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90502892161458536862017-10-13T17:49:36.231-04:002017-10-13T17:49:36.231-04:00Joan, it's the small successes, it really is, ...Joan, it's the small successes, it really is, so way to go! And thank you for stopping by to hang out with us.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19796825127976153122017-10-13T07:22:27.628-04:002017-10-13T07:22:27.628-04:00So glad to learn more about you! Retirement is gre...So glad to learn more about you! Retirement is great. I love time together with my husband who used to be gone 3-4 days each week .Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2697311902761716822017-10-12T23:48:23.227-04:002017-10-12T23:48:23.227-04:00So sorry for the lengthy piece. I just saw how lo...So sorry for the lengthy piece. I just saw how long it is.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63885394140370642262017-10-12T23:47:45.989-04:002017-10-12T23:47:45.989-04:00Oh, the faced and conquered part. I guess one of ...Oh, the faced and conquered part. I guess one of the big challenges I had was living by myself. My husband and his father had a furniture-appliance-electronics business, and for decades it was great, but in the late nineties, they had to close (WalMart is not dear to me), and for a couple of years, my husband got extra Army Reserve duty and taught classes for the Reserves. Then, in 2002, he was called to active duty, starting at the Pentagon, and since that time he has lived and worked elsewhere. Our daughter was starting college that year and our son was starting high school, so I stayed home with my son so he could finish out school with his friends. My husband went on to serve at Central Command in Tampa, a tour in Afghanistan, and ended up for his final assignment in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. When he retired from the Army five years ago (or was it six), he stayed in Leavenworth because he got a job with the contractors Northrop-Grumman, and he travels quite a bit with them (going to South Korea in a couple of weeks, which I'm not too happy about). It never seemed a good idea for me to sell our home here and follow him around, what with our kids in only an hour and three hours away from here, and Philip wants to return he when he retires (the end of next June). I never thought that I would or could live this arrangement for fifteen years, with the last ten by myself. I was the girl who when we were first married couldn't go to sleep without Philip here and was afraid to stay by myself. But, sometimes you really can do what you have to do. My husband actually loved being in the active Army and enjoys his job now. He couldn't have made near what he has made by staying in this area. His mother is still here (89) and, as I said, our children are close, so this is the place he calls home and the home to which he will return. I learned to stay by myself, not be scared, and actually enjoy the solitude. I have some great friends who I enjoy doing things with, as well as my family. I have traveled to three Bouchercons and met wonderful new friends. I have taken a couple of other friend trips and visit my hometown, which is four hours away. My husband comes in around every six weeks. Well, the time he was in the accident and got burned badly and was in the Burn Unit for nine days and then came home for a month and a half, that was a longer time. That was a learning experience, too. I can now change a dressing on a badly burned hand like a boss. Anyway, I'm getting off track. The thing is that I learned I could stay by myself and sleep through the night without fear. Now, the challenge will be can my dear husband and I live together again. I think we can.<br /><br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45922226734360718872017-10-12T23:32:18.287-04:002017-10-12T23:32:18.287-04:00So wonderful to see you! You totally made my day!...So wonderful to see you! You totally made my day! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61892440808922898682017-10-12T23:22:06.128-04:002017-10-12T23:22:06.128-04:00Inspiring, Gigi!Inspiring, Gigi!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27982242995067320152017-10-12T23:19:46.750-04:002017-10-12T23:19:46.750-04:00When I go to Bouchercon, one of the many lists tha...When I go to Bouchercon, one of the many lists that I make out is a list of people that I still want to meet and talk to. Shannon and Jess, you were on that list for Toronto, and now with me not being there, the list name will read Bouchercon 2018 People to Meet. I did briefly meet Shannon, but it was such a quick hello that I'm not counting it as an actual conversational meeting. I do admire you both, and that was even before the TED talk and the half marathon. But, having another year will enable me to get myself in gear and read some of your books at least. I am so far behind right now, but there are certain authors that I am on a quest to get to. Who was it that decided on only 24 hours in a day?<br /><br /> Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26096410178758774602017-10-12T23:11:14.036-04:002017-10-12T23:11:14.036-04:00Ann, I have no words that could possibly touch thi...Ann, I have no words that could possibly touch this kind of pain. I hope to meet you someday and at least give you a hug.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.com