tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2723442784635595676..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Keenan Powell and the Good Things Jar #bookgiveawayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6765707431349067612018-02-01T12:32:12.434-05:002018-02-01T12:32:12.434-05:00Congratulations, Pam Christie! You won the drawing...Congratulations, Pam Christie! You won the drawing for a copy of DEADLY SOLUTION. Please email me at keenan@gci.net so I can arrange delivery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57692455616054115242018-01-31T12:01:31.456-05:002018-01-31T12:01:31.456-05:00Book three? Excellent! Don't know if my mind i...Book three? Excellent! Don't know if my mind is strong or not. More like tired but determined.Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37604250636519384722018-01-31T08:56:54.445-05:002018-01-31T08:56:54.445-05:00Marian, thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the book....Marian, thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the book. Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89061150889307755032018-01-31T08:56:19.680-05:002018-01-31T08:56:19.680-05:00Thanks, Beth! Yes, there was some recent press abo...Thanks, Beth! Yes, there was some recent press about the mean streets and if you are in close communication with your niece, you'll know the last few days have been especially bad. Fingers crossed, the pendulum will swing the other way soon.Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11023283350233133242018-01-31T08:54:05.955-05:002018-01-31T08:54:05.955-05:00Thanks so much Mia! It's easy to fall out of t...Thanks so much Mia! It's easy to fall out of the habit doing the list when you have so much to be grateful for, but then I find, I sometimes slip out of the habit of being grateful too and have to redirect my thoughts.Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6691265313227372562018-01-31T08:52:59.601-05:002018-01-31T08:52:59.601-05:00Thanks, Jenni. We plant seeds with these little cr...Thanks, Jenni. We plant seeds with these little creatures and watch them grow. Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65892295096449151502018-01-31T08:51:55.554-05:002018-01-31T08:51:55.554-05:00Thanks, Pam! I will look for that song. Hope you e...Thanks, Pam! I will look for that song. Hope you enjoy the book!Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7580891319524213322018-01-31T06:04:28.712-05:002018-01-31T06:04:28.712-05:00Creative person all around, Keenan! Just got my co...Creative person all around, Keenan! Just got my copy of Deadly Solution - if I had a Good Thing Jar, I'd put a note about that in there! Congratulations - looking forward to the read and to more books. MarianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338488144804742560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83158912539735345072018-01-31T00:31:36.964-05:002018-01-31T00:31:36.964-05:00My eldest niece moved to Alaska last fall, as a tr...My eldest niece moved to Alaska last fall, as a traveling nurse. She'll be in Anchorage for two years, so Alaska is very much on our minds these days--suddenly we are more aware of issues affecting indigenous people, and hearing more stories about Alaska on NPR and at the quilt shop. I am hearing that Anchorage has some "mean streets", by the way. I'll be looking for your book! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786511163919657885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71556701042330865942018-01-30T22:37:06.483-05:002018-01-30T22:37:06.483-05:00I love the idea of a Good Things Jar. I used to jo...I love the idea of a Good Things Jar. I used to journal and would include a weekly gratitude entry, but I haven't done it in years. Might be a nice, short monthly blog post I can do on my personal blog though, so thanks for the idea.<br /><br />And congrats on the new book! I'm so, so happy for you ^^Mia P. Manansalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769140102638604922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47558839512948287142018-01-30T21:15:24.606-05:002018-01-30T21:15:24.606-05:00I love the idea of a Good Things Jar. It's so ...I love the idea of a Good Things Jar. It's so important to be grateful for the good things in our lives, especially when the bad sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. It's wonderful that you're passing that insight on. Congratulations again, Keenan! And good job making Alaska real through the pages of your novel.Jenni Legatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293328492974784160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51854182048412678062018-01-30T17:18:06.628-05:002018-01-30T17:18:06.628-05:00When I quickly read the last line in your bio, I t...When I quickly read the last line in your bio, I thought there was a new "Tide challenge" going around. Put a "r" in dinking and you have "drinking oil paints"!<br />Next, check out the "Red Elvises" on youtube and their song "Smell the Bacon". It's quite catchy and if you ever go to Key West to visit Lucy/Roberta, you might be able to hear them play at the Green Parrot. Of course they play other places but nowhere as fun.<br />Lastly, congratulations on your book. I will look for it.xjerseygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566279119245996947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49068909699627137702018-01-30T17:14:28.885-05:002018-01-30T17:14:28.885-05:00Thank you Daniella! Early results are encouraging....Thank you Daniella! Early results are encouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24156558357943841572018-01-30T16:53:06.793-05:002018-01-30T16:53:06.793-05:00Keenan,
Congratulations! I wish you success with ...Keenan,<br /><br />Congratulations! I wish you success with your book.<br /><br />Daniella Bernetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807579200323611154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65133744689864362952018-01-30T16:38:54.643-05:002018-01-30T16:38:54.643-05:00Thank you, I'm confident on all fronts... Enjo...Thank you, I'm confident on all fronts... Enjoying the book and that it'll stick with him. That said, I think I'll tell my mom how much the jar meant to me, she might not yet know. Thank you for the reminder! Hillary Ogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669385158671350274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54970704141894433132018-01-30T15:45:27.195-05:002018-01-30T15:45:27.195-05:00Thanks, Triss! I wish I'd thought of the Good ...Thanks, Triss! I wish I'd thought of the Good Things jar when my kids were young too, but you know what it's like raising kids: constant crisis management. It used to be I knew dinner was ready when the smoke alarm went off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3943298036263800392018-01-30T15:42:25.798-05:002018-01-30T15:42:25.798-05:00Thanks, Kathy! The wolfhound: When I was 12 years ...Thanks, Kathy! The wolfhound: When I was 12 years old, the family visited my grandparents and I saw a drawing of an Irish Wolfhound in an old AKC book. From then on, I wanted one. After my kids were grown and their dogs died off, I got my first. His name was Liam. He was a valiant companion and the doggie love of life. He passed away at 6 1/2 from bone cancer. I had bought in a companion, another IW. Her name was Darcy. She had several medical issues which ganged up on her and also got bone cancer and she died at 7. Now I have Fitz, who I love dearly, but he herniated a disc in his back when he was two years old so he's living on medication and can't go for walks anymore but he is still a happy and loving boy. He's four. He has his own couch but insists on sitting with me on mine, preferably on top of me. <br /><br />The harp: when I was three years old, I told my mother I wanted to grow up to be an angel and fly around with wings and play the harp all day and she said I couldn't. OK, fine. Then 30 some-odd years later, I saw a woman playing the folk harp in the mall and I told my 8 year old daughter the story. So she goes up to the woman and asks her to teach me harp and gets her card. (Fortunately I never mentioned to that kid that I had once wanted to parachute out of a plane.) So I took lessons, performed Celtic music with a partner for a while, then got a pedal harp and took lessons for a while. Now I just noodle around for my own pleasure. I prefer playing songs with lots of arpeggios. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51350360628192860402018-01-30T15:15:59.848-05:002018-01-30T15:15:59.848-05:00Congratulations, on the book Keenan. It's goin...Congratulations, on the book Keenan. It's going right on my buy list. A visit to Alaska many years ago, made an enduring impression,and I can hardly wait to read your story. We did meet a number of people there who fell in love with the place at first sight, as you described. My husband came pretty close to becoming one, too. I Love the Good Things jar and wish I'd thought of it when my kids were young. Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69102643393639439142018-01-30T15:01:12.065-05:002018-01-30T15:01:12.065-05:00So many interesting things to comment on here toda...So many interesting things to comment on here today. First, congratulations, Keenan, on your debut book. Its setting of Alaska peaks my interest. I haven't read but a couple of books set there, and I enjoy getting outside of my setting comfort zone. And, of course, the story is intriguing, too. <br /><br />Your wolfhound and harp and Good Things Jar are also great points of interest. I'd love to hear more about the wolfhound and the harp. The jar is an idea I'm going to pass along to my daughter and her teen. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51031941907638900342018-01-30T14:53:44.157-05:002018-01-30T14:53:44.157-05:00Thanks, Hillary! I hope the experience sticks with...Thanks, Hillary! I hope the experience sticks with him as it stuck with you. And I hope you enjoy the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23397406434274321352018-01-30T14:32:23.866-05:002018-01-30T14:32:23.866-05:00Congratulations on your new book Keenan! I'm ...Congratulations on your new book Keenan! I'm looking forward to meeting Maeve. Thank you for sharing about your new adventures with your grandson. We grew up with a Good Things (encouraging quotes, things we were thankful for, happy memories, etc.) jar and I think it's wonderful that he will too. Many blessings on your new times together and for you as a writer.Hillary Ogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669385158671350274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25448414304364552382018-01-30T13:05:25.848-05:002018-01-30T13:05:25.848-05:00Thanks, Pat D. ET or no-ET, Roswell is a magical p...Thanks, Pat D. ET or no-ET, Roswell is a magical place. Hope you enjoy the book!Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73923598027001371672018-01-30T13:04:37.439-05:002018-01-30T13:04:37.439-05:00Thanks, Harriette, and thanks for dropping by! Thanks, Harriette, and thanks for dropping by! Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31102882663184819252018-01-30T13:04:14.643-05:002018-01-30T13:04:14.643-05:00Thanks, Hank. And thanks for having me on Jungle R...Thanks, Hank. And thanks for having me on Jungle Reds. This is an event on my dream-come-true list. Safe travels wherever you are!Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8121511756247979412018-01-30T13:02:14.592-05:002018-01-30T13:02:14.592-05:00Oh my goodness -- I wonder where you were staying!...Oh my goodness -- I wonder where you were staying! Last summer, I took the grandkids to the wildlife rehab center and then down to Seward Sealife Center where we saw a recently rescued baby walrus. On another trip, we took the boat cruise out of Seward whale-watching.Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.com