tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post5548787801350866271..comments2023-08-05T06:35:34.904-04:00Comments on Notes From the Handbasket: Octoberguest! Shane GerickeLaura Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474185786017084327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-39308387325455979842008-10-17T13:13:00.000-04:002008-10-17T13:13:00.000-04:00Shane, just read your piece and it is lovely. Pur...Shane, just read your piece and it is lovely. Pure Gericke with the poetry we've come to expect from you - even though you do blow things up on a daily basis (fictionally, of course).Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-76789165555610303082008-10-13T15:42:00.000-04:002008-10-13T15:42:00.000-04:00Hi, everyone, I'm back from Bouchercon and finally...Hi, everyone, I'm back from Bouchercon and finally back to my computer. Laura, thanks so much for allowing me to run my little ditty about that little girl. She has a lot of grit. <BR/><BR/>Sandy, you're absolutely right when you say Deborah is a great storyteller. The Challenge shows her helping side. Together, they make one great person. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Pinckney,for the most generous thoughts. It's great to know Laura, and now, you. I loved Gunsmoke, and still occasionally catch it on reruns when channel surfing. It's held up better than, say, The Beverly Hillbillies :-) Damn, I think you're right about Chester being the one with the limp. But being an author, I will blame my editor, copy editor, publisher and all readers everywhere for not telling me beforehand not to commit my error to print :-)<BR/><BR/>Jodi, feel free to borrow the pewter any time you like. I love winter, but damn those gray skies are tough to take when they run for weeks on end. Fingers crossed for blue over Detroit and Chicago. <BR/><BR/>For those of you who don't know mfmakichen, she is Mary-Frances Makichen, and she's going to be one of the next big things in writerdom. Her first manuscript was just accepted at a big-time literary agency, and with her personality and talent, I predict she's going places. Thanks, mf, for your praise. Tis appreciated. <BR/><BR/>And Ken, my good friend, I openly lust after your camouflaged Mini-14. But don't get yourself yakked on a mountainside on my account--Ruger can always make another one! Hope the hunt went well. For those of you who don't know Ken, he is a police chief and a writer of major talent, whose new book LITTLE BLUE WHALES I just had the joy of finishing on the plane ride to Bouchercon. Do yourself a favor and order a copy. Order enough of them and Ken will send me his rifle for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-32400824587161158182008-10-13T11:49:00.000-04:002008-10-13T11:49:00.000-04:00Shane: I have the opposite problem you do. I'm...Shane: I have the opposite problem you do. I'm still in Lakeview, Organ staying at The Hindu Inn on my two week mule deer hunt. When I arrived here October 4th I was in fine physical shape. As fit as a fifty year old fiddle! But nine days of traversing rugged terrain that would intimidate the most seasoned of military mountain troop units, and driving hundreds of miles over washboard logging roads (the equivalent of having your spine adjusted...every five to ten seconds... at the chiropractor's office) I am in piss, poor shape. Oh, and I'm not even counting Saturday when I got lost on a mountaintop in a blinding snowstorm and had to walk out using my Garmin GPS, finally reaching my 4X4 at 8:30 that night! Fortunately, my wife packed a 180 capsule bottle of Glucosamine Chondrotin with my other stuff, and I've taken to downing ten or twelve capsules at night, washing them down with copious amounts of Jack Daniels. The good news is I am feeling better, and the even better news is my hunt ends Wednesday and I get to go home! And what about the deer, you say? Hell, at this point I wouldn't even consider shooting, since Search & Rescue might have to press one into service to pack either me, or my remains, out of these mountains and back to town.<BR/><BR/>PS: I know how much you admire my Ruger Mini-14 and if for some reason I don't make it back home, it's yours old buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-9753464253580154772008-10-11T17:00:00.000-04:002008-10-11T17:00:00.000-04:00Shane,Wow, I'm just blown away by your post. What ...Shane,<BR/>Wow, I'm just blown away by your post. What a lovely way you have with words! I love the sentiment expressed as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-55623060263645037232008-10-11T16:04:00.000-04:002008-10-11T16:04:00.000-04:00Shane, Sometimes we need to be exposed to those wo...Shane, Sometimes we need to be exposed to those worse off than ourselves to realize our reality. I think we have all been there. I love the pewter sky and intend on calling it such during our long, Detroit winter.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-85250309489882065422008-10-11T14:35:00.000-04:002008-10-11T14:35:00.000-04:00Beautifully observed, Shane. I can see why L enjoy...Beautifully observed, Shane. I can see why L enjoys your company and your writing so much.<BR/><BR/>As sad as this makes me seem, I was a childhood GUNSMOKE addict - and, though Festus had a lot of stuff wrong with him, I think it was Chester who had the bad leg.PigHelmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725612892401962163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-61947003123666595282008-10-11T13:02:00.000-04:002008-10-11T13:02:00.000-04:00Deborah LeBlanc is a fantastic story teller....her...Deborah LeBlanc is a fantastic story teller....her books are great haunted bedtime tales. She is an energetic person who immediately captivates her audiences. <BR/>She is the founder of the Leblanc Challenge which motivates young people to read. Deborah personally presents her literacy program in schools all across the nation. Two books are given to each student who is encouraged to read them and take the LeBlanc Challenge. Challenge winners can win many prizes including cash incentives to obtain a college degree. If you wish to learn how you can help, please visit: www.literacyinc.comSandy Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854829383172773267noreply@blogger.com