tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post463343292331687554..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Simple but Effective (plus a meme)JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-2470243463540190392008-10-30T04:13:00.000-07:002008-10-30T04:13:00.000-07:00Thanks! I'll keep an eye out.Thanks! I'll keep an eye out.Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00252016464779942440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-46234044978491693132008-10-24T15:22:00.000-07:002008-10-24T15:22:00.000-07:00Hey, Kylie: I'd go for 'Johnno' or 'Conversations ...Hey, Kylie: I'd go for 'Johnno' or 'Conversations at Curlow Creek' in the novels, or 'Every Breath You Take' for short stories.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-15638807910164344032008-10-24T06:35:00.000-07:002008-10-24T06:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for the laughs! As a big fan of Humphrey, I...Thanks for the laughs! As a big fan of Humphrey, I am most impressed that your father made him swear.<BR/><BR/>The Malouf story is also great. I haven't read any of his work yet - is there anything in particular you would recommend?Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00252016464779942440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-71076604931975932952008-10-21T14:58:00.000-07:002008-10-21T14:58:00.000-07:00Ricky: thanks for that--I know the importance of s...Ricky: thanks for that--I know the importance of suffering for my art.<BR/><BR/>Lucy: the red wine incident would have been very embarrassing, though at least you didn't accidentally spit it out on the great man himself. A bettong is like a very small, mildly silly kangaroo, while a sugar glider is a small, airborne possum with a real taste for sweet food--their standard dinner was usually white bread soaked in milk and sugar. Re-reading that description it sounds made up, but I assure you it's a real animal.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-76019115542636561762008-10-21T09:38:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:38:00.000-07:00Certainly right about that Bellow cover. Marvelous...Certainly right about that Bellow cover. Marvelous. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't stop laughing at your six random things. And the fact that you were typing with a bloody nose makes it even more BusterKeatonish. Sure love your blog. <BR/><BR/>thank you.Ricky Lee Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588565441793716202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-72569379602317341122008-10-21T04:26:00.000-07:002008-10-21T04:26:00.000-07:00Fantastic! What is a sugar glider? I know I could ...Fantastic! What is a sugar glider? I know I could Google it but I would rather hear it from you. Same goes, obviously, for a bettong. I have never snogged an author but did throw a glass of red wine over myself two seconds before John le Carre turned to speak to me, thus rendering my carefully-planned and intelligent questions the ramblings of an apparent lush...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.com