Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Best Revenge by Jeanne Adams
AHHOOOOY the Writer's Revenge! Thanks, Bo'sun, for piping me aboard, and to all and sundry of the Crew for having me back. I'm betting some of the Romance Bandits swing over in their bucket boots to visit as well, so expect a rockin' ship today.
I confess I was wracking my brain for a topic. I've been blogging a lot since this new book came out. I thought about summer vacation - but it's now Fall. (Yipppeeee!) I thought about food - what's not to love about that? - but I just ate, so I'm full and don't want to think about it for a bit. Travel? Work? Le Sigh, nothing appealed.
There I was, stumped, looking at the Writers Revenge blog on Sunday, despairing that I'd have anything fun to add, admiring all the cool ship-y graphics (not looking at the firemen, no, no, not me!), and sighing. (Again, nothing to do with the firemen. Really. Angst. It was angst, yeah, yeah.)
And, then, like a falling mast, it came to me! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Revenge! What better topic for when you're on the good ship Revenge, than...revenge? So, I did what any good writer would do when faced with a topic. I did some research. Grins. You wouldn't believe how many fabulous quotes there are about revenge. Pages of them. To keep this interesting, and to keep the blood-letting to a minimum, I only picked a few.
Some people say living well is the best revenge, which is actually a quote from the Talmud (L'Shana Tovah, if you're celebrating this week!). Others, would probably tell you that burning down the no-good-cheating ex's house would be a good revenge for offenses caused. Hamlet says, "and where the offense is, let the great axe fall!" (Ouch! Sharp!) In yet another play, good ol' Will Shakespeare has characters regret revenge greatly.
More quotes of the literate famous decried revenge than supported it, which surprised me. Those old Greek and Roman philosophers were pretty big on it, of course. Very bloodthirsty, those old boys. In the modern, there was more temperance. Of Eleanor Roosevelt, one of my personal heroes, author Ralph McGill said, "She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them."
Now that's revenge. Wouldn't it be sweet, in a revenge-y kind of way, if that person who hurt you, deliberately, seriously set OUT to hurt you, came around to gloat over his or her handiwork and found you...happy? Now, I'm not as heroic as Eleanor. Forgiving is sometimes hard for me; my motto at times has been "grudges are good!". Now utterly dismissing someone as beneath my notice, as my own form of getting even? That, I'm better at. Shunning is good! I read a quote from Francis Bacon once that said, "In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing over revenge, he is superior."
Ohhhh, yeah. Superior. I like that. Or Robert F. Kennedy's famous line, "Don't get mad. Get even."
Since beverages are such an important part of visiting the Good Ship Revenge (Glittery Hoohah, anyone? Chance will fix you riiiiiiight up!), I'll end my quotables with the delightful Charlotte Bronte: "Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned."
Drat. The aftereffects are obviously not healthy. So, Chance, when you make a drink called Revenge, make sure it has a better after-finish than whatever Charlotte was drinkin'! (Altho' I understand that all your beverages begin and end with rum, and have rum in the middle, so the finish should be smoooooooooth!)
Okay, okay, sorry, got distracted by the rum. I hear that happens a lot on the Revenge. Ahem. Topic? Oh, yes, Revenge. So, bear with me dear Pirates, for one last quote and I'll really wrap this around to be about the book I just wrote, DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS, which came out last week.
Seriously. Promise.
The inimitable Samuel Johnson wrote: "Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged."
Ahhhh, now THAT's a differential of definition, wouldn't you say? We can admire a hero or heroine who sets out to truly right a dreadful wrong, seeking vengeance. It's harder to get next to someone who's truly only out for revenge against a petty slight.
They're fabulous themes, both of them. I play with both ideas in Deadly Little Secrets and it's sequel, Deadly Little Lies. Revenge. What's left when you've found it? Is it worth everything? Or nothing? Vengeance, now that's another thing, and is part of the twist at the end of Deadly Little Secrets.
The twist not even my editor saw coming.
Let me just let loose another Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! here because, of all people, I never, EVER thought I'd pull that twist off, and get it past my I've-seen-it-all editor without her figuring it out. Grins. Trust me, when she said "I SO didn't see it coming!" I wanted to open a bottle of champagne because I'd actually pulled it off. WOOHOOO! (See, I'm STILL excited about it!)
So, if you've already read the book, no spoilers please! But let's talk about revenge. Is it truly worth it? Or does the Talmud have it right, that living well (and being superior to your "enemies") is the best revenge? Have you ever plotted revenge and carried it out? C'mon, give us all the small petty details so we can live vicariously. (No actual felony confessions, please, we could be libel....) I also find that creating a revenge in fiction is often SO much more satisfying and a wholllllle lot less messy than doing it in reality. Getting rid of the bodies after a while, becomes SUCH a chore, whereas the editor LIKES it when there's more pages and a higher body count.
So spill the beans - but NOT the beverages - and tell me. What do you think of revenge? And of vengeance? Read any good books with either as a theme? What did you think at the end?
Bo'sun here thanking La Duchesse for this fantastic blog. And to make it even better, Jeanne is offering up one Dark and Deadly Fall giftie package, including a copy of Dark and Deadly, Godiva chocolate, and a coffee card from Starbucks, to one lucky commenter. For more information on Jeanne and her books, click here but be sure to leave a comment first!
I confess I was wracking my brain for a topic. I've been blogging a lot since this new book came out. I thought about summer vacation - but it's now Fall. (Yipppeeee!) I thought about food - what's not to love about that? - but I just ate, so I'm full and don't want to think about it for a bit. Travel? Work? Le Sigh, nothing appealed.
There I was, stumped, looking at the Writers Revenge blog on Sunday, despairing that I'd have anything fun to add, admiring all the cool ship-y graphics (not looking at the firemen, no, no, not me!), and sighing. (Again, nothing to do with the firemen. Really. Angst. It was angst, yeah, yeah.)
And, then, like a falling mast, it came to me! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Revenge! What better topic for when you're on the good ship Revenge, than...revenge? So, I did what any good writer would do when faced with a topic. I did some research. Grins. You wouldn't believe how many fabulous quotes there are about revenge. Pages of them. To keep this interesting, and to keep the blood-letting to a minimum, I only picked a few. Some people say living well is the best revenge, which is actually a quote from the Talmud (L'Shana Tovah, if you're celebrating this week!). Others, would probably tell you that burning down the no-good-cheating ex's house would be a good revenge for offenses caused. Hamlet says, "and where the offense is, let the great axe fall!" (Ouch! Sharp!) In yet another play, good ol' Will Shakespeare has characters regret revenge greatly.
More quotes of the literate famous decried revenge than supported it, which surprised me. Those old Greek and Roman philosophers were pretty big on it, of course. Very bloodthirsty, those old boys. In the modern, there was more temperance. Of Eleanor Roosevelt, one of my personal heroes, author Ralph McGill said, "She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them."
Now that's revenge. Wouldn't it be sweet, in a revenge-y kind of way, if that person who hurt you, deliberately, seriously set OUT to hurt you, came around to gloat over his or her handiwork and found you...happy? Now, I'm not as heroic as Eleanor. Forgiving is sometimes hard for me; my motto at times has been "grudges are good!". Now utterly dismissing someone as beneath my notice, as my own form of getting even? That, I'm better at. Shunning is good! I read a quote from Francis Bacon once that said, "In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing over revenge, he is superior."Ohhhh, yeah. Superior. I like that. Or Robert F. Kennedy's famous line, "Don't get mad. Get even."
Since beverages are such an important part of visiting the Good Ship Revenge (Glittery Hoohah, anyone? Chance will fix you riiiiiiight up!), I'll end my quotables with the delightful Charlotte Bronte: "Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned."
Drat. The aftereffects are obviously not healthy. So, Chance, when you make a drink called Revenge, make sure it has a better after-finish than whatever Charlotte was drinkin'! (Altho' I understand that all your beverages begin and end with rum, and have rum in the middle, so the finish should be smoooooooooth!)
Okay, okay, sorry, got distracted by the rum. I hear that happens a lot on the Revenge. Ahem. Topic? Oh, yes, Revenge. So, bear with me dear Pirates, for one last quote and I'll really wrap this around to be about the book I just wrote, DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS, which came out last week. Seriously. Promise.
The inimitable Samuel Johnson wrote: "Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged."
Ahhhh, now THAT's a differential of definition, wouldn't you say? We can admire a hero or heroine who sets out to truly right a dreadful wrong, seeking vengeance. It's harder to get next to someone who's truly only out for revenge against a petty slight.
They're fabulous themes, both of them. I play with both ideas in Deadly Little Secrets and it's sequel, Deadly Little Lies. Revenge. What's left when you've found it? Is it worth everything? Or nothing? Vengeance, now that's another thing, and is part of the twist at the end of Deadly Little Secrets.
The twist not even my editor saw coming.
Let me just let loose another Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! here because, of all people, I never, EVER thought I'd pull that twist off, and get it past my I've-seen-it-all editor without her figuring it out. Grins. Trust me, when she said "I SO didn't see it coming!" I wanted to open a bottle of champagne because I'd actually pulled it off. WOOHOOO! (See, I'm STILL excited about it!)
So, if you've already read the book, no spoilers please! But let's talk about revenge. Is it truly worth it? Or does the Talmud have it right, that living well (and being superior to your "enemies") is the best revenge? Have you ever plotted revenge and carried it out? C'mon, give us all the small petty details so we can live vicariously. (No actual felony confessions, please, we could be libel....) I also find that creating a revenge in fiction is often SO much more satisfying and a wholllllle lot less messy than doing it in reality. Getting rid of the bodies after a while, becomes SUCH a chore, whereas the editor LIKES it when there's more pages and a higher body count.
So spill the beans - but NOT the beverages - and tell me. What do you think of revenge? And of vengeance? Read any good books with either as a theme? What did you think at the end?
Bo'sun here thanking La Duchesse for this fantastic blog. And to make it even better, Jeanne is offering up one Dark and Deadly Fall giftie package, including a copy of Dark and Deadly, Godiva chocolate, and a coffee card from Starbucks, to one lucky commenter. For more information on Jeanne and her books, click here but be sure to leave a comment first!
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147 comments:
Ooooh! A Starbucks card! Pick me! Pick me!
Or I'll spike yer rum!
Bwah ha ha!
I love mettin' out justice and do see the dif'rence 'tween vengeance and revenge. In me books, I'm more likely to be shootin' fer vengeance, but the do'er generally views it wit' passion. I think in the longer view, it's vengeance, in the personal view, it be revenge!
The book sounds delish and in honor a' yer giftie, I be puttin' me mind ta a drink spiked wit' caffe and mocha! And lots a' whippin' cream!
Weren't the firemen...sizzlin'!?
*knocks over a candle.
Oh, dear! I best be callin' the fire brigade!
Oooh, caffe, mocha and whipping cream...my FAVORITES!! *looks sharply at Chance* Did you read the book? Grins. My local Barrista emailed me and said, "Hey, I recognize that drink in Deadly Little Secrets!" Ha! (It involves coffee, chocolate and whipped cream. Ohhhh yeah!)
I think you're quite right about vengeance being the larger aim, while it seems really personal and revenge-y to the protagonist.
And, ohhhhhh my gooooodness were the firemen sizzlin. *laughs as Chance fans the flames from the candle* Glad they're around to help you out with that little blaze. Grins.
I sort of like the Klingon approach--"Revenge is a dish best served cold." At least, I think it's Klingons.
I've never actually plotted revenge. I tend to think what goes around comes around. But I think revenge can be a great character motive, and I love it when a character has to choose between long-sought revenge and something he or she wants more.
Gotta love those Klingon proverbs! Grins. In my "research" that one came up. Its attributed to an 1841 novel, originally, then co-opted by a lot of others, including those rascally Klingons.
Nancy, I think that moment when a character makes that choice - between long-held desire for revenge, and the need for something bright and good instead - is one of the most poignant in any piece of writing. *shiver* And, of course, the basis of deep tragedy can be when a protagonist seeks the revenge instead, letting go the bright chance for a future.
I'm slipping off to my apple box where I do my sleepin' - kinda like a land-based hammock, you know? Grins. See you in the mornin!
Ahoy, Jeanne! Congrats on the release of DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS. It's fabulous! Your editor's reaction to the twist at the end was certainly familiar. I went back to check what I had written to you after turning the last page: "LOVED the book! Couldn't believe that ending! Wow! Didn't see that one coming at all!" I have the feeling that will be a recurring theme among those who read this story. ;-)
In real life, I'm a "forgive and move on" kind of gal. I don't hold grudges and have never sought revenge against anyone. I do, however, believe in justice being served. In fiction however, I do so enjoy seeing the bad guys get their just desserts, whether it be vengeance or revenge. Guess a bit of that bloodthirsty personality that's suppressed in real life comes alive with the written word! *g*
Ohh, revenge. What a juicy topic for a Monday morning.
I love the Charlotte Bronte quote. In my current WIP, my heroine has set out for vengeance, over a true crime that needed righting. Her husband had been murdered, and accused of some really terrible thefts. So it's vengeance -- she sets out to clear her dead husband's name and bring the real bad guy to justice.
But the problem, of course, is that mo matter how pure the motives revenge and vengeance still lead to the same "poison." So when the book opens, she's spent so many years stepped in the need for vengeance that there's nothing left of who she was at the beginning -- and certainly nothing left of the life she was originally trying to protect.
I love books with themes of revenge and vengeance (obviously! lol). And I must get my hands on your new book. Revenge and vengeance and a twist?? Score!!
Hi PJ! You did indeed email me that very thing! Grins. And I think you're right, it'll be a theme. One I will quite relish I assure you!
I wish I could say I was totally live and let live...I do strive for that. But that grudge thing lives down deep. Ha! Nice thing is i can assign it to my villains and exorcise it that way. Grins.
Hey Hal!! Oooh, your WIP sounds mega-cool!! I think it's that capacity for taking over your life in the worst way that makes revenge so dangerous - vengeance, as well.
Consider one of my fav movie characters, Inigo Montoya....say it with me, Revengers: "HEL-lo! My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killlled my father, PREpare to die!"
Or another great Inigo line, just as he and Westley as the masked bandit are preparing to duel: "I'm in the revenge business...you know, study a little, pursue a little...but it doesn't pay...so I work for Vincienni to pay the bills."
Classic double-entendre line there, isn't it?
I knew it was going to get off to a roaring start today. I'm slammed here at the day job, but I'll be able to play more this afternoon. I'm totally a grudge holder from way back, but not one for revenge. I'm an example of the "living well" quote. About six years ago, someone worked very hard to make my life miserable and break me down. Today, his life is quite miserable and I've never been happier.
Karma, she is a bitch. :)
Hey Bo'Sun! Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Love it. I do love that Karma when it bites back. I have an "Ex" about whom I chuckle sometimes. I was the dumpee in that one, but now I'm eternally grateful. Grins. I've got a hottie hubby, great kids even if they are mine, and I get to write about murder, mayhem and revenge for a living. :> What is not to love about that? And I can actually GET revenge by naming characters after him and killing them off. Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!! It happens at least once a book... Woot! Karma SLAM!
Speaking of bloodthirsty...I've got to go have blood-drawn. Be back in a jiffy. I hopefully won't be a quart low when I do, but I'll replenish with some of Chance's rum if I am. She won't mind, will she?
Grins.
I am all for revenge. Personally, I'm more of the Shunning variety. Avoid you at all costs, mainly because I'm not quite mean enough to actually slip a knife blade between your ribs if you hug me, act like we're old friends, and then ask me what my last name is again--I'll fantasize about it, but not quite willing to do the prison time. So really, the best bet for all of us is if I avoid you. This isn't hard--if I don't like you, we don't like the same things anyway, so it's unlikely I have to work hard at this. If I accidentally see you in public and I'm afraid you might actually recognize me (because I have that sort of bad luck), I will dive behind bookshelves, into bushes, down other aisles for a quick getaway. This is unfortunate for anyone I might be with at the time, who is confused by this behavior, but it has worked.
I love the Eleanor R. quote. That IS playing dirty.
Jeanne - Ironically, this is an "ex" for me too. I haven't taken revenge on him in writing yet, but I have for another guy. Hmmmm...I need to think of a really good way to kill him off.
Big fan of revenge--love writing it and plotting it :)
Hi Jeanne! I love a good revenge story. And I'm lovin' Deadly Little Secrets so far!! Now, I really can't wait to get to the end.
I love this topic! (Which reminds me, I have a book somewhere that is an anthology of revenge stories -- LOL -- need to dig that one out again.)
One of my fave revenge quotes is from the website "Texts from Last Night": "Living well isn't the best revenge. F*cking his brother is." LOL You can only imagine the story behind that one!
Wow, everyone must really be out plotting revenge. LOL
*cowers under a hammock*
“Living well isn’t the best revenge. F*cking his brother is.”
Nice.
My kingdom for an edit button...
Donna, dear, I'm pretty sure that hammock will do you know good. You'd be better off hiding behind a hottie. Or under one, whichever you prefer.
Vengeance is one of my favorite themes. In fact both of my characters are motivated by it in different ways. Right now I'm trying to see how that works overall.
Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt had a hero obsessed with vengeance, right? Am I thinking of the right one?
Jeanne! Revengers! Okay, I have my allotment of exclamation points out of the way. Revenge, eh? I guess like lots of things I like it as a theme in fiction but not real life. I don't like to tempt fate, karma, whatever. But in movies and such, total fun. I just thought of how Mark Wahlberg's character exacts revenge in The Shooter. Same with Jason Bourne. Kicking butt and taking names, baby.
Congrats on your new release, Jeanne!
Hi, Jeanne and Revengers! Great topic, Jeanne. I too love revenge stories whether the protagonist gets justice or the antagonist gets payback.
When I taught The Merchant of Venice, I always started the unit with a discussion of revenge. I love the quote, "Revenge is a dish best served cold" that Nancy mentioned. Yeah, that quote was in Star Trek II, supposedly a Klingon proverb, but it's actually much older than that, and no one seems clear as to its origin. I know it was also used in one of the Kill Bill movies and in The Godfather.
I like the whole concept of how Shylock tries to get revenge and it backfires with the whole pound of flesh thread.
Yeah, love me some good revenge. Hehehehehehe.
Congrats on the release of Deadly Little Secrets, Jeanne! Terrific title!
I think the prevalence of revenge stories in a wide range of historical periods and cultures yields evidence that we humans connect to that theme. Maybe its popularity is due to our instinctive understanding that in RL revenge often destroys the avenger as well as the offender. After all, even if we've never read Hamlet, we know what happened to him once his revenge was complete. Revenge stories may be cathartic and help us in RL to put Eleanor Roosevelt's solution into practice.
Love me some revenge, especially in books. I couldn't bring myself to do it in real life (but I do think about it a lot). :)
Welcome to the ship, Barbara! It's always okay to think about it. As long as you're careful what you *do* about it. LOL!
Lovely to see all the Banditas dropping by. Somehow I thought this group (Bandits & Pirates!) would be more bloodthirsty. LOL! But we're all pretty laid back so far.
Janga is so right, revenge almost always comes back on the person doing the inflicting. Now, vengeance can be sweet. Depending on how you go about it.
Somehow I thought this group (Bandits & Pirates!) would be more bloodthirsty. LOL! But we’re all pretty laid back so far.
LOL -- maybe nobody wants to have any evidence in print!
Ahoy Revengers!
Hiya Jeanne. *grin*
I admit that, although I've had a powerful thirst for revenge a few times in my life, I have (with Divine help) set it aside. Not that I don't still want it. But I don't want the results of it--the kharmic blowback. I'm of that "you get what you put out" mentality, and I don't want ugliness back, so I try not to spread it,justified or not.
I guess it's my upbringing. The whole "vengeance is mine saith God" thing.
NOW...I HAVE sought to avenge something before. That didn't work out well either. It's harder than it's made out to be.
OH...but I did use the--"I'm sorry, who are you again?" on somebody. Came around a corner and right smack in front of me was a guy who'd hurt me horribly. He said, "hey" as I walked by. I "just noticed him," gave a sligth lift of the eyebrows, and said, "Oh, hey" with no expression whatsoever. Surprised to see him but clearly unaffected--could not care less. No vocal tonal shift--I sounded flat and bored. I looked at him for about a third of a second, then I just faced forward again, ABSOLUTELY NO REACTION. Nary a hitch in my stride. Nary a flicker of interest, concern, or so much as the flick of an eyelash to indicate he was ever a part of my life. He was a non-event. Less interest than I would show a cigarette butt on the sidewalk.
He looked stunned.
IT. WAS. GLORIOUS.
Interesting that I forgot to mention...a book I'm working on now in a Romantic Suspense series--revenge is a major theme. It's what drives the heroine's whole life up to that point. And it's revenge against the hero which she's after. The book before it also has a revenge theme, but it's one villain against another, not the hero or the heroine.
So, as I think about it, I guess I do revenge more frequently than I realized. And maybe that's the way I get it--in fiction, rather than in real life.
I just finished Kate Carlisle's latest "THE MILLIONAIRE MEETS HIS MATCH"--and it has a revenge theme too.
And I'll gloat a little--I've read DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS. And it's every bit as awesome as it sounds. And no, I didn't see the twist coming either. And THAT is something I wish I knew how to do as a writer. That's hard. *High Five* Jeanne for pulling it off!
Great post Jeanne and Bo'sun!
I think I've jus' lived a blessed life...I can't think a' anyone that's hurt me so much I felt the need fer vengeance.
I've been hurt, but mostly I tend ta think me way outta the need fer vengeance.
My God, they must have had a shitty childhood! No matter how many times they slam others, it's never going to be enough to make them feel better. Karma will smack them down eventually, I have better things to do!
And I go on me merry way. Avoidin' 'em and usually watchin' so I won't miss that karmic smack down.
The book sounds delish! Must toddle off ta me e-pub store and download it...read this wondrous drink. And then steal it! And add rum! ;-)
Cassandra, I loved your revenge story with the ex. When I was younger I think I thought about revenge more -- I love it as a great plot device, but it's so much harder to accomplish in real life. LOL
Now that I'm older, I like the dismissive thing -- in other words, "you're not important enough for me to get riled up and plot revenge against YOU". LOL
Lot's a' healthy self esteem on the ship! Sailin' away wit' Brazilian firemen be the best revenge!
Hi Jeanne -
I've never been one to go after revenge in real life, but I do love it in a book like...Deadly Little Secrets. ;) Great title and cover, by the way. Too early for me to start drinking but that Tango Mango Martini is looking tasty. :)
Cassondra - I'm not as good as that "looking unaffected" thing, but I'm getting better the older I get. I love that you were able to pull it off. Serves him right!
Now that I think about it, the villain in my MS starts out just being a jerk, but then he rolls into jealousy and ultimately goes after my heroine for revenge. He's the perfect example of how the need for revenge can twist a person into something evil.
Hey, Dianna! Do have a martini, this place always looks better after a drink. Or four. And we promise that's salt around the rim, not sand. Salt can be brown, right?
Ahoy Revengers and Duchesse!! What a lovely day to take a sail on the good ship Revenge!
I tend to be the shunner type of person, Jeanne. (Duh, as if the Bandits didn't already know that about me.) Be my friend and I'm a friend for life. Hurt me, my friends or my family and you will never be allowed close again. Hey, I'm part Cherokee and part Scottish. I get mad and just plain stay that way. I'm also a Scorpio, so what can I say, I'm passionate about my loves and hates, but I am very cautious about forgiving.
*high fives fellow Scorpio Suzanne*
We have to be more merciful when it comes to revenge. LOL Otherwise there wouldn't BE anybody left except for Scorpios -- frightening thought! LOL
Bosun, I wouldn't say I hold grudges, exactly. But I do WITHhold trust for a very long time after someone burns me.
I wish I had Cassondra's facial control, but I don't.
Come to think of it, the hero of my current wip wants revenge. He also sees it as justice, and he's right, but the personal element makes it definitely revenge.
Hellie said: I’m not quite mean enough to actually slip a knife blade between your ribs if you hug me, act like we’re old friends, and then ask me what my last name is again–I’ll fantasize about it, but not quite willing to do the prison time.
Yes, see that's the thing. I just don't look good in those orange jumpsuits. It's SO not my color!
Toni Anderson! My sister! *rubs hands together* Another who likes to plot it and write it. Exxxxxxxcccccellent!
Kill OFF the ex, not OF. Jeeesssh!
Bo'Sun said: Hmmmm…I need to think of a really good way to kill him off.
NOW we're talking! Grins. In my first manuscript - which shall forever remain under the bed, alas - I killed of the ex several ways, and enjoyed every one. Very cathartic. Garotting. Head on collision. Train. Beaten to death.
Yeah. I was torqued at him. Snork.
Donna! you said: One of my fave revenge quotes is from the website “Texts from Last Night”: “Living well isn’t the best revenge. F*cking his brother is.” LOL You can only imagine the story behind that one!
OMGosh that should have come with a warning. Coffee spewage!
Hi Christie! Thanks for dropping by! Wow, it seems everyone likes a little revenge with their reading.
I think I"m on to something here...
Bo'Sun said: You’d be better off hiding behind a hottie. Or under one, whichever you prefer.
Snork. I know which one I'D prefer! Esp if the hottie is one of those firemen from Sunday's post.
O.M.G.
Marnee Jo said: Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt had a hero obsessed with vengeance, right? Am I thinking of the right one?
I've not read this one! Yikes! Must do better. How cool that both your characters are in pursuit of vengeance, from different viewpoints. Very cool!
Greetings All!
I do believe we have a full out Bandit invasion here on the Revenge today! Break out even more rum, Chance!
I'm hear to testify that Living Well truly IS the best revenge. I know from personal experience. The day I earned a larger salary than the ex (who always lorded his very important job and income over my inadequate head) was a lovely day indeed! It took me ten years but I got there. ;-) But even before that, the day my divorce was final and I went shopping at Nordstrom's and bought a dress WITHOUT looking at the price tag was a fine day also. :-P I still have that dress...
AC
who can't wait to read Jeanne's new book
Thanks, Trish! :> Hey, congrats on the release of your latest YA as well. Ladies, Gents, and Pirates, if you've not picked up Winter Longing, hie thee to the keyboard or bookstore and remedy that ill! It's fab.
Trish said: I like it as a theme in fiction but not real life. I don’t like to tempt fate, karma, whatever. But in movies and such, total fun. I just thought of how Mark Wahlberg’s character exacts revenge in The Shooter.
LURVE the Shooter. Great movie, as were teh Bourne movies. The Ludlum books, the Bourne ones? FAB-U-Lous. Talk about revenge on a long-term, "eaten-cold" scale! Whew!
I know what you mean about fiction vs. real life, Trish. So many things - garrotting, for instance - that I wouldn't really want to participate in, but gosh, it's so FUN to pull it off in fiction.
Grins. There goes that bloodthirsty thing again...
SNORK! WTG Jeanne on killing off the ex in all those lovely and cathartic ways. :-)
There's a reason many of my mean and petty characters are named Michael...
Now pass me one of those hottie firefighters from yesterday's post.
AC
Didn't Sue Grafton vicariously kill off her ex via the murder in A is for Alibi? Didn't I read that somewhere?
Holy Tortuga! It's picked up around here. LOL! Jeanne has a tendency to bring the fun out whenever she shows (back) up. ;)
I need to add a train to my story. Lots of small towns have tracks, right? You never know when a car might stall out in the wrong place...
Hey Jo! So many Bandit's popping over! How fun. You said: Yeah, love me some good revenge. Hehehehehehe.
Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Love it.
Bo'sun said:
I need to add a train to my story. Lots of small towns have tracks, right? You never know when a car might stall out in the wrong place…
Yeah...with the rotten sorry jerk tied up inside...
Oh!...uh....sorry...all this talk of revenge got the better of me.
Did someone say rum?
Hey Janga! So great to see you!
You said: After all, even if we’ve never read Hamlet, we know what happened to him once his revenge was complete. Revenge stories may be cathartic and help us in RL to put Eleanor Roosevelt’s solution into practice.
This is so true! We get it out in fiction...
Lots of small towns have tracks, right? You never know when a car might stall out in the wrong place…
. . .especially after the mechanic has "fixed" the car ahead of time.
Hey Barbara!!! So good to see you!
You said: Love me some revenge, especially in books. I couldn’t bring myself to do it in real life (but I do think about it a lot).
I know, it's so messy in real life. :>
Bo'Sun said: Now, vengeance can be sweet. Depending on how you go about it.
Oh, my yes! :>
As to bloodthirsty, have you read Aunty Cindy's books? Grins. And I'll say, having had the privledge of reading Cassondra, Nancy and KJ's work that they are TOTALLY bloodthirsty. Snork.
In fact, I'm thinking those Bandits are a force to be reckoned with if there's bloodletting to be done...fictionwise, of course.
Heya, Cassondra! Grins. I love it! You said: Less interest than I would show a cigarette butt on the sidewalk.
He looked stunned.
IT. WAS. GLORIOUS.
LOVE it!! Shunning RULES!!!
Cassondra said: So, as I think about it, I guess I do revenge more frequently than I realized. And maybe that’s the way I get it–in fiction, rather than in real life.
I just finished Kate Carlisle’s latest “THE MILLIONAIRE MEETS HIS MATCH”–and it has a revenge theme too.
You do revenge QUITE well, M'dear! I've read your work. *shudder* I really wouldn't want to be on the bad side of Cassondra. Really. Not.
Oh! And you are SO RIGHT about Millionaire Meets His Match! That was SUCH a good book. Fast read, fabulous, engrossing. Delish.
Here, Jeanne...
*hands a Shamwow over
...I keep a stash a' these behind the bar. We go through 'em by the crate!
Chance said: I’ve been hurt, but mostly I tend ta think me way outta the need fer vengeance.
My God, they must have had a shitty childhood! No matter how many times they slam others, it’s never going to be enough to make them feel better. Karma will smack them down eventually, I have better things to do!
And I go on me merry way. Avoidin’ ‘em and usually watchin’ so I won’t miss that karmic smack down.
Hahah! So true! And wise as well. Perhaps that's why I'm so bloodthirsty in print. Grins. I don't want the Karmic smackdown, hate that prison orange, as stated a'fore, and since I already know Karma's going to kick some booooty, I can pop popcorn and watch the show.
Then write about it. And blog about it. And kill them off in my next book...yeah. Life is good.
Donna said: Now that I’m older, I like the dismissive thing — in other words, “you’re not important enough for me to get riled up and plot revenge against YOU”. LOL
Y'know, this is almost better, in the Eleanor Roosevelt style. "You, you lowly worm, are actually beneath my notice."
Cigarette butt. Snork!
Hey Dianna! Aww, c'mon, it's 5 o'clock somewhere! Grins.
You said: I’ve never been one to go after revenge in real life, but I do love it in a book like…Deadly Little Secrets. Great title and cover, by the way. Too early for me to start drinking but that Tango Mango Martini is looking tasty.
I'm tellin' you there is some seriously SUPERB bar skill on this he'yah ship! :>
Didn't I get lucky on that cover art? Wow, Kensington's been good to me on that score, I tell ya.
Don't you have an anthology coming out soon? Deadly Promises? :> Looking forward to it!
Suz said: I’m passionate about my loves and hates, but I am very cautious about forgiving.
Hey Suz! I love the way you phrased that...such a writer. "Cautious about forgiving."
So much more polite than my saying I hold a grudge then dance on someone's grave in delight when they die prematurely.
Snork.
Withholding trust. See? You're so much nicer and more diplomatic than I am, Nancy. Note that I didn't say you were less bloodthirsty, however.
Nancy said: Come to think of it, the hero of my current wip wants revenge. He also sees it as justice, and he’s right, but the personal element makes it definitely revenge.
And may I say, Pirates and co., this book just ROCKS. I cannot WAIT for it to find a home.
AC said: There’s a reason many of my mean and petty characters are named Michael…
HAHAHAHAH! Lurve it! as you would say. :>
AC said: But even before that, the day my divorce was final and I went shopping at Nordstrom’s and bought a dress WITHOUT looking at the price tag was a fine day also. I still have that dress…
SUCH a celebratory moment, isn't it? And yep, I'd have kept that dress too. Grins.
. . .especially after the mechanic has “fixed” the car ahead of time.
Or someone has shot out his tires. Not that I have guns in my books, but there's a first time for everything.
Jeanne - It's really not nice to tease us with books that we can't get out hands on. LOL! Where is the petition we can sign to get these Bandita books published?!
Chance said: Lot’s a’ healthy self esteem on the ship! Sailin’ away wit’ Brazilian firemen be the best revenge!
*faint* OMGosh, sail away with them? That's an option? You didn't tell me that was an option!
I pick the BRAZILIAN FIREFIGHTER OPTION for today, please!
Grins.
Jeanne and Bo'sun, thank you for the kind words! I hope to have this book out to my agent sometime next week (barring unforeseen life occurrences), and then we'll see.
Thanks much! :-)
As long as we keep the FIREFIGHTER part and not just put BRAZILIAN on the option list, I'm good.
*shivers*
OMG.
I just scrolled down to the firefighters to see what the fuss was about.
O. M. G.
!!!
I sat there with my mouth open so long that I literally did drool on the keyboard!
OMG.
Bo'Sun, I'm always happy to bring the party - and partiers - with me. Grins.
You said: I need to add a train to my story. Lots of small towns have tracks, right? You never know when a car might stall out in the wrong place…
Bwah-ha-ha-ha! SO true....
Cassondra...
Here, have a Shamwow.
Hal did an exceptional job on Sunday... ;-)
We all be droolin' a bit over that last pic...
We all be droolin’ a bit over that last pic…
That's why they're nekkid. So they don't get their clothes wet from all the droolin'. LOL
Cassondra said: Did someone say rum?
Rum on a train! Rum on the tracks! Someone get a match and we'll pay the sucker back!
Snork.
Yep. Someone said "Rum!"
Bo'Sun said: Jeanne – It’s really not nice to tease us with books that we can’t get out hands on. LOL! Where is the petition we can sign to get these Bandita books published?!
I'd like to start one, I tell you! I'm so LUCKY to have read both Cassondra and Nancy's work. Seriously awesome.
Gotta say too, that I'm thrilled that Suz Ferrell, our illustrious fellow Bandita, will be coming soon to a computer near you with The Surrender of Lacy Morgan. OMG!!! Totally hot!
Bo'Sun said: As long as we keep the FIREFIGHTER part and not just put BRAZILIAN on the option list, I’m good. *shivers*
Amen, sister, amen! *shivers as well*
Urg.
Cassondra said: Yes, DEADLY PROMISES comes out Sept 26th. And Sherrilyn and Dianna’s story, JUST BAD ENOUGH, has some vengeance overtones in it as well! *grin*
And this surprises me...not at all. Hahaha!
Looking forward to it Dianna!
There always be rum on the Revenge... I have a magical rum keg, much like a TARDIS... It taps inta the celestial rum barrel in the sky and so it never empties!
Refills, anyone? ;-)
Chance Said: We all be droolin’ a bit over that last pic…
Donna Said: That’s why they’re nekkid. So they don’t get their clothes wet from all the droolin’. LOL
OMGOSH!!! SNORRRRK!!!! Oh, Lordy, now I have Diet Coke on my shirt. Hahahahah!
Chance said: There always be rum on the Revenge… I have a magical rum keg, much like a TARDIS… It taps inta the celestial rum barrel in the sky and so it never empties!
Refills, anyone?
*holds up large mug* Me! I'll take one. Grins. What's a little drunken revenge talk between friends, eh?
And a MAGICAL rum keg. *looks speculative* Hmmm, so THAT's the secret to the fun over here. And the Brazilian Firefighters....
Ya catch the one that's turnin' toward the camera...jus' a bit more than the others? Oh, fer the shadow to move!
*snicker
*hands Jeanne another shamwow
Wow, talk about late to the party! Quick, grab me a glittery hoo-ha!!!! I have drinking to catch up on.
Jeanne, what a great post. Love the photo of the nefarious dachshund! The book I just handed in turns on a revenge plot too - must have been something in the air. And of course, it all goes pear-shaped. Revenge plots tend to do that, don't they? At least in literature! Look at Hamlet! Look at MIDNIGHT'S WILD PASSION (now how's that for a piratical title? Just made for the Revenge!). Seriously, please look at MWP at a bookshop near you at the end of April ;-)
Congratulations on DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS. You must be so happy with the great buzz you're getting - and a Romantic Times Top Pick no less! Whooo-hoooooo, you! Mine's still on its way - the mails here have been very slow. Or perhaps it's the males. Ha ha! Oh, all right, I promise no more jokes until everyone's too drunk to notice how bad they are. What's that? You're all drunk and you still notice. Sheesh!
Off to read the rest of the party!
G'day, Revengers!!!!!!! Always a pleasure to share a deck with you.
Oh, man, with Pirates and Bandits, I'd expected there to be blood on the decks with this topic. You're all so disappointingly well adjusted! Sheesh! Give me some mayhem, people!
Actually all jokes aside, I'm a bit believer in karma. It tends not to work to my timetable - I'm all for cockroaches being squashed immediatement - but it does work and generally in a much better way than anything I could think of. Karma is better than a Shamwow!
*catches Shamwow, wipes chin* Thanks Chance! You're a good friend. Wouldn't want to be the guest and have a drool-y chin.
Anna - Revenge gets in the way of the drinkin' and hottie ogglin'.
Good ta see ya climb aboard, have two Glittery Hoo-has! In fact, have the whole blender. I can make more!
Anna C said: And of course, it all goes pear-shaped. Revenge plots tend to do that, don’t they? At least in literature! Look at Hamlet! Look at MIDNIGHT’S WILD PASSION (now how’s that for a piratical title? Just made for the Revenge!). Seriously, please look at MWP at a bookshop near you at the end of April
Pear-shaped. LOVE that phrase! Grins. I'm blogging over at the BookTrib.com too and Christine used and Aus phrase "That's got to go to the pool house" - care to explain it for me? Grins.
Trust me, I'll be waiting for the bookshop to open when MWP is being released. Grins. REvenge? An Anna Campbell book? I'm SO THERE!
Anna said: Karma is better than a Shamwow!
Grins. Throw in a Glittery HooHa, some run, and Brazilian Firefighters and you have yourself one HELL of a party! WOOOHOOO!
And as Chance says, all that dark, despairing plotting gets in the way of celebratory drinking and hottie oogling.
Nothing better than hottie oogling on a fine Fall day...
Anna, are there excerpts somewhere we can see?
Heavens to pretzels, LaCampbell is here too. I think the Bandita Lair is officially floating upon our decks. LOL! So cool!
How have we not yet made the Brazilian Firefighter a drink? It would be perfect to chase the hot wings...
Hey, I've finished all those Glittery Hoo-has. What's next? Chop chop!
That's one for the pool house? I think that might actually be American. You know, where you keep all the trophies? I think that's what it means!
Nancy, aren't you a darling? Not yet. There will be! I think it's fascinating that Jeanne and I are both contemplating revenge at the same time (of a purely writerly kind!).
I'm feelin' the strain a' sleepin' too late! Yer right & brilliant as usual! The Brazilian Firefighter! With dark rum, a spicey bite and red tint...
Oh! Me mouth is waterin'!
I think a round of Brazilian Firefighters for everyone would be good!
This is a drink that has fire on it, right? (To make sure the firefighters show up. LOL)
I can lite it up, Donnaroo!
Though I was thinkin' we line the candles up on the bar and get sloppy around them. That would do it!
Oh, no, late to the party as usual! I did turn up early yesterday and quite enjoyed the view, I must say!
Jeanne, the carrier pigeon is still in transit but I can't WAIT to read this book! I'm now challenged to see if I can pick this twist. I love writing twists in my books, particularly the ones that aren't overt mysteries. Isn't it the best when readers write and say they didn't see it coming? But when a jaded editor does that... WOW!
Revenge... I've never deliberately taken revenge against anyone (except maybe on a friend's behalf when the mean girls got her in their clutches!) On behalf of friends and family I can be, shall we say, ruthless. For myself, I'd prefer to live well because actually, I feel worse if I'm mean to someone than if they're mean to me. But I certainly do not forget... :)
Christine...I like that idea!
I don't forget either. So, it isn't overt revenge, but should the opportunity rise ta ignore a chance ta be a' service ta the offender... I'd take it!
And yup, when I do plot vengeance it be usually on behalf of a loved one and not meself!
Whew! I thought I was the only one on the "not forgetting" bit.
Chance said of Christine's comments: I don’t forget either. So, it isn’t overt revenge, but should the opportunity rise ta ignore a chance ta be a’ service ta the offender… I’d take it!
Yep. Good policy. Right up there with putting the candles on the bar. Grins. Altho' that may be more in the way of a guideline than a policy...
*tongue firmly in cheek*
Christine said: Isn’t it the best when readers write and say they didn’t see it coming? But when a jaded editor does that… WOW!
This is what had me squealing with glee like a 4 year old at Christmas. My editor's been around the business for a while, and has edited a LOT of books. To surprise her? Priceless.
Jeanne said:Hey Suz! I love the way you phrased that…such a writer. “Cautious about forgiving.”
No, I seriously didn't know others recognized this about me until an old friend pointed it out to me. She said, "When you don't like someone, you don't bother with them. It's like a giant stone wall comes down." Ack, here I was thinking I hid it well!
And "cautious about forgiving?" Well, let's just say bite me once it's my fault, I don't ever let someone get a second chance to do that. They might be allowed a polite hello, but never a hug!
Congrats on the new release, Jeanne. Sometimes revenge is the only answer, but I think I'm too wimpy to actually exact revenge on someone who wronged me. I do enjoy revenge stories and one of my favorites is Lisa Kleypas' "Again the Magic."
I missed the end of day fun! The end of my workday didn't quite go as planned. *sigh*
This has been such a fun day. I LOVE it when the Banditas storm the decks!
Hi, Jane!! I do enjoy revenge stories and one of my favorites is Lisa Kleypas’ “Again the Magic.”
An excellent example!
*grumble
Sure, Bo'sun, you don't have clean up the broken glass and candlewax...
*good push of the broom off the deck and into the maw of the waiting kraken
Hey Bo'Sun! You said: I missed the end of day fun! The end of my workday didn’t quite go as planned. *sigh*
This has been such a fun day. I LOVE it when the Banditas storm the decks!
Oh, I'm so sorry the day didn't go so well at the end. Sigh.
However, we are ALWAYS happy to storm the decks and play on the Good Ship Revenge.
We LOVE to storm the decks, guys! You know that. Storming the Decks is every Bandita's middle name!
But Chance, you suggested the candles. And lookit, it DID get us the firefighters...some of the Brazilians. Weren't there a couple of locals here too? Hmmmm. Niiiiice.
Here, gimme the broom. It'll give me a reason to sidle up to the rail next to that guy....he's interested in the Kraken. I can tell him about it...you know...
*wink*
*kay, here's the broom. Now, be careful, old Kraky, if he thinks the lad be botherin' ya...well, he might reach up and sweep 'im away.
He likes Brazilians, they be crunchy.
Chance said: He likes Brazilians, they be crunchy.
Heeheehee. SNORK! Love it. Reminds me of a bumper sticker I have which says:
Do Not Meddle in the Affairs of Dragons, for You are Crunchy and Good with Ketchup.
Grins.
"He likes Brazilians, they be crunchy."
Chance, yor nuts!
*snicker*
Some of my favorite revenge quotes:
Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind. [Lat., Semper et infirmi est animi exiguique voluptas Ultio.]
Author: Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenal)
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.
Author: Thomas Moore
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Chance - I don't have to clean up because it'll be my job to get you sods moving again tomorrow. But then again, that's your job this week.
*shrugs*
I think that Brazilian over there has a kink in his hose, I better help him out...
Of course my favorite quote is one that I often heard my Grandmother say to me. It goes “Success is the best revenge.”
Sheesh! Now I be needin' the shamwow! Bo'sun! Sh*t, I gots ta write the blog fer tomorrow... I almost forgot in me silly stupor a' signin' me BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACY!!!!
What do I think of revenge? And of vengeance?
I like Justice. Thats really all I ask for in life ... and more often than n ot? I get it.
Julie said: Of course my favorite quote is one that I often heard my Grandmother say to me. It goes “Success is the best revenge.”
That's one of my very, very favorites too, Julie!
SNORK! *elbows Chance* Bo'Sun said: I think that Brazilian over there has a kink in his hose, I better help him out…
Kink in his hose. Riiiiiiight.
*squints eyes at Chance* YOu said: I almost forgot in me silly stupor a’ signin’ me BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACY!!!!
Be ye holdin' out on us, matey? Do you have NEWS???
Oh congratulations, Chance! Have you been practicing writing out your name on covers? Cuz that fireman over there has “Property of 2nd Chance” on his coveralls …
Geez, sign one contract and you totally start staring out into the horizon. Focus, woman. Focus!
And WHOOOHOOOOOO!
Ahem. Jeanne, those kinks can be dangerous. You have to stay on top of that sort of thing. ;)
Bo'Sun said: Ahem. Jeanne, those kinks can be dangerous. You have to stay on top of that sort of thing.
SNORK!
On top of it. Yep. Kinks. Yep. Suuuurrrre you do.
Julie said: I like Justice. Thats really all I ask for in life … and more often than not? I get it.
Most EXcellent! Good for you!
On top of the kink...uh huh. That's the Bo'sun, all over!
The Bo'sun...she be wicked.
Jeanne - Just waiting ta get it all signed up ta share... Signed with Decadent Publishing today! Fer a book featurin'...ya ready fer it!
A 53 year old heroine, a 65 year old hero and the matchmaking Great Albino Kraken!
*returns after working out the kinks*
Chancy is having a good month. I bought a house and a new iPod and published in a magazine, but she still beat me. LOL!
Ya also didn't buy a new condo...made a great escape from that contract! So, ya got four great things fer the month!
I saw a whale from the bluff earlier...sigh. It were a great day! Bandits and Brazilians and Contracts, oh my!
WOOOT!! Go Chancie!!!! Congrats. Let us know when the Launch Party is and we'll all come over and rock the boat..don't rock the boat baby, rock the boat...
Sorry. Got carried away there.
Oh, now Chance you've made me jealous. Whales? From the bluff? Sigh.
Bo'sun, SO glad you got those kinks worked out! :> I'm sure he appreciates it. :>
And may I say that a magazine credit, an iPod and a house are naught to sneeeeze at in the COOOL! department!
It were bee-oo-ti-ful! I live half a mile from a bluff overlooking Monterey Bay, CA...and today, I saw a whale! And dolphin, but see those a lot! ;-)
I won.
Of course.
My “Success is the best revenge.” story.
Years ago a woman rear ended me. I was more than willing to settle for a small some out of court. But she decided, because her husband was a well know attorney in the area , to blow me off. I was injured, my DD was dying of cancer … I just wanted some peace. A friend of a friend heard my tale of woe. He introduced me to one of his buddies. I told “Bill” my story. I told him that I didn’t want revenge. I didn’t want vengeance. I just wanted to be treated fairly.
What I wanted was justice. I just wanted Justice. Turns out that “Bill” didn’t like revenge or vengeance either. But he believed that everyone had a right to seek justice. Indeed, “Bill” had dedicated his carrier to protecting and preserving the dignity and the rights of all individuals.
At first they were unimpressed. Or so they claimed . But when I had my day in court … well … you should have seen the looks on their faces when one of the biggest Personal Injury Attorneys in the country walked into the court house.
Why did he take on such an insignificant case?
Because he believed that Every one deserved to the right to seek Justice.
Even me. A woman who had been rear ended by a lawyer’s wife.
I live half a mile from a bluff overlooking Monterey Bay, CA…and today, I saw a whale! And dolphin, but see those a lot!
And I saw a garbage truck. :(
Jeez, chance, when are we gonna sail over to yor Monterey Bay & party like some Pirates, eh?
On me release day? ;-)
I do love when tales a' justice come out that way!
Whoa! WTG, Julie!!! :> And bummer on the garbage trucks. I heard those this morning but was running too behind to see them. Snork. I saw fog in the trees this morning. It was a sight to behold. :>
The guy didn't like bullies!
And he didn't like people who didn't love the Law as much as he did.
Oooh! I live in a valley. So we get a lot of foggy morniIgs. I love the foggy mornings ... and I guess that i could pretend that there is a bay out there somewhere in the fog!
Julie, happily delusional as usual!
I love fog...ocean fog is just so sweet...
Haha, Julie! I love the fog too. I'm originally from the mountains, and one of my greatest joys is seeing that fog that rolls down the valleys and burns off with the sun. Gorgeous!
That is one of my greatest joys too. I'm always taking pictures of the fog ... or the sun breaking through the fog ... or the clouds ... or the swirling snow ... or ... My DD thinks that I'm looney!
I just like taking pictures of something peaceful. You know, something that doesn't ask to borrow my car.
I'm not joking, BYW.
I love fog…ocean fog is just so sweet…
Yes Chance, but when my fog dissipates I can she the neighbors house across the way. And I can see their big ol’ whale of a trailer … with those fancy smancy NASCARs lounging in it. Such a lovely sight … all that sparkling paint … glistening in the morning light … like dolphins frolicking in the sea.
Nascars, and ocean fog. Gotta love the Revenge, where two things can be so easily discussed, just like the weather.
Grins. Well, I guess fog IS weather! hahaha!
Seriously, Revengers, I've had a FABULOUS day here on the ship. Thanks for letting me sail with you today! Bo'sun, shall we pick a prize and announce it tomorrow? :>
Again, thenkeeee verrra much! Now, off to bed with a Brazilian firefigh...oh, sorry. Of to my OWN bed, with my darling hubby. Hahahah!
Sorry, I toddled off to bed before this. LOL! I will pick a winner and announce it this afternoon so you can get that prize back right out!
Congrats on your new release! Revenge and redemption are my two favorite Rs, and they sure make great themes for suspense novels.
Although it's tempting to plot out revenge against someone who has been unkind, I tend to calm myself and hope that Karma will triumph. :)
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