tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7712273852636027468..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Digging Shirley JacksonLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84112079231718049902023-03-03T16:45:10.628-05:002023-03-03T16:45:10.628-05:00The third Delgardo story, "Christmas Dinner,&...The third Delgardo story, "Christmas Dinner," was purchased by AHMM yesterday. Far out!Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48242247838355987032021-03-06T21:33:15.374-05:002021-03-06T21:33:15.374-05:00My advice on the Beatnik slang: Flavor the story w...My advice on the Beatnik slang: Flavor the story with it here and there, but don't overdo! Use it sparingly. Less is more, daddyo...Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14662794913849550012021-03-04T21:47:18.291-05:002021-03-04T21:47:18.291-05:00LOL! I think I will! :)LOL! I think I will! :)Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19054743044720001152021-03-04T21:27:51.594-05:002021-03-04T21:27:51.594-05:00"Charles?" Oh, man!"Charles?" Oh, man!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76708456125707502822021-03-04T09:48:46.510-05:002021-03-04T09:48:46.510-05:00I loved both Life Among the Savages and Raising De...I loved both Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons. LATS contains the first version of "Charles" - and that should raise the hair on the back of every parent's head. <br />As far as beatnik slang - well, bread, far out, and shades lasted well into the hippie days. The others I'd never heard of.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64255978512846737262021-03-04T01:38:04.907-05:002021-03-04T01:38:04.907-05:00Nice post! I have a beatnik in the story I'm c...Nice post! I have a beatnik in the story I'm currently writing. That glossary will be handy (I hadn't remembered most of those). And yes, how much to use requires a balance. And great fan of The Lottery, too. Stephen Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594368159220033291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36908854449128731532021-03-04T00:00:00.789-05:002021-03-04T00:00:00.789-05:00Jeff, you should write "Please Don't Eat ...Jeff, you should write "Please Don't Eat The Neighbors." Domestic horror! Janice, yeah, it's a brilliant scene. O'Neil, thanks for the info. John, enjoy her stories!Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75605885817329018402021-03-03T17:39:39.405-05:002021-03-03T17:39:39.405-05:00Interesting, Rob. I found a collection of Jackson...Interesting, Rob. I found a collection of Jackson's short fiction awhile back--The Lottery, which contains the short story by the same name--and I've enjoyed it. Also looking forward to reading her short in the latest Strand. (I have that issue, just haven't gotten around to her story yet.) John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1714900570768927492021-03-03T12:35:11.730-05:002021-03-03T12:35:11.730-05:00Cool information. I've done some research into...Cool information. I've done some research into the Beat Generation and Beatniks for a couple books. I'll email you something.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7800820134876328672021-03-03T07:19:50.663-05:002021-03-03T07:19:50.663-05:00What a wonderful Shirley Jackson quote. Much can b...What a wonderful Shirley Jackson quote. Much can be forgiven for a scene like that!<br />Best of luck with the third Delgardo story.Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406971307368250281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13016532815393832602021-03-03T01:12:12.418-05:002021-03-03T01:12:12.418-05:00Wonderful! May Maynard G. Krebbs bless your coffee...Wonderful! May Maynard G. Krebbs bless your coffeepot! I think I have the paperback of one of Jackson's essays. She and Jean Kerr could have collaborated on a novel: "Please Don't Eat the Neighbors."Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.com