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I'm randomly spamming as I wait for David to come back from taking a client (and old friend) to the pub. I should be writing but I haven't been.
Two things that amused me; I'm rereading the Chalet School books and it just struck me; Joey Bettany wrote Elsie fanfic in 'The School at the Chalet; she's one of us. Cool. And that book was written in the 1920s :-)
And as I drove the kids to the movies (Kung Fu panda; loved it :-)) I paused at a light and saw an ad on a billboard:
"HOW TO TOP"
Well, it's all about attitude and knowing what your sub needs and --
And then a truck pulled away and I saw the picture of the burger under the words.
Boring. I like my initial reaction better.
I also ran across a 1984 book on Amazon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, an author whose name I know from the Darkover books, though I haven't read any myself: Catch Trap.
A magnificent, colorful novel of the circus world of the 1940s and 1950s, rich in detail, bursting with power and emotion.
Mario Santelli, a member of the famous flying Santelli family, is a great trapeze artist. Tommy Zane is his protege.
As naturally and gracefully as they soar through the air, the two flyers find themselves falling in love. Mario and Tommy share sweet stolen moments of passion, but the real intensity of their relationship comes from their total devotion to one another and to their art.
As public figures in a conservative era, they cannot reveal their love. But they will never renounce it.
A tremendously moving tale, a rich family saga, a wise and compassionate portrait of a special love in a special world.
Trapeze slash! Yes! With the total trust and the adrenaline and the danger and the touching. It sounds interesting.
Two things that amused me; I'm rereading the Chalet School books and it just struck me; Joey Bettany wrote Elsie fanfic in 'The School at the Chalet; she's one of us. Cool. And that book was written in the 1920s :-)
And as I drove the kids to the movies (Kung Fu panda; loved it :-)) I paused at a light and saw an ad on a billboard:
"HOW TO TOP"
Well, it's all about attitude and knowing what your sub needs and --
And then a truck pulled away and I saw the picture of the burger under the words.
Boring. I like my initial reaction better.
I also ran across a 1984 book on Amazon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, an author whose name I know from the Darkover books, though I haven't read any myself: Catch Trap.
A magnificent, colorful novel of the circus world of the 1940s and 1950s, rich in detail, bursting with power and emotion.
Mario Santelli, a member of the famous flying Santelli family, is a great trapeze artist. Tommy Zane is his protege.
As naturally and gracefully as they soar through the air, the two flyers find themselves falling in love. Mario and Tommy share sweet stolen moments of passion, but the real intensity of their relationship comes from their total devotion to one another and to their art.
As public figures in a conservative era, they cannot reveal their love. But they will never renounce it.
A tremendously moving tale, a rich family saga, a wise and compassionate portrait of a special love in a special world.
Trapeze slash! Yes! With the total trust and the adrenaline and the danger and the touching. It sounds interesting.