tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.comments2013-10-31T17:28:26.732-07:00The Wading PooleLucianne Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-91983389930998633852013-10-31T17:28:26.732-07:002013-10-31T17:28:26.732-07:00Yes, it is true, I am a baby. I was born during va...Yes, it is true, I am a baby. I was born during vampire spring break earlier this year in Fort Lauderdale and abandoned by my mother on the beach. But do not pity me! Just send money so I can track down my mater. Unfortunately, I do not have a real address as I am only fictional. I am sure you feel the pathos of the situation. Gaius.Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-82516919717254038082013-10-30T11:03:33.486-07:002013-10-30T11:03:33.486-07:00Tell me Vampire baby ....which generation do you f...Tell me Vampire baby ....which generation do you fall under? Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen X? Your age is a mystery since most vampires are centuries old yet you are a baby?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992036292769479610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-53407511992360227362013-07-03T14:23:13.123-07:002013-07-03T14:23:13.123-07:00Sir, I am indeed no ordinary canine.
However, I ...Sir, I am indeed no ordinary canine. <br /><br />However, I eschew trampolines and board games in favour of cats and bunnies. I suspect that the unmentionable reasons for this predilection may not be unrelated to your own bent for professional trampoliners and Monopoly players... but I could be wrong.<br /><br />I expect that down the road, after you enter your hipster vampire baby stage, you may gain an appreciation of Frank Sinatra and the Bat, <i>ummmm</i>, <b>Rat</b> Pack. But I could be wrong about <i>that</i>, too.coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-11353159619685969982013-07-03T08:01:14.539-07:002013-07-03T08:01:14.539-07:00Dear Mr. Coyote,
Since you are no ordinary canine...Dear Mr. Coyote, <br />Since you are no ordinary canine given your superior language skills, I have decided to respond to your comment. Your message eludes me but I can only deduce that "Frank Sinatra" is the alpha of your pack and you have sent me some sort of coded message. I thank you but I am really only interested in whether you a)trampoline b) play Monopoly.<br />Respectfully Yours,<br />Gaius JuliusLucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-88952787950226813832013-06-28T12:07:52.844-07:002013-06-28T12:07:52.844-07:00"That's why the baby is a vamp(ire)...&qu..."That's why the baby is a vamp(ire)..."<br /><br />...with apologies to Frank Sinatra.coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-31506594071583221672013-06-07T08:33:37.118-07:002013-06-07T08:33:37.118-07:00Thanks for your incisive question! Vampire baby wo...Thanks for your incisive question! Vampire baby would like to reply himself, so I've arranged for him to guest blog. He does not keep a regular schedule (like many fictional babies) so his reply will appear sometime this month on The Wading Poole. Thanks for your patience.Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-21250845386507840572013-06-06T16:15:34.299-07:002013-06-06T16:15:34.299-07:00Does Vampire baby sleep like the undead? Does Vampire baby sleep like the undead? The Independent Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723383503135303248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-72805880764212272182013-04-24T17:52:40.797-07:002013-04-24T17:52:40.797-07:00Thanks for your comment, David: priceless!Thanks for your comment, David: priceless!Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-69700828879170378412013-04-23T18:48:44.745-07:002013-04-23T18:48:44.745-07:00At work there's a sticker on the entrance door...At work there's a sticker on the entrance door that says "You are welcome to breastfeed here". <br /><br />I saw it and thought: that doesn't apply to me. <br /><br />But if I had an adopted vampire baby, it could.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-74052177575485479232013-02-27T10:27:12.593-08:002013-02-27T10:27:12.593-08:00Nice ones! I particularly like the "biting&qu...Nice ones! I particularly like the "biting" metaphors.Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-42631374998940799232013-02-27T05:55:45.359-08:002013-02-27T05:55:45.359-08:00And constantly makes reference to their Batberry.And constantly makes reference to their Batberry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028824820932503395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-85106545490838954272013-02-27T05:54:44.732-08:002013-02-27T05:54:44.732-08:00Some of these sound familiar. Other signs...
Send...Some of these sound familiar. Other signs...<br /><br />Sends emails at 2 am.<br /><br />Calls for pre-dawn staff meetings.<br /><br />Uses biting metaphors: let's break the tasks into bite-sized bits, let's nibble at this problem for a while, let me get my teeth into this one.<br /><br />Demonstrates fervent passion for your working group's involvement in the Red Cross blood drive.<br /><br />Avoids meetings at the new Office for Religious Freedom (which is just a cover for fighting the Undead). <br /><br />Listless and unproductive during the day, but recovers their energy around 4 pm. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028824820932503395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-73490520298400069312013-02-06T13:27:47.832-08:002013-02-06T13:27:47.832-08:00Thanks for sharing your repressed memory, David! S...Thanks for sharing your repressed memory, David! Sorry to hear about the ruined bell bottoms. My 1980s 10-speed Raleigh shredded a few pairs of jeans (mostly my brothers' which I borrowed without asking).Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-33420059021311266412013-02-06T06:14:21.268-08:002013-02-06T06:14:21.268-08:00I'm sure I have, but I've repressed the me...I'm sure I have, but I've repressed the memory. All I have is an image of black grease and gear marks on pale blue bell bottoms. David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-14379486684391566742013-01-30T13:12:18.162-08:002013-01-30T13:12:18.162-08:00Thanks for the comment! Great idea for a future bl...Thanks for the comment! Great idea for a future blog post - perhaps you'd like to guest blog it?Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-20834995169264911612013-01-30T07:04:34.720-08:002013-01-30T07:04:34.720-08:00Top reason vampires join the civil service: great ...Top reason vampires join the civil service: <i>great</i> dental plan...coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-21830896342410857622013-01-17T09:51:24.850-08:002013-01-17T09:51:24.850-08:00Yes, it's too bad I didn't think to copy t...Yes, it's too bad I didn't think to copy the scone recipe. In this post, I was tempted to link to a version of the recipe, but that would not have been authentic.Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-20625721463585383532013-01-17T08:21:35.863-08:002013-01-17T08:21:35.863-08:00Of all of these, I regard raisin scone recipe as m...Of all of these, I regard raisin scone recipe as most valuable. . .coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-11555296736023507462013-01-15T10:04:33.366-08:002013-01-15T10:04:33.366-08:00Molto grazie for the encouraging words - much appr...Molto grazie for the encouraging words - much appreciated. I recently learned that a couple of authors who successfully queried sent a minimum of 75 query letters. I've only sent out 25, so I better get back to it!Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-23109793293247610502013-01-14T01:07:05.178-08:002013-01-14T01:07:05.178-08:00I'm sorry to read of your disappointment - bel...I'm sorry to read of your disappointment - believe me, I know the feeling of excitement around the request for a partial (and even for a full) manuscript that doesn't end well. <br /><br />But it truly is a huge compliment to your writing that you won the interest of a busy literary agent. Only a small percentage of manuscripts make it this far - really, it does you great credit! And in my experience, not many offer any feedback, so that's excellent.<br /><br />One of these days you will be published and I look forward to reading your published works! Buon anno for 2013!sandrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957358953411540844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-10341663635163241282012-10-15T08:32:24.499-07:002012-10-15T08:32:24.499-07:00Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoyed Knitt...Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoyed Knitting Man. I have to confess, I rewrote a couple of the lines of the rejected version. Nothing like a few years a part to give you new perspective.Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-44155338437365429812012-10-13T02:28:23.819-07:002012-10-13T02:28:23.819-07:00Love it! And less scary than the chainsaw man.Love it! And less scary than the chainsaw man.sandrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957358953411540844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-61262126198394144492012-10-12T07:00:26.152-07:002012-10-12T07:00:26.152-07:00Thanks for your comment, fellow number 7 veteran. ...Thanks for your comment, fellow number 7 veteran. Writing is a lonely pursuit so your feedback is much appreciated! Lucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-16804927039390824632012-10-11T21:23:52.701-07:002012-10-11T21:23:52.701-07:00Good old number 7... I have taken that bus to and ...Good old number 7... I have taken that bus to and from Carleton a few times.<br />I liked the story. Short yet engaging. I was reading in anticipation of whether the chainsaw guy would indeed start hacking away at the nervous bus goers. <br />Looking forward to seeing some of your other works. Readergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501563480246876975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820716563419082736.post-74595523621392849432012-09-27T06:32:00.786-07:002012-09-27T06:32:00.786-07:00Great to hear from you Valerie! Thanks for your co...Great to hear from you Valerie! Thanks for your comment. Hope you and your family are doing well - LPLucianne Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687732495236270127noreply@blogger.com