I read all your stories on your website, and while I know I told you I love your writing, I read them when I was in my 'afraid to email people' stage. ( I had an irrational fear of being spammed if my email address was just loose out there in cyber space. I think I'm over it now).
The Sentinel Affair -- I liked the hippie references(naturally) and Blair being sent to Conover and having to recant everything he said to appear sane. He lost his reputation, but was still being Blair in the commune. Jim was seduced despite himself. Jim doing the covert ops kind of thing but getting sucked into Blair's orbit - I liked that a lot.
Child of God -- No bad guys, just people in pain.
The way I've always seen it, Naomi either knew who Blair's father is and is keeping the information to herself for either a good reason to protect Blair - like she did in this story, or to deny the father access to Blair or the father's family access. The other theories are she doesn't know because she was raped by an unknown person, or she was incapacited due to drugs or alcohol -- still rape if she was not able to give informed consent; or she was doing a one night stand or with several guys that she quickly drifted away from without really knowing who they were. That might seem a little out there, but I've worked with several kids who the mother really didn't know who the father was, and their guesses, due to DNA testing, were wrong.
You have to feel for Naomi, because incest causes such damage to a person. Her imparied ability to have healthy relationships, the way she uses her body seducatively, all can be attibuted to the incestual abuse.
And Blair-- maybe it was confirmation of his worst fears and dashing of his hopes. Jim, wanting to show his support. And the pain her father was in -- that made him less than rational.
It wasn't an easy story but it was an excellent one.
Wind Whispering: I love the way Jim and Blair's relationship starts out with suspicion on Jim's part and for Blair the familiar feeling of being judged by his looks in that negative way. And Blair's in grief, and he can't share that -- the girl who is more than she appears at first, the boy who isn't the bad guy at all. The resuce in the snow, Jim's thawing about Blair and Blair wanting to help Jim, even knowing he's risking being rebuffed... Loved all of it. Jim bringing Blair to his cabin and letting him stay there. Blair being sick and Jim feeling like a jerk when he finds out why. Jesus just listing this stuff from my memory makes me want to read it again.
Chasing Rainbows -- loved the meshing of the spirit plane with reality in Blair's world. Loved him being stripped of his intellect, his BSing ability to have the sweet core of his personality being the dominant feature people see about him. Loved Jim wanting to caretake him and bring him out of it. Loved the waking coma idea -- is that real, by the way, or did you make it up? Loved the speech problems at the end, because it made his recovery more realistic.
Absolutely loved Blair giving Simon a hug, and Simon having to let him.so as to not scare him. Loved the murder case you worked into it also.
Can't wait to read the sequel.
Loved Alpha and Omega - the way you made it historical and fresh at the same time. Cried when Jim had to decide if Blair had to die or not. Simon being jealous -- that worked nicely.
So Gilly, much apologies for not giving specific FB before. You are a wonderful writer and I love your stories Laurie
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The Sentinel Affair -- I liked the hippie references(naturally) and Blair being sent to Conover and having to recant everything he said to appear sane. He lost his reputation, but was still being Blair in the commune. Jim was seduced despite himself. Jim doing the covert ops kind of thing but getting sucked into Blair's orbit - I liked that a lot.
Child of God -- No bad guys, just people in pain.
The way I've always seen it, Naomi either knew who Blair's father is and is keeping the information to herself for either a good reason to protect Blair - like she did in this story, or to deny the father access to Blair or the father's family access. The other theories are she doesn't know because she was raped by an unknown person, or she was incapacited due to drugs or alcohol -- still rape if she was not able to give informed consent; or she was doing a one night stand or with several guys that she quickly drifted away from without really knowing who they were. That might seem a little out there, but I've worked with several kids who the mother really didn't know who the father was, and their guesses, due to DNA testing, were wrong.
You have to feel for Naomi, because incest causes such damage to a person. Her imparied ability to have healthy relationships, the way she uses her body seducatively, all can be attibuted to the incestual abuse.
And Blair-- maybe it was confirmation of his worst fears and dashing of his hopes. Jim, wanting to show his support. And the pain her father was in -- that made him less than rational.
It wasn't an easy story but it was an excellent one.
Wind Whispering: I love the way Jim and Blair's relationship starts out with suspicion on Jim's part and for Blair the familiar feeling of being judged by his looks in that negative way. And Blair's in grief, and he can't share that -- the girl who is more than she appears at first, the boy who isn't the bad guy at all. The resuce in the snow, Jim's thawing about Blair and Blair wanting to help Jim, even knowing he's risking being rebuffed... Loved all of it. Jim bringing Blair to his cabin and letting him stay there. Blair being sick and Jim feeling like a jerk when he finds out why. Jesus just listing this stuff from my memory makes me want to read it again.
Chasing Rainbows -- loved the meshing of the spirit plane with reality in Blair's world. Loved him being stripped of his intellect, his BSing ability to have the sweet core of his personality being the dominant feature people see about him. Loved Jim wanting to caretake him and bring him out of it. Loved the waking coma idea -- is that real, by the way, or did you make it up? Loved the speech problems at the end, because it made his recovery more realistic.
Absolutely loved Blair giving Simon a hug, and Simon having to let him.so as to not scare him. Loved the murder case you worked into it also.
Can't wait to read the sequel.
Loved Alpha and Omega - the way you made it historical and fresh at the same time. Cried when Jim had to decide if Blair had to die or not. Simon being jealous -- that worked nicely.
So Gilly, much apologies for not giving specific FB before.
You are a wonderful writer and I love your stories
Laurie