I like to think this is a safe place to type the stuff we shouldn't elsewhere, at times.

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I'm sure it can wait till tomorrow, Steph. (Also, I know Imogen Howson, one of the editors there -- she wrote for Deena, and she's a sweetheart.)

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Laura, I think your son living with your brother would be a great idea, if your brother would be up for it. Family, but maybe out of the current reaction loop, plus your son having a sense of responsibility while being there--it could be just the ticket.

Steph, anything you could do to improve the editorial quality of current published erotica would be a blessing to human kind. I've read books where I was muttering, "Where was your beta, dude?" two pages in, and that so takes me out of the mood. I hope it works out for you.

Amy, good luck with possible naval enlistment for your son. My dad served in the Navy, as did an uncle and a couple of cousins. Go Navy!

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And I am off to a meeting for a few hours to bully doctors and tell them they need to start doing things differently if they want to get paid. Woo! DH is going with me because sometimes they listen to him more than me. But I'll start off and only pull him in if extra bullying is required. See my stern face!

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The idea of Laura with a stern face makes me smile.

Thanks, Calli. I'm pretty sure we're Navy all the way back, although one of my cousins went Air Force (and regretted it). And we might have had someone Army during WWII. My dad was in for a few years, and my brother's a lifer -- he signed up at 18.

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I'm sure it can wait till tomorrow, Steph.

I'll probably type up my draft today and send it tomorrow morning after I make sure I don't sound like a drugged-out leather freak.

Also, I know Imogen Howson, one of the editors there

That's who contacted me!

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Nothing wrong with Army. My dad went to Europe after WWII and was a teacher for the occupation forces' army brats in Augsburg. One of my uncles was in the Marines during the Korean War. But aside from cousins, everyone was out by the time I was born.

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Go get 'em Laura!

Steph, I agree with the others. If there is something you *aren't* comfy with, maybe mention that??? Not sure. Little out of my wheelhouse. But, given what I know about you, sounds like the perfect job!

He doesn't honestly get that being tired because you stayed up too late playing games is not an excuse to miss work.

Hmm. Well, there are times I get into a game, and play until the wee hours. But, still drag myself out of bed and go to work. Or, do it on the weekends. C'mon boys! Snap out of it! If there is any inclination of maybe doing military service, I would encourage that. If the job hunt is that hard in your area, it's a job. And it will teach them life skills, and displine. If they flunk out of boot camp, they flunk out of boot camp. Try the Air Force, I hear their boot camp is the easiest, plus I hear they have the best food. Lord knows, it helped my Uncle, from what Mom says.

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She's lovely, Steph. And a great writer -- I worked on a few of the stories she did for Deena and they were wonderful.

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If you're doing editing for erotica, do you get the option of saying "Bodies don't bend like that"?

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