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Any Virginians here?// Holiday get-together?? (cf. post 129)
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"When you call me that, smile."
-- The Virginian, Owen Wister
Sorry, minor digression. But I did live there for a while, In Newport News, while serving in the Army at Ft. Eustis. I had a friend there who turned me on to famed and iconoclastic Virginian satirical fantasy writer James Branch Cabell. Have also read some of Ellen Glasgow's excellent historicals, set in Virginia.
But I have now lived in Alaska for 22 years, so that is home. It snowed today, but just a little.
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-- The Virginian, Owen Wister
Sorry, minor digression. But I did live there for a while, In Newport News, while serving in the Army at Ft. Eustis. I had a friend there who turned me on to famed and iconoclastic Virginian satirical fantasy writer James Branch Cabell. Have also read some of Ellen Glasgow's excellent historicals, set in Virginia.
But I have now lived in Alaska for 22 years, so that is home. It snowed today, but just a little.
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Hi, everyone!
Articshark and mrsmig, hello, neighbors!
Hi, Rhoda Nightingale! We drive through your area a few times every year on our way to the Outer Banks!
Blacbird, I just started reading The Virginian on my Kindle earlier this year. Love the quote! Have to confess I am not familiar with Cabell but will check him out. (Just looked him up on Wikipedia.) Wow, snow! I lived in Illinois for a few years (the cold and snow was quite a shock for someone who grew up in San Diego and Memphis!) and have great respect for those who live in much more frigid climates than I do now.
Just wanted to reach out to see who else might be around from Virginia. Wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in getting together every now and then to chat and compare notes.
Articshark and mrsmig, hello, neighbors!
Hi, Rhoda Nightingale! We drive through your area a few times every year on our way to the Outer Banks!
Blacbird, I just started reading The Virginian on my Kindle earlier this year. Love the quote! Have to confess I am not familiar with Cabell but will check him out. (Just looked him up on Wikipedia.) Wow, snow! I lived in Illinois for a few years (the cold and snow was quite a shock for someone who grew up in San Diego and Memphis!) and have great respect for those who live in much more frigid climates than I do now.
Just wanted to reach out to see who else might be around from Virginia. Wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in getting together every now and then to chat and compare notes.
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I'm in the suburbs just outside Richmond...an hour and a half from DC and an hour and a half from Virginia Beach.
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an hour and a half from DC and an hour and a half from Virginia Beach.
Hi Connie & Lavern --
Thanks for finding us! What are you working on at the moment?
Cheers, Donna
Hey Blackbird, I just moved to Virginia from Alaska. lol Talk about mirrored moves.
It's nice to know there are a few neighbors on the site.
Umm, I hang out mostly in the Erotica/Romance and blogging areas. But I do get around the forum. Just not as much.
It's nice to know there are a few neighbors on the site.
Umm, I hang out mostly in the Erotica/Romance and blogging areas. But I do get around the forum. Just not as much.
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Not from here originally, but currently living on the MD side of the DC Beltway. Hello from across the Potomac!
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You're close enough to several of us in the WDC area to count as a neighbor! Plus, I do a bit of genealogy in my copious (ha ha) spare time, and Blankenship is one of the names in my family tree.
So you are more than welcome!Too funny! We can make you an honorary Virginian, if you like.
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SF/Fantasy Convention in Richmond. I didn't know about it, either. Might have to check out next year's event.
Any of you go to George Mason University's Fall for the Book festival? I went to several of their sessions last year and really enjoyed them. It's a week-long, multi-venue literary event and it's largely free. I attended a couple of panel discussions and scored front row center seats to an appearance/reading by Neil Gaiman.
Maybe we can do a Metro DC/AW meetup for this year's festival...?
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Hello, and welcome! You're just down the road from a couple of us (me, included).
Haven't been to the GMU festival, but just looked at their website and saw that David Baldacci is one of the featured speakers (I'm in the M/T/S category, so that would be interesting). And a meet-up sounds like a terrific idea -- I'm in!
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I'm not a Virginian--much to my husband's chagrin--but I live near Potomac, MD, about 15 minutes from the MD/VA border!
It's nice to see all of these local-ish writers on AW!
I'm not a Virginian--much to my husband's chagrin--but I live near Potomac, MD, about 15 minutes from the MD/VA border!
It's nice to see all of these local-ish writers on AW!
Hi, C.T.
I'm interested to know if any of the northern Virginia/Metro DC folk belong to the Writers Center, headquartered in Bethesda. I've gone to one or two of their events and have taken one class, but only recently bought a membership.
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I haven't attended any events or classes at the Writers Center yet, but would like to someday! I only live about 15 minutes from its location so I really should take advantage of it.
What did you think of the class you took there?
What did you think of the class you took there?
Well, to be honest, I was really disappointed in it. It was called "Self-Publishing: The Pros and Cons" (or something like that) and I felt the instructor really wasn't well versed in the subject. I felt I'd already learned more than she knew just by reading the AW threads on the subject. I emailed the Center's management and they very kindly (and promptly) refunded the class fee, with apologies.
I'd like to try taking another class - they offer some courses that sound interesting - but I haven't had a confluence of spare cash and spare time yet.
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