Crushed (Book) - 4/15/2007 8:17:16 PM
'Crushed' is one of the funniest books, if not the funniest, I have ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed the wit, which was razor sharp with the most hilarious unforgiving character descriptions ever penned. I don't consider myself a fast reader, especially novel size books, but it took me only a few hours to finish it because I was so hooked. I didn't even eat dinner because I didn't want to interrupt my reading. I just had to keep going to find out what was to become of Door and her odd but endearing family. There's not a wasted moment in the story. I never felt like I was being carried off on a tangent that had nothing to do with anything. Every disastrous event builds something in the development of the story and the characters. After I finished reading it, I felt like I would miss the Brevingtons. Exceptional work, Frances. I'm impressed.
Brett
Crushed (Book) - 6/17/2006 4:03:49 PM
"Crushed" is a pre-teen fiction book aimed at11-12 year olds. But, grown-ups love it as well. After Curt Eiworth offered to publish it, I illustrated it too.
My First Teenage party (Short Story) - 1/16/2021 1:45:28 AM
Very interesting story
Well written Frances. Went to a few parties myself but mostly a bit older.
We all liked to play Post office and 5 minute date and any kissing games.
First base (kissing) was all most of us knew and practiced. Of course where I lived and grew up in rural NC we were all pretty uneducated and it was only after we all got older that we found second and third base.
Third base caused me to become an unwed father.
But I feel sure the rest of you writings are really interesting.
I'm over the hill at 81.2 years old ang night be going to the 'other side' soon and not writing very much these days. However on Authorsden.com my writings are pretty complete and the information is there for those that are interested.
My mostly unbelievable method I call mental telepathy that made me obtain a great deal, maybe 90% of the stories in the 70+ in my account are there for the hungry and the curious that are not satisfied when finding out a number of lies that were presented as truth and seek for the truth.
Good luck and go for it Frances. Hoping *that*/2812/13/1+3=4 you will check out some of what I call my 'stuff/12366/18/9 and maybe a review.
ArithmancyBob
1/16/2021
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Saturday
Midnight Curfew (Short Story) - 2/9/2019 4:38:50 AM
Good God! At least you froze Tam out of your life.
Shoplifting (Short Story) - 7/17/2018 2:49:13 AM
Stolen in plain sight, it would seem--and none too discreetly!
My First Teenage party (Short Story) - 10/30/2017 3:41:28 PM
well done, ah, those teen years,
enjoyed the read
Never stop Writing!!
m
My First Teenage party (Short Story) - 1/24/2017 2:35:59 AM
I take it you didn't become a nun. Your story reminded me of a junior high school friend who could have become a bad influence on me, but I knew better than to follow her lead.
My First Snog (Short Story) - 5/13/2011 9:41:06 PM
never heard this expression. funny how words work. loved it.
thanks for sharing-
jch
Shoplifting (Short Story) - 7/17/2010 3:57:12 PM
I like that, accidently and on purpose at the same time. Great write.
Kudos to you!
Linda
My Old School Friends (Short Story) - 7/26/2008 4:03:28 PM
Lost some of my old school friends too. My best high school friend did not send me a christmas card or note this year. Cannot seem to find out where she is? Bothers me to no end. I like to keep up with old friends.
My Old School Friends (Short Story) - 9/26/2007 7:37:06 AM
A great write, wonderful dialog reads smooth and is very realistic...enjoyed this my friend. Glad to see you posting!
Blessings,
Joyce B.
My Old School Friends (Short Story) - 9/25/2007 7:24:18 PM
Wow, brutal. There was no sugar coating at all with the narration. It was matter of fact, but still had humorous moments, like when Stacey says so bluntly "I had a nosejob for my birthday". I totally enjoyed this.
Brett
My Pet Dogs (Short Story) - 8/22/2007 5:52:46 PM
Paul McCartney! Now that was cool! As was your story, loved it!
B&R
Fancy Dress Party (Short Story) - 8/22/2007 5:47:42 PM
Oh Frances, that was a wonderful story. We really love your stories and the way they remind us of our youth back then. I'm glad to say that my parents were rather normal as well...I think...
B&R
Fancy Dress Party (Short Story) - 7/9/2007 12:20:02 PM
Hi Frances
How are you?? I enjoyed reading this story. It's packed with some pleasant imagery as you can imagine the teenage girl in her silly outfit. It forced a giggle out of me if I'm to be honest. Also I could feel Tina's embarassment as the parents came bursting in. Lol.
Overall, it was a nice read that brought a smile to my face. Well done Frances.
Never Go On Holiday With An Acquaintance (Short Story) - 5/7/2007 2:18:06 AM
Wow! What a guy! What story! This was so funny...love to read your stories, as always glad I stopped by! What a shocking ending! Enjoyed!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
Never Go On Holiday With An Acquaintance (Short Story) - 5/6/2007 2:06:11 PM
Oh you poor dear, next time take the trip to France! Loved the story, even though we do feel for you!
Love, B&R
Never Go On Holiday With An Acquaintance (Short Story) - 5/5/2007 2:43:31 PM
Hilarious true-to-life piece. Frances, your work is always filled with spot on observations, so keen and eloquently stated that I can't help but laugh.
Brett
My First Teenage party (Short Story) - 3/3/2007 8:04:55 PM
A wonderful write my friend! Enjoyed this much...love your humor! Great story!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
My First Teenage party (Short Story) - 2/28/2007 7:41:27 PM
the narrator's an only child or the first child because parents learn quickly not to leave kids partying again without adult supervision! the story proves it--butts, vomit, costly rug, etc. good read/write holds one's interest all through
Midnight Curfew (Short Story) - 2/28/2007 5:55:27 PM
Another delight to read, Frances. It is good that you can recall these events and share them via your storytelling. Thank you. Love and peace,
Regis
Shoplifting (Short Story) - 2/28/2007 5:53:07 PM
A learning opportunity from which you learned it seems, Frances. Nicely done. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Soho Post Mortem (Article) - 5/30/2022 7:28:46 AM
Not so much a review but a memory I’ve just posted on the Colony page
I used to work at the Zanzibar from 86 - 89. Lunch had a very different crowd to the evening mob. The kitchen was shared with L’Opera restaurant next door so at lunchtime the Zanzibar was more of an upmarket restaurant. It’s amazing what a difference pink table cloths can make. I expect Frances Lynn was a lunchtime regular for the excellent menu and the amazing fresh oj - my first job every morning was to squeeze eight boxes of oranges on the industrial sized 70s orange squeezer. I can imagine it being a shock for Frances to visit the Colony after a refined Zanzibar lunch. Nights at the Zanzibar was a different kettle of fish. Jools Holland on piano needing an eleventh finger which was provided by way of a comedian dying his dick green. Keith Allen famously throwing a stool through the back of the bar. I think he got honourary membership to the Groucho because the owners felt guilty about Keith being sentenced for a few weeks as a result of his slip up.
Laura Imami's Frames Are The Best (Article) - 11/28/2018 8:46:46 AM
At first I thought this was simply advertising. But then, I read your bio and I see that it's just part of your normal writing about celebrity and fashion in your neck of the woods… London.
I am myopic with astigmatism and have had to wear glasses since the 10th grade. In my sophomore year in college I spent an enormous sum ($120 in 1962) to get contact lens and upset my spendthrift father for my wasteful ways. A year and a half later, with paralyzed hands from surgery on my spine, I had to give up the contacts (I still have them in their plastic case) and go back to wearing my Buddy Holly style black thick framed (a recent style?) eyeglasses to drive with and see things at a distance. Fortunately, around the house and at this computer, watching TV, reading, etc., I can go without glasses and don't miss them sliding down my nose.
I try to avoid anything with a designer label on it, because designers have a way of jacking up the price well beyond what the product is worth. That certainly has happened with eyeglass frames. And the primary culprit is that quaint little Italian company you described. They bought up most of the frame making companies in the world and became a monopoly with over 90% of the business a few years ago. Jacked up the prices astronomically for many outlets here in the United States offering two frames for the price of one--a ridiculous price. I saw an expose of them on television. Fortunately, recently a number of Internet companies have come along with reasonable prices for frames.
Ron
Michael Armstrong's Screen Plays (Article) - 12/23/2017 11:33:18 AM
I've never heard of Michael Armstrong and from the look of his movies, I don't think I'm interested in watching them.
Ron
Peter Schlesinger's Photographic Encore (Article) - 10/9/2015 4:06:33 AM
Very interesting. Great photos. I didn't see the photo of you hanging from the ceiling though. ;-)
Ron
Jeff Dexter to Write His Memoirs (Article) - 12/10/2009 4:24:11 AM
And it's about time as well! Not many of us survived the Sixties with memories intact but somehow Jeff seemed to escape this phenomenon. But for how long??? So one and all are delighted that Jeff has begun at last to upload his treasure trunk of memories for the benefit of us all. I'm fed up with people who were not really a part of it trying to write about the Sixties on the basis of their interviews with people who were. To use an apt analogy, it's kind of like the pathetic attempts of "experts" to talk about the effect of drugs they have never themselves taken.
Parties in the Seventies (Article) - 7/26/2008 4:04:37 PM
In the seventies I was raising my 4 daughters. I did have some fun going to bingo and carnivals and all. But parties, only family birthdays and that is all.
Sat Raimondo - The Healer Who Unblocks You (Article) - 5/24/2008 6:41:12 PM
Hey Frances, maybe I should try something like this. I'm glad it worked for you as I know how hard it is to get unblocked. I look forward to reading your next book as your writing brings me a lot of joy.
Brett
Tales Of Brother Goose (Article) - 8/22/2007 5:54:31 PM
Thanks for this push into the 'right' direction, Brett sounds like tons of entertainment! Great article,
B&R
CRUSHED. Illustrated Young Adult Novel. (Article) - 4/28/2007 1:29:02 PM
Wow! A five star review, I can't put this off any longer I am going to have to buy this book and read it...I think it will be first on my list of summer reading.
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
The Frugal Editor (Article) - 4/28/2007 10:54:14 AM
excellent review and very good advice. makes any of us think twice and want to have a look at this book. cheers
CRUSHED. Illustrated Young Adult Novel. (Article) - 4/27/2007 5:33:20 AM
I will have to check this book out; sounds like it would be a good one to read! Congrats!
The Frugal Editor (Article) - 4/18/2007 5:01:05 PM
Dear Frances:
Thank you so much for the lovely review. I am excited about this book, as I was about The Frugal Book Promoter. It is a way to reach and help many authors! Glad you liked the section on hyphens. They haunt most of us and there is much disagreement on them, but my book advises on the zero tolerance approach so as not to turn off an editor or agent who has the power to say "Yea" or "Nay" to your book (or short story or freelance query or...well, you get the idea. (-:
Best,
Carolyn
www.howtodoitfrugally.com
The Frugal Editor (Article) - 4/18/2007 4:46:54 PM
I could definitely use this book. I'm no expert on grammar, as I'm sure you will see in my book. I basically hurried the process of publishing it and should have had it professionally edited. The Frugal Editor looks like a good handbook to have.
Brett
Soho Post Mortem (Article) - 3/1/2007 8:16:57 AM
Even though this piece is about London in the seventies it has echos of the counter culture in Pittsburgh in the seventies. So much of what's in the article seems familiar to me. And I did my fair share of drinking. Luckily I kept notes. Thank you, Frances. Guy--
Soho Post Mortem (Article) - 2/28/2007 5:02:01 PM
It seems that in the Seventies there was so much more "living" going on. I really enjoy reading your articles about your life. I'm impressed by it and pretty envious. That being said, there was a somberness to this one that was quite touching.
Brett
Playboy (Article) - 2/26/2007 1:39:39 PM
This article alone would make a great book.
Elizabeth
Playboy (Article) - 1/25/2007 5:15:53 PM
What a party! What a write...really enjoyed this one my friend, enjoyed sharing this aadventure with you! Anxious for the next one.
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
Playboy (Article) - 1/25/2007 9:48:01 AM
Great Stuff Frances - a novel or memoir is here for sure. Malcolm Watts
Playboy (Article) - 1/25/2007 8:47:34 AM
Wow, this is cool, Frances. I'd love to hear more about your adventures. As usual, your writing is so witty. I imagine that you could write about staring at the wall and make it interesting. Anyway, great piece.
Brett
Playboy (Article) - 1/25/2007 4:34:49 AM
really fun read. thanks a lot for posting it. i like your tone, etc. in your writing. found you cause you made a comment place. now i have some of your "older" postings to read. luck
Playboy (Article) - 1/25/2007 4:05:01 AM
I love it! Gotta love the line, ’No wonder they’re eligible. Nobody wants them,’ LOL Would really like to know the history of that grandfather clock (painted by Leary). I basically grew up in the hippy days of Monterey/Big Sur, and Timothy Leary was a central figure. Fun days and fun ways! Great writing!
Ted
Writing About Who You Know (Article) - 12/28/2006 9:04:11 PM
I will have to look this book up, I have always wanted to write for Young Adults, and in fact one of my Novella's Four Words to Freedom, came to me through working with severaly handicap children when I was a teen, thank you for sharing this
God Bless
Michelle~
Parties in the Seventies (Article) - 12/8/2006 4:11:15 PM
A really great article. Oh, those seventies, sigh.
Love, B&R
