Miscellaneous Stuffs

[minxy]

Add Brokeback Mountain to the list of films I really, really need to see, and Annie Proulx novella of the same name to the reading list. In the meantime, everlyn has gorgeous icons and screencaps. Bless her.

Also, interestingly, porn seems to be more popular than the average non-smutty fic at Area 52 (I have *no idea* why). In the first day Slow was posted as an NC-17 fic, the number of visits to my little page doubled, and it's since tripled. The feedback was also most flattering, and I shall take it as a sign that porn seriously helps my writing for some reason. *ponders & grins*

So, looking forward to Serenity (again), Brokeback Mountain and Harry Potter. Have I forgotten anything?

Comments

[nialla]

Brokeback Mountain is actually a short story -- only 30 pages long. It appears in the Proulx short story collection called "Close Range: Wyoming Stories."

Your friendly (Internet) neighborhood librarian. ;)

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Thanks! May add bookstore to the list of errands to run today. I've read Proulx before, pretty sure it was the Shipping News, but it's been a while. Brokeback Mountain sounds amazing. Jake Gyllenhall and Heath Ledger? Mmmm.

[nialla]

I downloaded the trailer and it looks really interesting. Showed it to one of my "real life" friends who's also a slasher, and she wants to see it too. The only thing is I figure it won't get a big release, it'll only be in "art house" theaters. There's a couple not too very far from me, but it's still at least an hour's drive. But I think this one is worth the extra effort. ;)

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I'm about to move outside the city and I think I'll be in the same situation. Get this, though, I'm pretty sure I've read half of these stories before, but they were (a few of them) creepy enough that I set the book down before reading Brokeback Mountain. *rolls eyes at self*

I love her writing, but she writes desperation brilliantly to the point where I feel it a bit too much sometimes. I'm set now, though. Heading straight for the coda at the end, and skipping The Half Skinned Steer. That one gave me nightmares, seriously.

[nialla]

I was doing some research to see if it appeared in other anthologies, and it does. In fact, one of them is in the public library where I work. I bought the darn book, but didn't realize this story was in it. *facepalm*

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I would grin at you, but I read the book last night and I'm heartbroken now. Make sure you have a hug nearby waiting for you when you read.

*curls up in a corner*