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Offline Deorccwen.sisterwives

  • Age: 40
  • Gender: Female
  • Location: UK
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Books that moved me

Well, this list would be books I thought were fantastic, or which had a big effect on me, rather than those which "moved" me, because that might end up being a rather soppy list, and would also leave out some of my favourite books/writers!

Graham Joyce: Dark Fantasy & General Fiction with a DF element. Anything by this superb writer. How to Make Friends with Demons (pub in UK as Memoirs of a Master Forger by William Heaney [pseudonym]) is his most recent novel
Octavia E Butler: Again, anything by this SF writer. Her Xenogenesis trilogy is about a poly relationship, though a complex and disturbed one.
Robert Heinlein: SF. Many very good (and seminal!) poly novels, e.g. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land, but he got carried away by his fantasies in some novels, and frankly ruined chracterisation and plot as a result.
Orson Scott Card: SF/F Also an excellent writer, though quality can vary!
Diana Wynne Jones: Fantasy. Any adult or YA novel by this fantastic writer.
Terry Pratchett: Humour/Fantasy. A brilliant writer, plenty of wry social commentary, occasionally spoiled (for me) by schoolboy humour. But not enough to put me off the books!
Amanda Foreman: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Non-fiction (history), poly.
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
Jane Austen: Because she's hilarious!
Elizabeth Gaskell: Brilliant, compassionate stories. Unflinching social commentary in the face of widespread censure.
William Blake: He was a genius, and his poems reach deep.
Charles Causely: A great poet. For an Ex Far-East Prisoner of War should be required reading!
Bram Stoker: Dracula
Mary Webb: Precious Bane
Alice Walker: The Colour Purple and The Third Life of Grange Copeland. Although Grange Copeland was brilliant, it was so painful I have not been able to read it more than once.
Neil Gaiman: Dark Fantasy
Marian Zimmer Bradley: The Catchtrap (general fiction) and her Darkover novels (SF). Darkover novels are variable in quality as she wrote some very early in her career. Some Darkover novels are poly.
Nick Hornby: General Fiction. Hilarious and hurting.
JK Rowling: Harry Potter. Book 3 on are excellent.

Music I listen to

A bit eclectic, but here goes!

Throwing Muses
Sisters of Mercy
Kirsty McColl
Nina Simone
Bill Withers
India.Arie
Jethro Tull
Enigma
Peter Gabriel
The Kinks
Tracy Chapman
Simon and Garfunkel
The Beatles
Vangelis
Sting
Miriam Makeba
Ipi Tombi

Some classical
Some opera

Praise You
by Fat Boy Slim (hate everything else he's done!)
Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams (don't like anything else he's done)

Interesting facts about me

My life-partners are Natja and Kester.
I joined the SisterWives community to meet, exchange views and develop friendships with like-minded people.

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    IsaBear

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    09/28/09

    Thank you so much for the kind and helpful letter. Isa

    09/29/09

    Reply from Deorccwen:

    You're very welcome, Isa. I'm glad you found it helpful and not simply intrusive.
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    julie38

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    09/13/09

    Thank you, Deorccwen. I am devastated and hurt so much. I miss them terribly. And I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this. I have not been able to get online because my computer was wiped out by a virus, so I've had few people I can talk to about how I'm feeling. (I'm now staying at my parents' house until Wednesday dogsitting for them while they are in Alaska, so I can use their computer.) I feel very alone right now. I'm just trying to get through each moment.

    Thanks for caring enough to write.
    Julie
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    Bud

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    08/01/09

    Love reading your posts! Very insightful and introspective!

    09/14/09

    Reply from Deorccwen:

    Hi Bud,

    Thank you so much for your kind words. My apologies for the delay in replying: we moved house at the beginning of August and are still waiting for a telephone line and internet connection to be installed. It seems the telecom people don't care about those of us who live in the back of beyond! ;0) I'm typing this in an internet cafe (actually a single desktop PC in a general store) which is some way from home, so I probably won't be on SW again for some time to come. I do miss the community!

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    RebeccaLake

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    07/06/09

    I am more trying to think of things I can do with him with out having to take a weekend long trip! Like tot friendly parks ect. It just there is not enough space in the very small house with 4 adults two small kids is pushing my luck. Plus there is so much he can not eat I don't want to burden them extra stuff they are all older. I want him to have his own time with me this is not the trip for that N would be fine with me for long preiods of time the 18 month old would be a little harder.

    09/14/09

    Reply from Deorccwen:

    Hi Rebecca,

    I'm afraid I can't help on kids' outings local to you, as I live in the UK. Every child is different, of course, but my own 18 month olds never needed anything expensive by way of entertainment. They were usually delighted to go to the local park and play on the swings and slides. Or play peek-a-boo for ages. Or roll a ball back and forth with me. Or throw balloons around with me. I don't think they'd have got any more enjoyment out of an expensive theme park: they just like it when you play with them.

    I hope it all works out for you.

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    Natja

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    06/28/09

    I have one of those coats......image

    06/28/09

    Reply from Deorccwen:

    Oooh! I want one! So does K (though not sure where either of us would ever wear them....).
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