tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post6630994792848014267..comments2024-03-27T09:06:32.834-04:00Comments on Friday the Thirteeners: Mindy McGinnis Takes The TruthErin Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11415377887347978552noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-89850377437209744362012-03-30T12:09:18.809-04:002012-03-30T12:09:18.809-04:00Hey where's my comment? I know I left one here...Hey where's my comment? I know I left one here!! Damn it, I forgot what I said before. But I have to say, this all sounded like lots of fun! Course if it was me, I probably wouldn't have made it out of childhood as I'm so clumsy! <br /><br />Love this post a lot! It says a lot about you, you know. he he.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-8459223979821766062012-03-28T13:48:34.333-04:002012-03-28T13:48:34.333-04:00Rusted machetes make the best toys. We kept our s...Rusted machetes make the best toys. We kept our stash in the garage, along with all the other childhood deathtraps.April Tucholkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219212423237924363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-6570085171438904882012-03-28T08:06:12.573-04:002012-03-28T08:06:12.573-04:00April - I actually knocked out a few teeth because...April - I actually knocked out a few teeth because of a laundry line... but that's another story.<br /><br />Kasie - Hmmmm.... OK, I'll take your word for it :)<br /><br />Elsie - Yep. Like a bushel!<br /><br />Bethany - Thanks :) I'm sure I can come up with something about a hayloft... might be a short though!<br /><br />Myrna - Machetes. Yeah, I had a particular affinity for my hatchet.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-58652713915727157272012-03-28T01:33:46.729-04:002012-03-28T01:33:46.729-04:00It sounds like we grew up in similar places with s...It sounds like we grew up in similar places with similar thrill issues. Yeah. We had a grain silo. I had a brother who spent a lot of time in the emergency room (an hour away), usually related to something he shouldn't have done with a machete or a motorcycle.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-70000663811077596172012-03-27T23:52:59.014-04:002012-03-27T23:52:59.014-04:00Too funny, Mindy, as always! I expect your next n...Too funny, Mindy, as always! I expect your next novel to be called Death by Hayloft.Bethany Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10246300214978544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-89195297645661913102012-03-27T19:18:43.590-04:002012-03-27T19:18:43.590-04:00You're nuts, you know that, Mindy? :)You're nuts, you know that, Mindy? :)Elsie Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256871951982313181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-11199521185714998022012-03-27T19:11:07.499-04:002012-03-27T19:11:07.499-04:00This sounds like perfect material for a book. :) C...This sounds like perfect material for a book. :) Country living is fun. (And by fun, I mean dangerous). I'm glad you survived. And glad you're part of the blog! That sounded wrong. I don't mean that I'm glad that you survived so you can be part of the blog. Those two sentences were separate and unrelated. :)Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-46792059102100885492012-03-27T15:56:37.327-04:002012-03-27T15:56:37.327-04:00How did us farm brats not die? Just stepping out ...How did us farm brats not die? Just stepping out the screen door was lethal. There were approx. 11 things on our farm that could kill a reckless kid, just between the laundry line and the garden.April Tucholkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219212423237924363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-85074995360268997492012-03-27T11:35:39.032-04:002012-03-27T11:35:39.032-04:00Melissa - Survived. Checkmark.
Erin - Maybe it ju...Melissa - Survived. Checkmark.<br /><br />Erin - Maybe it just ingrained in us a willingness to take risks?<br /><br />Megan - I'm glad to be here! I know mine did. So far corn figures prominently in everything I've written.<br /><br />Becky - I don't know if I'm cool or just really stupid.<br /><br />Rena - Yeah... grain silos.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-91828998077216043972012-03-27T11:30:18.359-04:002012-03-27T11:30:18.359-04:00Oh yeah, grain silos (hangs head in shame).Oh yeah, grain silos (hangs head in shame).Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-24692731133601180662012-03-27T10:59:22.030-04:002012-03-27T10:59:22.030-04:00Man...you're way cooler/thrill hungry than I w...Man...you're way cooler/thrill hungry than I was. Bridge jumping is paltry in comparison.Becky Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880501542510014819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-74728133605242385352012-03-27T10:18:05.443-04:002012-03-27T10:18:05.443-04:00Mindy, so glad you are in our group. I can tell by...Mindy, so glad you are in our group. I can tell by your fine choices as a young person that you fit right in! Also, now I really want to see Witness.<br /><br />It would be interesting to do a poll of YA writers and see if our childhoods (rural vs urban, etc) influenced what we ended up deciding to write aboutMegan Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183250728834483243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-34608840670115034772012-03-27T09:33:06.693-04:002012-03-27T09:33:06.693-04:00I was thinking of that WITNESS scene before you ev...I was thinking of that WITNESS scene before you even mentioned it! Too funny. I also entertained myself in some bizarre ways as a teen, many of which involved hiking through random patches of woods, playing on rope swings, and swimming in random ponds/rivers. A rural childhood creates a creative, self-entertained writer, perhaps? ;)Erin Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415377887347978552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-28059574663899801782012-03-27T07:52:08.119-04:002012-03-27T07:52:08.119-04:00I can't look at a silo without thinking of tha...I can't look at a silo without thinking of that scene in Witness! Glad you survived your teenage ideas. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999839673562029105noreply@blogger.com