Paige Hawthorne: Blog

I get it - you Winter-despisers must be in Full Woody now that the final chapter of "Winter's Secret" has been posted. You're finally rid of me.

Cue Leonard Cohen. "Halleluja".

Public Service Announcement: There is still time to low-vote this story. Not that I pay the slightest attention to reader scores. Oh, and don't forget to vote for other writers in the Clitorides contests. Another way to voice Winter-displeasure.

So, "Winter's Secret" is my chant du cygne. For 2017 anyway.

Well … Holidays ahead - Happy and all that. Cheers!

Paige

Boy, there are a lot of guns out there! Along with some proud, and often thoughtful, gun owners.

This sampling of responses to my blog inquiry isn't comprehensive, but it may be representative. I say 'may be' because I don't really have a feel for firearms. Hope I got the spelling and terminology right:

> Glock 9mm

> Hammerless revolver / 11 round LR / Dirty Harry special

> Colt 1911a1 45

> Kimber Micro 9 / Kimber Custom Compact in .45ACP

> 9mm

> Springfield XD9801

> 9mm Luger / 32 special carbine / 10 gauge shotgun / .22 semiautomatic

> Knives

> Glock 36 / .45ACP

> 1911's & 2011's. / Springfield XD & XDm pistols.

Many of you who carry on a regular basis say you hope never to need your weapon. Amen to that!

Paige

No, I'm not asking how hung you are. Louts. Boys just fib about that anyway.

"Winter's Secret" has opened the floodgates on gun control and politics. Healthy discussions in emails and Comments. Mostly.

A surprising number of you write to tell me you carry a firearm. Some of you have concealed carry permits. Fine. What gives me a slight frisson of angst is the sense that more than one of you are looking to be that 'good guy with a gun'. Yikes!

Oh well, carry on!

Paige

PS For those of you who assume you know my politics … well, you probably don't. But there are several ways to express your displeasure:

> Low-score me in the voting arena.

> Send me nasty emails.

> Write disparaging Comments.

> Vote for everyone else in the Clitorides rodeo.

I pay no attention to reader scores, writing awards, etc. However I do stand for truth, justice, and the Armenian way.

There is, reportedly, an escalating campaign to remove the Winter stories from the Clitorides competition.

Now, if this is a legitimate grassroots passion, then I shan't oppose it. What decent patriot would? However hordes of Winter fans - well, two readers - suspect a nefarious plot.

Therefore, with reluctance, I have notified the Federal Bureau of Unscrupulousness of this odious development.

Paige

Pro, con, confused (like I am) … there's a lively firearms discussion in the Comments section at the end of the last chapter of "Winter's Secret". Help yourself!

Paige

PS Thanks to all you serious boys for writing me to explain that the 'third rail' applies to the subway. Duh! My tongue-in-cheek reference to testicular trauma on the top rail of a corral was ... well, tongue-in-cheek.