Elsiewrites

stairways-connect asked: Bless my soul! thought it was going to turn into a morality tale - but it was, instead, a bit of amoral tail.

Thank you! I’m never sure how people are going to react.

bostonkink asked: Another terrific piece, loved it. Are you familiar with Nicholson Baker's Fermata?

Thank you. I was not familiar with Fermata, but I looked it up, and now I must read it!

stairways-connect asked: Dagnab it Els, I done had to research "vinegar pie", and I still aint sure I get the connection. We surely aint in Kansas no more.

You look in vain for a connection. ‘Vinegar Pie’ reminds me somewhat of ‘Clockwork Orange’; in this sense it means a delicious-looking delicacy that is actually bitter if not actually poisonous. But that is certainly not the conventional meaning of the word. Real vinegar pie is actually quite delicious.