Answers: Part 5

[mmerriam]

Questions from the original post here. Feel free to go ask your own questions!

pentacon asks:

1. What do you think of polyamory?

I think that if a person or persons have enough love to give, if they go into it with their eyes open and are willing to communicate and to comprise and do all the hard work that will keep any type of relationship healthy and whole, then why not? I think if everyone involved is an adult, and willing, and really wants to, then why shouldn't they? I think really strong and loving families can be built this way.

Are there pitfalls and problems with polyamory? Sure. It's definitely not for everyone, and I think too many people who have no business being in a non-traditional relationship--because they lack the maturity (no matter their age), mental or emotional stability, or the kind of life- experience that can carry them though a tough time--get into polyamory for various wrong reasons, with unfortunate consequences.

He's the deal: I think consenting adults should be allowed to love each other however they want, with whomever they love, as long as they are all in agreement.

Because at the end of the day, isn't that what we really want, to love and be loved in return?

2. When did you last have a character get out of control?

When I was writing Last Car to Annwn Station, the character Jill kept trying to get me to write a hot sex scene with her and Mae. I managed to keep things under control in the final draft, but...

3. Star Wars or Star Trek and why?

Love them both and before Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, I would have said Star Wars, but I love me some DS9 for a lot of the same reasons I loved the original Star Wars trilogy.

It was dirty, grimy, the tech didn't always work, never mind save the day. The characters were flawed and human and didn't always like each other, but they did their duties and jobs and did them well. And despite all that, it still had a hopeful message. It was good stuff. So I guess Trek, but mostly because of DS9.

4. What did you do?

*Looks down at his shoes and kicks the dirt*

Nothin'.

5. What's your favorite material?

Flannel. I love the warmth and softness and general feel of flannel. Other people can have their satin and silk, but for me it's flannel.

6. How would you start the story of your life?

"While it would be years before the reasons for all that happened became clear, in the end it worked out all right."

7. Who would you most like to interview, living or dead?

Roger Zelazny. It is one of my great regrets that I never had the chance to meet him.

Comments

[will-couvillier.livejournal.com]

Ditto #7.

[pentacon.livejournal.com]

1) I think I will steal that to use for myself. You know, you should think about being a writer. :)

2)Sometimes the character knows best. :D

3) That is what I liked about DS9 and despised about next gen.

4) Sure sure, tell it to the judge.

5) Flannel is good, but I have found myself really liking fine linen. I spent hours at the state fair looking at table linens. Egyptian cotton is also good.

6) I like it.

7) I did get the chance to meet him. He was a very kind gentleman and it is a memory I cherish.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Steal away. You know, I thought about being a writer once...

Egyptian cotton is indeed very nice!

[ken-schneyer.livejournal.com]

I feel as you do about DS9. It had a sense of a true story arc, even over seven years, and it tackled some nasty questions. It also got delightfully playful, riffing on Seven Days in May, Goldfinger and various Le Carre novels. The characters kept trying to find themselves, and to find love, and never quite got it right.

I liked Babylon Five for the same reason.