Many of us were unable to attend GayRomLit for different reasons so I thought I would bring some of the action to you by way of a small selection of photographs. A few of the photos have the same people in them and that’s because they were the ones who were kind enough to send me their pictures. I hope you enjoy our small attempt to capture a bit of the fun of GRL. Special thanks to Poppy Dennison, Lara Brukz, L.C. Chase, Amy DiMartino, J.P. Barnaby and Ethan Day for sending me photos and links. Thanks also to Aunt Lynn for saving my bacon with the damn pictures. You rock Lynn :skoal:
I’m also linking to a special anthology in PDF format for GRL called Don’t Read in the Closet. It’s free, so you can share it among your friends. (Note that it’s pretty big, so it may take a moment to download)
Here are links to J.P. Barnaby’s GayRomLit post, K-Lee Klein’s album and Tracy Ward’s GRL album
UPDATE: I’ve added a few more pictures from M.L. Rhodes’ album. 🙂
ML said, and I quote “I have to say, this was, bar none, the BEST retreat/conference/writing event I’ve ever attended! Huge, huge kudos to the organizers–Lynn Lorenz, Ethan Day, J.P. Bowie, Amanda Young, and Carol Lynne. These five put an incredible amount of work into this event and they should all be awarded gold medals for it! It was a great four days!”
Geoff Knight, Ethan Day, Poppy Dennison
Lara Brukz, JP Barnaby and Ethan Stone
Damon Suede in kilt
Blake Deveraux & Ethan Stone
Treva Harte, Damon, A.J. Kelton, Blake Deveraux
William Cooper & LC Chase
Joyee Flynn, Dalton and Jason
Rick Reed_Damon Suede
Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton
Barry Brennessel, Amber Kell, Amanda Young
Damon Suede and Poppy Dennison at Juke Joint
Heidi Cullinan, Amy D. & Marie Sexton
Amy & Rick R_ Reed
Terry Wylis and TD McKinney
Missy Welsh and Poppy
Geoff, Teresa, Barry, Tracy
Clare London, Amy D. & Isabelle Rowan
Rowan and Kate McMurray
Poppy and ZAM
Rowan Speedwell. Heidi C., ZAM, J.P. Barnaby, Belinda McB.
Clare London and M.L. Rhodes
Lynn, Damon Suede
Ellis Carrington & Damon groping Ethan Stone
Tracy, TA Chase, Carol Lynne, Amy
Belinda and Poppy
M.L. Rhodes, John (who used to review for the site) and two friends, Anne and Jo showing off their tats and John’s ass.
Eden Winters
Rowan Speedwell and Anel Viz
Devon Rhodes and M.L. Rhodes
Amy and Geoff Knight
E.M. Lynley, Amy, Katherine, Angel & Brandon the bartender
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M.L. Rhodes
LaFittes in Exile
And that’s a wrap for GRL 2011. See you next year! :biglove:
Had an awesome time meeting everyone at GRL and hope everyone can return for 2012 in Albuquereque. I can’t stop smiling everytime I look at all the pic’s people have posted, so thank all of you who took photos and decided to share them with the rest of us who either weren’t there or couldn’t manage to be everywhere at once. : )
Where are your pics Ethan? 😕 Too busy having a good time?
I was relying on the kindness of strangers to record my memories for me, lol. There was plenty going on to keep me busy and out of trouble…for the most part. : )
I MAY have had one or two extra glasses of wine that I MAY have not actually needed on Saturday night. Hee.
What do you mean, one or two extra glasses of wine? We KNOW you’re a lush Ethan. :doh:
I’m too much of a lightweight to be a lush. : ) I pass out way before lushdom has time to take effect.
I see a lot of people I know. Waves hi to EM and LC. It looks like everyone had a great time. I might have to go next year. 🙂
If I go I’m taking all the guys with me so I can get down and dirty (information). What were you thinking Lasha? 😯
I told my writing partner to block that off on her calendar, maybe you can fly out together since you are both in the frozen North. 😆
I had an amazing time myself!!! Enjoyed meeting everyone!
Kisses,
Blake
I heard you got enough kisses while you were there Blake. 😎
I loved Brandon the bartender, though he didn’t strip down the night we were there. #Disappointed
And, I’m really sorry I missed the Ethan Stone gropefest…
Brandon seemed like he was feeling no pain. 😀 I’m sure Ethan wouldn’t mind having a private grope fest just for you, the next time you’re in Nevada.
😎
I missed any and all gropeage as well, J.P. Other than the strippers groping themselves, which I sadly didn’t find that sexy!! I’m not sure what was up with me that night, but I kept wondering if they needed some antibiotics. ; )
Now that was funny Ethan. You should try writing lines like that in your books *ducking for cover* 😀
LOL! I try to leave crotch critters OUT of the romance, Wave. : )
I’m unspeakably jealous! Looks like a wonderful time was had by all. Hope I can make it next year 🙂
We all are but you can start saving now for New Mexico in 2012 Jo. 😎
J.P.- Sorry you missed the gropefest, too. The more the merrier, I guess. Can’t believe my “good” friend sent that pic in. I might need to slap her around a bit, but I’m afraid she’d like it too much.
Wave-Why are you offering up my body? I’m not that easy. Well…okay I am.
You sure looked easy Ethan — your face is all flushed and you’re grinning like a Cheshire cat. I could see that you were hoping Damon would shove his hand down further in your pants but he’s a gentleman. 😆
I paid good money for this picture because I was told you were being naughty and I certainly didn’t get what I was promised. Someone’s going to pay. :nuts:
Wave- I was just the tiniest bit inebriated that night so I can blame it all on the booze.
Ummm I have no ideal what your talking about. :whistle: But if you’re offering spankins, I’ll take them. Ellis and Damon may want in on it too. I will take them next year. :flirt: Ethan Day you weren’t the only one not intrested in the strippers, someone should teach them boys how to shake their ass. Maybe the strippers at OZ, now they could move. Mmmmm. I had a blast at GRL, can’t wait till next year.
I didn’t say I was uninterested, per se…just a teensy bit worried. : )
Were you worried that they would break their equipment? It was always my understanding that guys have this down to a fine art with all the practising they do every day. Isn’t that true Ethan??????? 😕
What happens in NOLA stays in NOLA…except for the incriminating pictures!
It was an amazing trip and everyone should attend next year. 😀
Those pictures are awesome!! Even more jealous now!
I added more pictures this morning so check ’em out. 😀
It’s good to finally put a face to all the names I’ve been seeing on my books.
I think I was too distracted to take pictures, so I’ve been enjoying looking at everybody else’s. (My camera never even made it out of my suitcase.) (I’m the Kate sitting with Rowan Speedwell in that photo in the middle.)
Man, that whole trip was a ton of fun. Plus there’s the unintended benefit of looking forward to next year and learning to spell “Albuquerque”!
LOL! I’ve been typing Alb, and leaving it at that, Kate. It’s such a long name! ; )
If y’all are having too much trouble typing Albewhosiwhatsit, might I point out how easy it is to spell San Francisco? A city that typically has great weather in October. It has also been known to be gay-friendly, and easily accessible for those without cars. Just sayin’… :whistle: 😉
Stupid question time: are Devon and M.L. Rhodes sisters or do they just happen to have the same surname and look a helluva lot alike? I’d never made the connection before, it’s a common enough name. But seeing the pictures 😮
Hi Jeayci
You’re right about SF being a lot easier to spell but I’ve been there in October and the evenings are damn cold. 😀
I don’t believe M.L. and Devon are related since “M.L. Rhodes” is a pseud 😕
Hi Jeayci! Wave is right, ML’s last name is a pen name and Rhodes is my maiden name. But I would totally adopt her as my sis in truth! 😀
Must also take a bit of credit for helping to convince John to drop trou in the courtyard, and also being the one to take the tat picture with John’s ass-ets showing. 😉
Great recap Wave! Sorry, I was offline this week or I’d have sent you some of my shots too. xoxo
Hi Devon
I’m sorry too because I’m sure that your pics are great. Maybe you could send me a few of your best and I’ll add them. However please don’t send anything bigger than 500 x 500 pixels. Some people sent me HUGE pics which I couldn’t upload because the system refused to accept them.
Thanks for the picture of John. He’ll never live it down now that his ass-ets are on display
And I’d totally adopt Devon as my sis as well! 🙂 Yes, she was the photographer…she helped lure John to the courtyard. And I was one of the guilty parties who lured John to the tattoo parlor in the first place. Hehehe! 👿
Hi M.L.
Thanks for pointing me to your GRL photos. Now everyone gets to enjoy at least a few of them.
You and Devon really do look like sisters. Are you sure there’s no relationship? 😮 Kidding!!!
Kudos to Devon for getting John to drop trou and to you for luring him to the tattoo parlour. 😎
I’m not sure if those answers make me feel more or less silly for asking! Like I said, I’d never made any connection before (and I was pretty sure at least one was a psued), but wow do y’all look alike in that photo! At least enough to be sisters, anyway. Coinkydinks can be funny things. 🙂
Wave, cold evenings just means everyone has an excuse to get all cozy! :flirt:
Hey, that’s my thigh, my ass is pointed the other way. Yes, Devon took our pic and I did have to be convinced to do it, but I’m glad we did. Jo was my roommate for grl. Anne and Jo first met, clicked, then I clicked with Anne. And M.L.’s son found the tat palor online. We all got a tat. It was a great experience, the tat and grl.
Thigh, ass, it’s all the same to me. Maybe not to you …..but to me. 😆
You slept with a woman??? Shame on you. :blush:
These brought back such great memories! Thanks for the round-up Wave, and thanks to all those who took pics when most of mine seem to be of empty glasses on the floor or unidentified people’s elbows! 🙂
Hi Clare
You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed them. Boy you sure got around judging by all the pictures. 😀 I know the feeling about pictures ending up as a wobbly blob or someone’s elbow. 😎
And what’s so embarrassing, it looks like I spent the whole weekend in the same shirt LOL! Believe me, a hell of a lot happened in each single day :).
We understand about the economy in Great Britain right now Clare, so wearing one outfit for the entire retreat is not something you should be ashamed of. 🙁 Things will get better…. we hope. 😕
So someone finally coaxed John into showing off his tat!
I think it took the concerted efforts of the Rhodes’ girls Treva. 😀
It truly was the most amazing time! I can’t wait for next year! Everyone was so fun and I am so glad you liked some of the photos guys!