Comments on: A Confession: I Really Do Love Flying Cockroaches by Bonnie Vanak

By: Bonnie Vanak

Bonnie Vanak — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:06:39 +0000

LOL everyone, the hissing, giant cockroaches must be stopped! Imagine if they went nuclear, like the old Godzilla movies, and grew to 10 feet tall. I think there will be several new exterminating businesses cropping up if the roaches make it to the Sunshine State.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it!

By: Nancy Cohen

Nancy Cohen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:11:37 +0000

Hissing cockroaches? Egad! The flying devils are bad enough. Makes me shiver to think about them. Bring in the exterminator!

By: Mary Ricksen

Mary Ricksen — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:27:45 +0000

I have been in Florida for over 25 years now. When I first moved here a native Floridian told me that when you can stomp on a Palmetto bug barefoot to kill it, you are officially a Floridian. Darn, but don’t think I ever will be one!

By: Aleka Nakis

Aleka Nakis — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:58:34 +0000

Oh, Bonnie… Only you could make me smile when I’m reading about palmetto bugs:-)
Cockroaches zinging left to right could also be used in a productive way to teach a character how to dance. Whatcha think?
Yuck!
lol

By: Rosemary Letson

Rosemary Letson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:34:11 +0000

Thanks a lot Bonnie,
I hate them critters. I hope they aren’t as big as the ones found in the rainforest in South America. Those darn bugs are as big as a human adult hand. You can’t get rid of roaches either. They say they can survive a nuclear bomb and have been around since the beginning of time. I’ll never forget the night I went to bed and felt something crawling up my leg. I jumped out of bed, turned on the light, and watched this huge roach scatter. I screamed, ran, and got the vaccum cleaner. I aimed the hose at it and sucked it up. There was no way I was going to kill it with my hand or foot. Not that big of a mother. Can you tell I hate them? LOL

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:06:50 +0000

OMG – I love this story line. Bonnie, you weave such incredible, fabulous tales. And you got a great cover, too. I still think you are insane for having a thing for bugs – but what do I know???

mwah!
Traci

By: Lyn Armstrong

Lyn Armstrong — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:42:48 +0000

Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for telling us about the cockroaches coming to Florida. I’ll have to stock up on bug spray. When I lived in Australia, we had the worst cockroaches that flew through the window and landed on the bed with a thump. And because it was so hot, you had to leave the windows open or die of the heat.
It gives new meaning to…”Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” LOL.

By: Kathleen Pickering

Kathleen Pickering — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:04:02 +0000

Ooooooh, Bonnie. Glad you can find SOME reason to like those nasty critters. You actually make them sound intriguing. You clever, clever author. (However, as a fellow Floridian, if those hissing cockroaches move in, I’m leaving!)

Can’t wait to read Broken Souls. The plot sounds marvelous. No surprise there. I love ALL of your novels.

By: Allison Chase

Allison Chase — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:51:39 +0000

Oh, Bonnie, nothing disturbs me more than when palmettos fly!! And seeing a Madagascar hissing cockroach in person once (at a kids museum) caused me to break out in a cold sweat. Your Katia is an incredibly strong heroine to withstand such horrors!