I received an email today from the aol address that was given to me by a Romantic Times receptionist as the best way to reach Kathryn Falk. The email had a subject line: “cell phone for kathryn falk is 111-555-1212.”
There was no text to the email, so I did what any normal person would do. I called the number. Ok, first I talked to Candy, and THEN I called the number. When Ms. Falk returned my message, I spoke with her about the recent message attributed to her by several varying sources.
I asked her if she posted the long comment on Scott’s site, or if it was someone posing as her:
It was both. I’m so not into that, and someone hacks into my computer from here. Some of the words were definitely from my lectures, but I don’t ever do blogs. I’m not in the industry. I know people are upset but I don’t go on the blogs. That’s not something I’m involved in.
She went on to discuss some of her other projects involving wheelchair accessible cabins, veteran support, soldier support, and work with other charities.
When I asked why someone would pose as her, she said,
Carol said it sounded like me, and it probably is me, but I’m retired…. Carol says it my words about positivity and positive energy, but not the rest.
There’s nothing I can do about it, but I’m not set up to go online. That’s not my focus. Someone took my words but that isn’t me.
But it’s not important. People shouldn’t get off on controversy or nastiness, when it’s more important to be positive to attract good things…. When you fill your bowl of abundance with love, you receive love.
Falk went on at length about some of her projects involving soldiers and local support, and about her farm in Texas. When I asked her why someone at Romantic Times would say publicly online that the message had come from her, and if that bothered her, she said:
It was my voice, and my stuff that was said. I’d say it. I’m sure that what I said was pretty positive. I usually am.
It seemed to me that Falk was seeking to distance herself from the comments attributed to her on Scott’s site as she tried equally to make it clear how distant she is from the romance industry. She writes one letter a month for Romantic Times, she said, and has very little involvement beyond that.
Most of her comments dealt with the power of positive thinking and the advantageous effects of contributing positive energy, and at no time did she say, “Yes, I wrote those words.”
She said it sounded like her, it was something she would say, and that she was sure that it was more of the positive New Age message that she sought to communicate at all times.
So was it Kathryn Falk? Enquiring minds still are not sure.
I am agog.
Proably a good thing I can’t get to most of the blogs I read at work; it would have been hard to look awy from the trainwreck.
I don’t know what’s weirder—the post or the conversation.
FWIW, the Scott/Falk business is now on Galleycat.
What the Falk?
Lisabette wins for best and most appropriate summation of this event! *snerk*
I agree, the prize goes to Lisabette.
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And when you fill your bowl with other substances, well, you tend to get those substances right back, don’t you?
It’s pretty clear that, if she didn’t write that screed, she would simply say, “No, I didn’t write that or post that and I’ll look into it.” All the bizarre evasions and elliptical answers just make it look worse.
I’m going to go with “wrote and posted under the influence – now trying to pretend it never happened.”
That full moon on the 2nd was obviously of cosmic proportions.
Dl, ds, etc: “Looser”
Oh. I guess I may need an asshat myself – I had no idea it was an intentional error. It’s a personal glitch – I see that mistake and it makes me berserk. So many people make this error, and since I spent enough time as a tortured high school English teacher to earn tenure and then “run, run away!” a-la Monty Python, I can’t help it: “Looser” and misuse of “their” “there” and “they’re” make me break out in hives.
God, next Falk will be saying that someone pretending to be her shoved a note into the tubes so it would go on the internets.
Between the RT convention
assholery
folderol, Tony and Tina Catanzaro (or their imposter/s) proving themselves to be absolute nutbars, and the wank that took over my slash fandom last weekend, I’m assuming someone put some crazy in the nation’s water supply. *stocks up on vodka instead*
Please note my spamblock is sense48. As in, “Nothing this week made any sense.”
OMGWTFBBQ? IF that woman wrote the badly…God, just plain badly written, ungrammatical and nonsensical drivel of a rant, AND she’s so incoherent in phone conversation, how has she managed to actually work in any positions that require you to put on panty hose and suit? Seriously. Has any of this nonsense made sense in any way to anyone, other than to be a bunch of nuvo-dippy-hippy crap (as opposed to savvy hippy wisdom) about beaming love into the Universe to get love back, and stop being mean because it makes my dolly cry?
She sounds either completely stoned or borderline personality (or perhaps on a manic upswing) and off her meds.
Are you really sure this is Kathryn Falk? For real, if this is her, there’s hope for anyone who can manage a full sentence without sounding stoned.
As a card carrying hippie from the great state of Oregon. Ms. Falk’s positive “message” came across loud and clear.
She’s obviously quite herbally altered and her keepers need to take away all forms of comunicatation devices.
On a lighter note I’m glad that Britney Spears’ old mangager has found work again.
It was my voice, and my stuff that was said. I’d say it. I’m sure that what I said was pretty positive.
Carol said it sounded like me, and it probably is me, but I’m retired….
Well, hello there Sybil. Or should I say Carol? Did this whole thing occur while she was switched to some other personality?
What the Falk?
Lisabette FTW. Here’s another phrase I need on a t-shirt (preferably not accompanied by a picture of Peter, though that would be kinda’ funny – talk about your in-jokes).
This whole thing is just way too nutty. 🙂
FWIW…a cell number in email subject line is b/c you were texted from a cell. My husband does it all the time…
You could sell them T-Shirts with “What the Falk” on them at conventions. If I were ever to go, I’d wear it!
The Secret Explained
by Kathryn Falk
Chapter 1
Marty my drug dealer and I were discussing successful business practices the other day…
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And when you fill your bowl with other substances, well, you tend to get those substances right back, don’t you?
So is this what happens when you fill your bowl with crazy?