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So, I finished The Paris Wife, and I found it to be absolutely exquisite. It broke my heart(figuratively) in 20 different ways and left me sad that there was not more to read. That's the mark of a good...
View ArticleFinding My Way Back
When you respond to the call of creativity, you will find peace from the purge. If you do not heed, the calls of sirens become the shrieks of banshees and given enough time unrequited will drive you...
View ArticleBecoming Beautiful (100 Words)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~This is my first contribution to Velvet Verbosity's 100 Words Project - a fun little exercise I've decided to invite myself to join. Each week a word or phrase is presened to...
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For Velvet Verbosity's 100 Words Project. This week's inspiration is CUFFS.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~The first few cuffs across the chops she let slide without question. If her strict upbringing taught her...
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For Velvet Verbosity's 100 Words Challenge. This round's word of inspiration is VOICE.He earned his living with that voice, hosting radio shows featuring oldies or lonely heart dedications. Deep and...
View ArticleAncestors (A/Z)
My first installment of the super-fun April A to Z Challenge. Are you as excited as I am!?!? :DThere aren't many things I love the way I love the old family photos and jottings that have found their...
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Burley-Belly (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter B.Here's a fun (and possibly funny) fact about me for those who didn't know: I love bellydancing. I wanted to learn since I was a teenager, and for the past few years...
View ArticleCurrents (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter C.Inspired by another blogger, I thought I'd jot a haiku cluster for my A to Z Challenge today. I wrote this in the car while Incrediboy was at a birthday party, so...
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For the A to Z Challenge - Letter D.I had a nice long chat on the phone today with a good friend. She works in the editing business, and we share a common love of snark, the Steelers, good music,...
View ArticleExtreme Couponing (A/Z)
For rhe A to Z Challenge - Letter E.Have you heard of this? It's not new, but there's a big boon in its popularity of late. People collect coupons from papers, magazines, websites, swap groups, and...
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Fan (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter F.Music is the way our memories sing to us across time. - Lance MorrowI would take music over every other form of entertainment without a moment of hesitation.I was...
View ArticleGuts (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter G. Most writers and artists will tell you there is a palpable vulnerability to sharing your work, particularly within a large arena of viewers. Summoning the guts to...
View ArticleBragas
For Velvet Verbosity's 100 Words. Just for fun, I'm going a little silly this time. This week's inspiration is BROKEN.Meandering blearily through the tight maze of shops bursting with cheap trinkets...
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Hats (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challege - Letter H. A few generations back, everyone wore hats. Take a look at old films and photos. Women and men alike seemed to never leave the house without some sort of hat. Most...
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Insidous (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter I.Everyone knows I love a great horror movie. Everyone also knows that I don't think there's been a decent horror film out in years and years (unless you count the SAW...
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Klansman? Me? (A/Z)
For the A to Z Challenge - Letter K. Warning: Rant below! :)I have just about had it with the race card.I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, because it most certainly does. But just because I expect...
View ArticleLMNO Puppies (A/Z)
"ABCD puppies?""LMNO puppies.""OSAR puppies, CMPN?"-- childhood play-with-letters jokeDoes anyone remember this? The rough translation is 'Hey, Bee, see da puppies?''Hell, them ain't no puppies.''Oh...
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Scattered to the Winds
For Velvet Verbosity's 100 Words Challenge. This week's prompt is IMP. She made her way though the empty outbuilding with the stragglers brought in by the auction. It had been a lucrative day. Even the...
View ArticleQuiet Reality Screams Terrible Unknowns (A/Z)
I'm cheating again, using 5 letters at once (Q,R,S,T,U) for the A to Z Challenge, but these little shortcuts are necessary for me right now. I've barely been online, let alone been able to blog - and...
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