tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88847042690219084762024-03-20T05:18:48.780-05:00Eccentric CricketSamantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-85455385957513587012023-02-21T17:32:00.001-06:002023-02-21T17:32:59.221-06:00Happy Mardi Gras!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eVk35Q2kQdCLy8CjFC8RZfaNpuvf4U6zwuXlds2TqjyJGZB7D_drpPeQzS5kOMOJZsCU2XA2AXBVW3No_Jue8lMwTXDXbR8I1uDK2DRPeI94zck-BfpP-oAdd8jjVX8f6KrTWCQUwpLDNRKh5htlrrKZI5otWAMny-jYbSBZyzumZfwKrIOktyG2Dw/s275/mardi%20gras%20king%20cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eVk35Q2kQdCLy8CjFC8RZfaNpuvf4U6zwuXlds2TqjyJGZB7D_drpPeQzS5kOMOJZsCU2XA2AXBVW3No_Jue8lMwTXDXbR8I1uDK2DRPeI94zck-BfpP-oAdd8jjVX8f6KrTWCQUwpLDNRKh5htlrrKZI5otWAMny-jYbSBZyzumZfwKrIOktyG2Dw/w463-h308/mardi%20gras%20king%20cake.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's that time of the year again, Fat Tuesday. Happy Mardi Gras! Everyone is enjoying themselves today, whether in Mobile or New Orleans, catching moon pies, flashing a little for beads, and indulging on king cake. I hope y'all caught some great throws if you attended any parades. It's a wild season, one in which extravagance and a bit of excess abounds. Tomorrow is a different day, Ash Wednesday. People will be calm and give reverence to the beginning of Lent. Will you observe Lent and give up something? Easter is not too far away. I'm still thinking about it and mulling it over. I'm trying to put together a carnival themed short story. Somehow a little Voodoo has gotten twisted in the mix, but that's not a bad thing. I just need to work out the plot so it makes sense. </p><p>On a different note, I finally put the query letter and my pitch together for my first novel, <i>Water's Magic</i>. I'm anxious and excited at the prospect of sending them out to agents in hopes of getting one. I think I'm going to take the novel through the editing process one more time before sending anything. </p><p>I'm also in the process of reading a few books. One of them is on the craft of writing and it is making me conscious of what I'm doing as I write, particularly in novels. I finished <i>Magic's Memory</i>, the sequel to <i>Water's Magic. </i>There are two more books in this series, and I'm 75% finished with it. The working title is<i> Magic's Reverb</i>. Saylah and Michael are still the protagonists and they face a different foe. This third novel was influenced by the X-Men comics that I used to read. They are all "southern fried fantasy" taking place in south Alabama or Northwest Florida. I can't wait to finish the third novel. I get excited thinking about it. </p><p>Well folk, enjoy the rest Mardi Gras. In Mobile, the last parade is the Order of Myths, and it emblematic float is that of Folly and Death chasing each other. Interesting and symbolic, eh? Anyways, enjoy the rest of carnival until next year. Laissez les bon temps rouler! I'll catch you later!<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-69478123946259793712022-07-21T22:16:00.004-05:002022-07-21T22:19:07.746-05:00Doing More Reading and Writing<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hey Y’all! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve been doing some reading. I just finished up Nora Roberts’
novel <i>Year One</i>. I had to pause when the pandemic started because it scared
me up a little. Sometimes I get a little scary. While that book was on the
backburner simmering, I revisited one of Octavia Butler’s novels, <i>Wild Seed</i>.
It was soooo good! Ms. Butler is one of the reasons why I decided to pick up the
pen and become a writer. She wove such an awesome tapestry with her main
characters. I hope to do that with my own. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When I finished <i>Wild Seed</i>, I turned to Mr.
Stephen King and started on The <i>Institute</i>. It was really interesting as
well. Did I mention that I’m working on another novel? I’ll get to that later. <i>The
Institute</i> may be long, but it delivers. I found myself rooting for the
children in the novel. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Now, after I finished <i>The Institute</i>, I went
back to <i>Year One</i>. I enjoyed the last leg of the journey in the novel. I’m
looking forward to the next novel, <i>Of Blood and Bone. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Along the way, I’ve also started another Octavia Butler
novel, <i>Mind of My Mind</i>, J. R. R. Tolkein’s <i>The Fellowship of the Ring,
</i>and P. Djèlí Clark’s <i>A Master of Djinn.</i> Clarks’s <i>The Black God’s
Drums</i> is a good one as well. Yes, I’m a juggling reader, and to answer your
question, yes, I remember what I read so I won’t get the plots mixed up. It
also helps that I listen to some of these books. </span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> As
you can see my reading is a bit eclectic, but it is rewarding. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Oh, one more thing, check out Issue 22 of <i>Fiyah
Magazine</i>. One of my stories is included. The title i "Liqueur of Memory." And as long as you’re at the magazine's site, check
out Issue 23 as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Check out some of these titles and let me know what
you think. In the meantime, and until next time, hold it in the road! 😉<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Qu0G3njJ4yzraR12Oa6PQ8Ikw9Xhkjfgqm1Me2mEqFri51lNLnKbjDZGINw7JV8eKVF2Uhc3EO0QMUBeS7UsQ0TYErwYo1p2kOV35dS37vHbZWYbom5840LhZaLqDDkYkXpWCfTBYHciSwXLp3ovI_i2DBQKTYc_opO1m25GA0KRo268EibLvON2g/s612/The%20Institute%20pic.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Qu0G3njJ4yzraR12Oa6PQ8Ikw9Xhkjfgqm1Me2mEqFri51lNLnKbjDZGINw7JV8eKVF2Uhc3EO0QMUBeS7UsQ0TYErwYo1p2kOV35dS37vHbZWYbom5840LhZaLqDDkYkXpWCfTBYHciSwXLp3ovI_i2DBQKTYc_opO1m25GA0KRo268EibLvON2g/w200-h200/The%20Institute%20pic.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9kmiENNDS5gQ9IMTY2KQlQkXYbAQ0brB3pBOnwWryUZDyRB7M7EUiGhnYFgqXMNEpQBOiYVSQKF_TAE9dhVmFiO1tQftHuC1Xx6wzsA1mIWGmpc9jW-AxjpG9Fcz4E_d01EbW_E8Iz8fLj9Jdxzqml5dkp2A-xU21vli_SppqzNbGCPJ3_YOVwmo1w/s277/Wild%20Seed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9kmiENNDS5gQ9IMTY2KQlQkXYbAQ0brB3pBOnwWryUZDyRB7M7EUiGhnYFgqXMNEpQBOiYVSQKF_TAE9dhVmFiO1tQftHuC1Xx6wzsA1mIWGmpc9jW-AxjpG9Fcz4E_d01EbW_E8Iz8fLj9Jdxzqml5dkp2A-xU21vli_SppqzNbGCPJ3_YOVwmo1w/w131-h200/Wild%20Seed.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3J_jSs_0AbNy8He_2elJGuGtCWug4mTqOZWMv0IoILuFKJzksl0v1v6t-DxsphOClsayXMgo8bALCxivF4lwXtOa3CwtoP27LKKe_okBxg9lGY-_xsydFOydnJ61eJSncgZxgFS4aIgIGzx6C3zHOUuUIxFctDUXqoFDA3FR4Le1aoBS8nLAotDU0iw/s1000/YearOnecover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3J_jSs_0AbNy8He_2elJGuGtCWug4mTqOZWMv0IoILuFKJzksl0v1v6t-DxsphOClsayXMgo8bALCxivF4lwXtOa3CwtoP27LKKe_okBxg9lGY-_xsydFOydnJ61eJSncgZxgFS4aIgIGzx6C3zHOUuUIxFctDUXqoFDA3FR4Le1aoBS8nLAotDU0iw/w200-h200/YearOnecover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-25708568886098210082022-04-08T12:02:00.000-05:002022-04-08T12:02:08.876-05:00It's National Poetry Month!<p>April is National Poetry Month. Let's celebrate! 😎🎉 It's very cool to be able to write poetry. Somehow I equate poetry with the musical genre jazz. It can be so colorful. Even though I write fiction, I appreciate a good piece of poetry. </p><p>I used to listen to my dad tell stories of yesteryear when he worked at a dairy. He even had the displeasure to be kicked by a cow. Here is a little poem inspired by his stories. Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Joy of Milking<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The morning breathes of bloodied spider lilies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and she saunters about looking for me,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">scarlet matching her <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">hide of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ivory and
auburn patchwork.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She lets me reach<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for full udders to sterilize<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">as she eats<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">complacent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">with a payment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">of silo for the load that will be homogenized.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pressing my head into her dimpled hip,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I squeeze,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">release,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and pause<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for the sound of milk <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">pelting dented tin.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The spider lilies are shivering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">under dew-filled shawls.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Note:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Silo is a mixture of young corn plants that have been
crushed and allowed to start the decaying process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All cows adore the smell and the taste of
this feed.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-37975816101225223232021-02-10T14:51:00.001-06:002021-02-10T14:53:52.874-06:00Working on New Projects<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I've
been working on a few projects. Two of them are novels of the fantasy
persuasion, and they are parts of a series. So far, there are two books in the
series. I’m thinking that there may be a novella and maybe a third full-length
novel, but only time will tell. I think I may have mentioned the first novel in
an earlier post, but its working title is <i>Water’s Memory</i>. The second
novel, that I’m about three chapters, or so, from finishing, has a working
title of <i>Magic’s Memory</i>. It is clear I have a few irons in the fire, but
that is not the point of this post. It feels like the world and characters I
created for <i>Water’s Memory</i> and <i>Magic’s Memory</i> have become organic
and alive. Some of my characters, mainly the parents and grandparents of Selah,
the principal character, want me to tell a few of their backstories. So, in response,
I started writing vignettes. I had to figure out why Selah could not really
control her elemental powers in <i>Water’s Memory</i>, and it came to me one
night, her grandmother, Elaine. I’m going to post a snippet of the story “Magic
Bound” that came out of that night. Enjoy and let me know what you think. Until
next time, hold it in the road. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Magic Bound</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jason carefully plucked his baby
daughter from her crib. The child had been crying for about ten minutes. Usually,
when he held her, Selah calmed down and would coo and eventually fall asleep.
This night, he couldn’t comfort his baby girl.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Hey Sweetie, what’s wrong?” He
whispered. “Daddy’s here, so you can relax. Don’t cry. I’m here.” He bounced
her gently as he paced the room, then sat slowly in a rocking chair near the
crib. Jason began rocking in the chair. As he held his daughter, Jason teased
the baby’s lips with the pacifier until she eventually latched on and sucked.
The young father watched the baby. She reached for his cheek and briefly
touched it. Her cerulean eyes sparkled as she smiled behind the pacifier, and
she let out a contented little gurgle. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A grin curved Jason’s lips. The baby
closed her eyes in sleep. Jason followed his daughter’s lead and settled down
to a relaxing, brief nap. He would put Selah back in her crib once he was sure
she was asleep.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Baby Selah’s scream startled Jason
awake. Ondine rushed into the nursery. She approached her husband, who now wore
a worried frown. “The baby has a fever. She was fine when I sat down with her.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ondine nodded and pinned her long
braid into a bun. “Let me have Selah.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jason carefully handed the baby over
to her mother. “Jason, she’s so hot.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Selah continued crying, coughing,
and struggling for breath. Ondine gently bounced the infant in her arms. She
undressed the baby, so she only wore a diaper. The night was cool, but it
didn’t seem to offer any comfort. Ondine stopped her trek around the nursery
and stared at Jason in worry. “She’s getting hotter. What do we do?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Asa entered the nursery. The older
man rubbed his eyes and put on his glasses. “Maybe she’s teething?” He asked. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“She’s too young, Asa,” Jason said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Perhaps it’s colic. I read that
babies her age can be prone to it.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Selah’s crying stammered, and she
screamed again. When she did, rain harshly pelted the windows. An emergency
bulletin sounded on the television in the den. A news anchor appeared on the
screen. “We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to announce that a
dangerous line of thunderstorms is coming into the area. If you haven’t yet,
please find a safe place in your home, an interior room away from windows as
there is the potential for tornadic activity. Our meteorologists will continue
to update you on this surprising and dangerous weather phenomenon.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Asa sighed in disbelief. “This isn’t
possible. At least it shouldn’t be possible.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Selah cried out again, and the bulb
in a lamp exploded. Ondine tried coaxing the baby to take her pacifier, but she
refused to be soothed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Ondine,” Asa whispered. “It’s
Selah.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What? Asa, what are you saying?”
Ondine asked as she continued to pace the room with Selah. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Asa sat heavily in the rocking
chair. “The baby is affecting the weather. She’s sick, and it’s showing in the
weather outside.” As Asa said that, a peel of lightning illuminated outside the
window. “I don’t know what to do. Sarah and I didn’t have children. I can’t
help the baby. If she doesn’t stop this, the Synod is going to get alerted.
This activity will attract the seer, and they will send the hunters.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“They wouldn’t kill an innocent
baby, would they?” Jason asked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“They will do what they must do to
protect the enchanted from mundane humans, even if it means killing the younger
enchanted who haven’t mastered their powers. Your marriage to Ondine, Jason, was
discouraged, but Lavinia allowed it anyway.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m not letting anyone hurt my
daughter,” Jason said. Silver lined around his mahogany irises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Jason, calm down. Call Elaine. She
and the coven will know what to do.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The silver outline of his irises
dimmed in Jason’s eyes. “Mama? Right! She will know how to help.” Jason took
out his cell phone and quickly dialed his mother.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A crack of thunder shook the
windowpane when Elaine answered.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Mama,” Jason said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What’s wrong, Jason? Did something
happen?”</span></p>
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<![endif]--></p>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-394838069073810592021-02-02T18:26:00.003-06:002021-02-02T18:29:50.458-06:00Remembrance<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remembrance</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I
received the news of Ms. Cicely Tyson’s death several days ago. I’ve been
mulling it over whether or not to post this entry, so I will. This is my memory of this great woman. I remember Ms. Tyson from a speaking event that was hosted
at Jefferson Davis Community College in Brewton, AL. That college is now a
branch of Coastal Alabama Community College. I was in high school at the time
and was able to attend. Anyways, Ms. Tyson was the first celebrity that I’d
seen up close and personal. The day was a bit humdrum, and I was getting a
little bored, and then Ms. Tyson took the stage. She was so dynamic and
commanded the audience’s attention with a scene reenacting the first day of a school
was being integrated and the young black girl was being heckled by a crowd as
she walked to school. That scene was the teaser, and an awesome one it was. The
rest of Ms. Tyson’s talk with us teens was inspiring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the young folks say, she was fire! Even
though the minute details of that day at Jefferson Davis are a bit fuzzy now, I
remember how Ms. Tyson inspired and motivated me. I’m glad that I attended that
event. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I
had only known her for her role as Ms. Jane Pittman, but I got the opportunity
to see her range and depth as an actress. She inhabited her characters and made
them her own. The last role I recall seeing Ms. Tyson in was as the maid
Constantine in <i>The Help</i>, and her character moved me. I watched some of
her last interview with Gayle King during CBS <i>This Morning</i> and parts of
another interview that aired on another network. It is interesting because I
watched a program on PBS a while ago, a biography of Maya Angelou, and Ms.
Tyson was interviewed and was a friend of Ms. Angelou, and she discussed how
great Ms. Angelou was. Ms. Tyson moved in the circles of greatness because she
was great as well. I was glad to hear that she’d published her memoir, <i>Just
as I Am</i>. During the last part of the interview, Ms. King asked Ms. Tyson
how she wanted to be remembered, and Ms. Tyson remarked, “That I did my best.”
My Big Mama always said, “When you do your best, you don’t have to worry about
the rest.” Ms. Tyson definitely did that and then some. Rest in eternity, Ms. Tyson. Now, y’all go on out and check out her memoir. I certainly will. Until next
time, y’all hold it in the road. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z30Ds6EdvXvolzR8x8m26unJT34f4bHW-WsXbOvxkyjgjDuPUIWpej1U6bEBOLTm_D1NIHYdKimMVuCEntMUukb3lQ0TGdBYtQYQcif2Skul0p7sfGYUir7R7ZGEfgSplbfSx2uG8gWy/s2048/lighter.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z30Ds6EdvXvolzR8x8m26unJT34f4bHW-WsXbOvxkyjgjDuPUIWpej1U6bEBOLTm_D1NIHYdKimMVuCEntMUukb3lQ0TGdBYtQYQcif2Skul0p7sfGYUir7R7ZGEfgSplbfSx2uG8gWy/s320/lighter.webp" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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I’ve been doing some reading, and I thought this is a good
series. I thought the books were a good representation of characters of color.
I was a bit reminded of reading Octavia Butler, but Ms. Butler wrote science
fiction, and this is fantasy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed reading
about the world of Orisha that Ms. Adeyemi built. The first book, <i>Children of
Blood and Bone,</i> was sooooooo good that I pre-ordered the second book, <i>Children
of Virtue and Vengeance</i>. I enjoyed the second book as well, not like the
first, but I must admit that the end threw me for a loop, but it makes me
curious to see how the series is going to wrap up. The characters and their journeys
are interesting. I admit that I’m usually not a fan of the first-person point
of view and multiple points of view, but Ms. Adeyemi manages to weave a great
story. I’m glad I picked up that first book in the series and decided to read.
If you have the opportunity during this time of shelter in place, I suggest
that you curl up with these novels. I don’t think you will be disappointed. </div>
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Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-57924767197151438522020-03-31T21:16:00.000-05:002020-03-31T21:16:36.192-05:00Interesting TimesIt's been a while since I've written a post. Times now have become new and some may even say "strange" with COVID-19, the social distancing and everything that follows. I'm going to call them interesting. I can't be negative, gotta try to see that silver lining. I am working from home until further notice. I must say that I miss my little office with its windows and my Pathos plant. I watered it about a week ago. I wonder how it's doing. They (I don't know exactly who) say that plants in the office need people. They have a symbiotic relationship. I wonder does my Pathos need me. I certainly miss it. Sometimes I feel like I'm going through a bout of grief or some twinge of depression. At times I feel like I'm slogging along, sometimes through mud. Today, I was actually motivated. It was a good day, and I'm glad and grateful for it. This is week two of our work from home policy.<br />
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I got a little writing done, after doing my office work. I'm on draft six of <i>Water's Memory. </i>The revisions are coming along. I posted each chapter in the novel workshop at The Write Practice. The people that read and critiqued provided helpful feedback. If you're a writing, you may want to invest in joining the workshop.<br />
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I also finished reading <i>The Story Grid</i>. I recommend it for those writers who want to sharpen their skills with plots in certain genres.<br />
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I've been reading a few books lately and will give the lowdown soon. In the meantime, you be easy, stay healthy, and safe!<br />
<br />Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-47337205061856680032019-03-02T00:55:00.000-06:002019-03-02T01:00:52.117-06:00New Year and More Promise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Happy New Year! I know I’m running late
with this post. Being late is the story of my life nowadays, maybe I should
make my resolution to be on time with things. I didn’t make any resolutions for
the year. Should I have? Did you make a resolution, and have you managed to
stick with it thus far? If you have, that’s great! You deserve a pat on the
back and a gold star! You’ve made it through two months now and you’re on your
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I have started in earnest on </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magic’s Memory</i></span></span> this time. I’ve gotten a few chapters completed and about 11,000 words in. I’d like to finish it up by
perhaps the beginning of summer or maybe the end of summer. The latest deadline
is the end of the year. I have a few irons in the fire. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water’s Memory</i> is in its third edit, and I’m trying to write and
revise some short stories in the meantime. Is that too many irons for my fire?
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I am looking forward to what the year holds. There
is new promise for reading, writing, and publication. I picked up Madeline
Miller’s novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Circe,</i> and I’m reading
it now. I have <i>The Children of Blood and Bone </i>waiting in the wings. I’ll remember to write reviews and post them here when I’m done. Like I
previously said, I’m working on a few projects because I’m feeling quite productive,
and I hope to have some pieces published. Nothing fails but a try and time will
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">November almost over. Another
Thanksgiving is one for the books. The turkey and fixings are the story of
leftovers, if there were leftovers. NaNoWriMo is almost</span> finished as well. I
had all of the intentions of participating this year because I need to finish my
novel, <i>Magic’s Memory</i> (tentative title), the sequel to <i>Water’s Memory</i>. You know
what they say about the road to hell. Completing NaNoWriMo this year is just
one more brick in that road. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I, however, have a backup
plan. In the back of my mind, I’m going to try to keep a deadline like I had
when I participated in the 100 Day Book Program. Hopefully, I will make this
deadline which will be around January or Spring Break, which is in March. I’m
almost 10,000 words in, and my goal is around 50,000 or 60,000 words. Sometimes
I feel like I have a few too many irons in the fire with classwork and writing
looming, but the ideas, especially the novel ideas seem to be steady. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’d like to begin writing
short stories again. Maybe an idea or two will come my way. I have an idea
about a siren still marinating in my brain. It has been there for months. The
story with this siren happens in the world that is evolving in my two novels.
The nexus of the mundane and magical world will be the subject of a future
post. TTFN! Happy reading! Happy writing! 😊</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-7641563179014649612018-11-12T23:31:00.000-06:002019-03-02T01:02:20.322-06:00A Cool Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hey! I finished reading a book Friday. One of my colleagues recently turned me on to audio books. Thanks Marcus! Anyways, since I do lots of commuting, I have ample time to think and listen. I guess you can say that I live in my head most of the day. The radio used to be my standby but, like I said, Marcus turned me on to the app Audible. At first I thought my brain would not adjust to a book being read to me. Boy was I wrong, and I'm glad I was. Marcus turned me on to the author Steven Pressfield's book <i>The War of Art</i>, and it informed me on the problem of resistance, something that everyone grapples with. I know I fought with it when I was trying to write <i>Water's Memory</i>. Well, I enjoyed that book, and I picked another by the same author. After listening to the book, I've started to rethink some of my story and novel plots. It's got me thinking what each piece is really about. After I finished the book, I reworked Chapter One of <i>Water's Memory</i> trying to get to the inciting event. I'm glad that I listened to the book and found it very useful. When I finish Shawn Coyne's <i>Story Grid, </i>I'll have another tool in my box that will help me better my craft. I encourage you all to pick up Steven Pressfield's book, <i>Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t</i>. And while you're in the bookstore, be it physically or virtually, get <i>The War of Art as well</i>. Let me know what you thought of the books. Until next time, keep it in the road!</span><br />
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<br />Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-58119135981366781112018-05-28T22:11:00.001-05:002019-03-02T01:02:41.797-06:00Shfters, Lycans, and Werewolves <br />
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have lycans or werewolves and shape shifters. I love the classic Wolfman movie
and other werewolf movies. Somehow all of them were based or originated in Europe, and I thought surely there must be werewolves elsewhere as well as shape shifters.
I’m a fan of Egyptian mythology, so I started playing around with my own origin
story about them. I’m working on a writing project that has lycans and
shifters. Here goes. Shifters and lycans are technically the children of the
goddess Sekhmet. They share her blood. Because of this, lycans and shifters are
practically immortal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tricked into drinking beer the color of blood. As she slept from her bender,
two priests/magicians, identical twin brothers, took some of Sekhmet’s blood.
The brothers were named Nour and Sabra. They used their knowledge of magic and
herbs to change Sekhmet’s blood because the blood or gods and goddesses is volatile
and deadly to mortal humans. Nour and Sabra tempered the lethal aspects of
Sekhmet’s blood and drank it. After consuming the blood, the brothers were able
to change into animals like lions, jackals, leopards, hyenas, wolves, etc.
Sabra’s favorite animal was the wolf. (It seems that wolves live or lived in a
lot of places) The brothers were ready to battle Sekhmet and stop her killing
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a pack, Sabra was bitten by a snake, who was actually the god of evil and destruction,
Apep, the arch enemy of Ra. Sabra was poisoned by the snake’s bite. He managed to
get to his brother, Nour, and collapsed at his door. To save Sabra, Nour invokesd and implored the goddess of healing, Isis. Isis calmed the poison, but it was
still active in Sabra’s blood. It created a rage and kept him from shifting
into any other animal besides a wolf. Isis, to tame the poison, tied Sabra
and Nour to her, for she was the moon goddess. Nour became Sabra’s guardian and if
Sabra ever lost control, Isis gave Nour the power to stop his brother. (This is
where I’m going to try to incorporate the silver vulnerability) Isis recognized
the power that the two brothers had due to their abilities and made them
vulnerable to one of the celestial metals, silver. When Sabra was sick and
fevered with Apep’s poison, he was restrained using silver. Isis also tied a
vulnerability to silver to Nour. So, shifters and lycans can be killed with the
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and its cycles. Lycans can be born and made (because of Apep’s poison), but
shifters can only be born of other shifters. Both beings were born from the blood
of Sekhmet. This is my first try at an origin story. What do you think? </span></span></div>
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<br />Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-72974524448478692542018-05-19T21:34:00.002-05:002019-03-02T01:02:59.445-06:00The World of Elements<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">According to the Greeks and very early physicians, there are four elements: earth, air fire, and water. But I've read in Hinduism and Buddhism there are five elements: earth, fire, air/wind, water, and aether. <i>Water's Memory</i> has four, earth, air, fire, and water. I may introduce the fifth element, but later on. Can we say sequel? Each one of the elements in <i>Water's Memory</i> have different occupations. I tried to assign them jobs indicative of their qualities. Some of my earth elements run a jewelry store. There is also an earth element that is a physician. The air or wind element works with the earth element, and she may be the love interest of the physician. I enjoyed writing about the fire elements. There are three of them, identical triplets. Last, but not least, is the water element. She's one of my main characters. She also has a few issues, but all main characters have them, right? Now, the only element left is aether. This element won't be featured won't be featured in <i>Water's Memory</i>, but that doesn't mean that he or she won't make a debut until later. I'm working on notes for another project, which could be a sequel to <i>Water's Memory</i> and looking forward to getting started. </span></div>
Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-48912399325065906632018-05-11T22:56:00.001-05:002019-03-02T01:03:43.499-06:00The Story of the Story<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b>"Easy reading is damn hard writing."</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"> - Nathaniel Hawthorne</span></span></span></div>
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The Write Practice website and decided to do their 100 Day Book Program. I had
this book and its ideas marinating and stewing for years, about three or four
to be exact. I really liked the novel idea, but I needed to stop sputtering and
spinning my wheels, then I was invited to a webinar hosted by Joe Bunting about
book ideas. By the end, I found myself enrolled in the program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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don’t know who “they” would be) that a bad start leads to a good finish. I
hadn’t been placed in a group and things were about to kick off. Thank goodness
Ruthanne Reid worked with me. Thanks Ruthanne! The start was October 16, 2017, participants had to finish and upload the book</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> by January 23. I finished
January 18. No, I wasn’t overachieving. Snow and ice down in the deep south don’t
give you too many things to do or places to go. Since my classes were
cancelled, I could stay up late and finish. After resolving the sub-plot, I
knew I could make it to the end and I did! I must say that finishing was the
highlight of the program. One of the great things about the program was the
workshop. It helps to get feedback and encouragement from other writers and
read their work as well. Big shouts out to the writers in Group B! You’re
marvelous!</span></span></div>
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program started, I locked myself in by telling everyone, friends, family, and
coworkers that I was in the program, and I had an actual deadline, and I didn’t
want them wondering what happened. The lows were there. Writing can be
rewarding and reflective, but sshe’s a harsh mistress and taskmaster. I’d known
that from writing short stories, but this was a whole novel. It was hard to
hunker down and work and post one or two chapters each Friday. These ideas for
other novels kept swirling in my head, and sometimes I get distracted by them,
but I battled the resistance and made it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with the novel which is titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water’s
Memory</i>. It is a “southern fried” fantasy in which a young woman, an
elemental, struggles to control her powers before they kill her or she is
killed by a hunter who helps protect the magical realm from mundane humans. As
she trains, she manages to take a young man’s memories who pursues her to
retrieve them. I have to whittle down my premise to a sentence, but I have
confidence that I can do it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mince words when I say this was hard. However, I would not trade this
experience for anything. I survived and finished! The 100 Day Book Program is a
challenge but worth it!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-16180798741439732742018-04-29T12:46:00.001-05:002019-03-02T01:04:06.993-06:00Novel Progress<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> It has been a good minute since I posted anything. I have got to get back into practice. Since my last post, I finally finished my novel. The working title is <i>The Memory of Water. </i>That may have to change it because there are a few books out there with the same name. I am still riding the wave of excitement of actually finally finishing. Honestly, sometimes I didn't think I would finish this soon. It was a project in the making and I would write in sports and pieces and obsess over editing and revising the parts that I'd written. Then I decided to make a commitment to the novel, and here I am. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> The novel is set primarily on the Gulf Coast. I've read many contemporary fantasy novels. I am enjoying Ilona Andrews and Patricia Briggs right now. Yes, I was still reading as I was intensely writing. Anyways, like I said, I've read a few contemporary fantasy novels, and some were set in New Orleans, Savannah, or Atlanta. I hadn't read a fantasy novel set a bit closer to home. I'm from South Alabama, by the way, so I decided to set my novel there and Northwest Florida. There's a bit of Mobile and Pensacola in the book. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Elementals controlling earth, wind, fire, and water inhabit the world created in this novel. As a matter of fact, a water elemental is one of the novel's main characters. The elelmentals were a hoot to work with. I try to get more into detail in another post. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I must give credit where it is due. My brother and the show <i>Full Metal Alchemist</i> are partially responsible for this novel's birth. As we watched an episode involving the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, he just started firing these "what if" questions at me. For some reason, it made the gears start turning in my head. I had an idea about gemstones that was in notes and then my brother was asking these questions. They have me the jumpstart that I needed. I'd been writing short stories but the plot line I was thinking was too long to be a short story. It was time for a novel. Something else that surprised me was the fact the novel was going to be a fantasy. I had been writing mostly Southern Gothic short stories. All I can say is Thank you Charles! Also anime is so awesome! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Because of my brother and the anime, I started to do research into alchemy. From there, it went into the elementals. I found some literature by Paracelsus and some more about the Philospher's stone. There was a wealth of information out there to sort through.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Besides including elementals, I wanted to include some diversity in the book. I was trying to think of what my main female character would look like, and I thought of Vanity and <u>Apollonia</u>, their younger selves, so my main female character is of interracial heritage. Some of the elementals are Latino and others are African. My characters have a few issues, but what person doesn't? The other main character is a young man, so there may be some romance between them by the time this novel is over. I like them both for various reasons.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I have hopes that their story and adventures will travel from my computer and flash drive and be shared with others. Until next time. TTFN! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's been a while since I've written, but I have been reading quite a bit. I've heard that reading helps with the writing, and it seems to be working. Well if you like the science fiction and fantasy genre, I recommend reading Ilona Andrews' <em>Clean Sweep. </em>It's book one of the Innkeeper Chronicle. You can find it digitally at Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, Kobo, and iTunes. It's also in the old fashioned printed version. Sometimes there is nothing like the printed page. :-) I think Andrews manages science fiction with a sort of fantasy feel with this book, so go ahead and give it a read. If you'd like to start reading book two, <em>Sweep in Peace</em>, check out the web site. Chapters are available and new ones are being added regularly. Here's the link, </span><a href="http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Happy reading!</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-61334845019502841092013-10-23T22:42:00.000-05:002018-02-17T17:07:50.596-06:00Here is a piece of a story that I've been working on. <br />
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at his kitchen table. The dull golden glow of the stove’s hood provided the
only light in the room. He stared at a plate of pill bottles. Each one was
familiar. They either held anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, sedatives or
strong tranquilizers, all the things that made him numb to the world. He set the
revolver beside the plate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shiny black
metal gleamed under the muted light. The snub nosed barrel was inviting to him.
His vision blurred as he waited for the next wave to hit. It didn’t take very
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He was an
empath with the ability to mesh his mind with anyone else’s. Adrian could sense
others’ thoughts and emotions. Sometimes he became them. Adrian’s mind blindly reached
out. His uncontrolled empathic ability found a woman as she stood in the den of
her house. Her husband was beating her. Dark hair curtained the newly reddened
mark of a slap on her pale cheek. The bodice of her small sundress shook as she
began to cry. Adrian’s breath caught in a ragged rasp as a fist met the woman’s
stomach full force. He felt her double over. His stomach burned with the blow.
Another fist met her face. It shocked Adrian, making him blink. The woman
screamed as her husband punched her again. Adrian fought the urge to scream
with her. He had gained that much control since acquiring this empathic
ability. The woman ran but was tripped by her husband. A sharp pain radiated up
Adrian’s right leg. The woman’s leg was broken. She scrambled on the floor
trying to get away. Pain mixed with panic, and she began to sob. Adrian
muttered what she was thinking. “Oh God, please don’t let him kill me!” Then the
hands went around her neck. The grip was unyielding as it closed her trachea. Her
lungs burned desperately for air. Adrian gasped as he choked. His mind fell
away from the woman as she collapsed, unconscious.</span></div>
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a bottle of Thorazine and a bottle of vodka. The doctors had diagnosed him as
having schizophrenic episodes. The drugs were supposed to control them. They
allowed him to function and he’d actually found a job as a security guard at an
auto salvage yard. He worked night shifts, which kept him out of the range of
the active public. His only companions were the Dobermans and Rottweilers that
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school, he’d acquired a reputation of being a pleasure giver. The girls who had
been with him would swear that he always knew how to please them. If a girl
liked it rough, he knew exactly how rough she wanted it. He could somehow read
her thoughts. He was a mental pickpocket. Adrian found the full extent of his
ability the night of his senior prom. He had easily gotten a date since the
female population of his high school had either tried him or was dying to. This
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shimmering lake were the perfect scene for lovemaking and she wanted him and he
knew it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gena wanted him gentle and
sweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">When he hiked up her dress hem to
find her panties, his mind reached into hers, making notes of what she wanted. Then
it reached farther and found another mind. It was a man. The man was raping a
woman in the woods nearby. Adrian lost himself in a trip of power and his touch
became as rough as the rapist’s. Gena started to struggle and protest, but he
didn’t hear her. His movements were a reflection of the rapist’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">He pinned her to the seat of the car
and she screamed. The struggle made him hard. He was ready to rape Gena like
the rapist was raping his victim in the woods until she kneed Adrian in the
crotch. The pain between his legs peeled his mind away from the rapist, and it
fell into the mind of the victim. He found himself sobbing uncontrollably and
whimpering for help. Adrian had taken in too much. Not only was he witness to
another’s mind and actions, he was that other person. That was the first of his
“episodes”, and that was seven years and many doctors ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adrian
laughed to himself as he emptied the open bottle into his mouth. Stray pills
fell to the floor bouncing hard like loose candy. He took a big swig of vodka
to wash the payload down before his mind locked onto something as strong as or
stronger than the beating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">He sat back in his chair waiting for
the drugs and alcohol to kick in. His mind reached beyond the boundaries of his
physical location. On some nights, people didn’t need to be close for his mind
to find them. A crazy rapture filled him and he hardened to the touch of
invisible thighs. Some girl was fucking her man, and Adrian entered his mind. He
thought he would burst as she eased her warm, tight sex around her lover. Her
rhythm undulated and the guy moaned with pleasure. Adrian’s eyes rolled back in
his head. The girl’s lover stared at the open sky, stars, and the buildings as
pleasure filled him. Adrian saw everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">They were across town on Appalachia
Street across from the First National Bank of Swindell. The girl’s lover had
his hands on her breasts now. Adrian’s fingertips warmed with the sensation. He
and the young man were enjoying the moment until it was interrupted by a surge
of panic. Through the guy’s eyes, Adrian saw a girl standing on a building’s
ledge. Adrian came out of his stupor with a curse. “Oh shit!” His mind
instantly jumped into the girl’s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She had been
watching the two lovers and now despaired over her own lost love. Adrian felt
tears spring into his eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
the girl’s tears. A chill went through the girl and she laughed. The stars were
beautiful. Then Adrian felt her jump. His mind was caught between the horror of
being with the girl and witnessing her die. Her body went into a graceful
plummet as it hit the ground. There was a searing pain of organs imploding on
impact as she met the pavement, then a joy as she drew her last breath. Adrian’s
mind jerked away with the girl’s need to die. He picked up the phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“911. What’s
the manner of your emergency?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adrian
breathed heavily into the phone as he drank. “Can you save me?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The voice on
the other line sounded confused. “Excuse me?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adrian
laughed. “There’s this girl that just jumped off a building across from
Appalachia Street. You couldn’t save her, but can you save me?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He picked up
the revolver. The room started to spin as he leaned the chair on its back legs
and felt panic rise in the operator. “Sir, what’s your address?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m in the
house on the corner of Oak and Carver Lane. Can you find me in time?” He cocked
the gun and now he was with the operator. Her ears strained to decipher the
click of a rolling chamber.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Sir, was
that a gun?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Yes it was.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We have someone
coming out to help you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m so
tired of being someone else! But it’s done now.” The overdose of Thorazine made
his thigh muscle twitch. “It’s already working.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Sir?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Call me
Adrian. I already know you Claire. How afraid you are that I may kill myself
before the end of your shift. You only have ten minutes left. Well, I hate to
disappoint.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adrian could
feel her panic rise and her struggle to not let it sound in her voice. “Adrian,
before you do anything, let’s talk about this and how you’re feeling right now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He wasn’t
listening. A spasm snaked up to his hand, and he dropped the phone. The room
began to spin faster as another spasm went through his hand holding the gun. The
chair fell back. The gun went off. He could hear the operator, Claire, as she
lost her cool, and he closed his eyes. “Adrian?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh my God!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"></span> © 2013 Stella Moreaux</span></div>
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Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-47879561080969631972013-10-21T15:44:00.002-05:002017-11-13T15:50:06.315-06:00This is my attempt at the cento.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Riddle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Whatever
it is, it must have<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the listening secrets<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of falling rain.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Two
strings, one pierced cry,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">here
and there in the searing beam<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">that
is like the twilight sound <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">coming
over the hills, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
singing <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">beneath
its canopy of poisoned air.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The
tongue even lies to itself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">like
a saint dying upside down,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">in
a land of shadow,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">spread
eagled on the soaking earth<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">that
weeps light and rain.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The
surfs of the body<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">are
mating in the unopened crown of a Shasta daisy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">rolling
away in the wind,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">with
the damn wonder of it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poems Used</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Louis
Simpson “American Poetry”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Gwendolyn
Brooks “To Black Women<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Robert
Creely “The Rain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Rita
Dove “Variation on Pain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">James
Dickey “Deer Among Cattle”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Donald
Justice “Men at Forty”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Galway
Kinnell “Vapor trail Reflected in the Frog Pond”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Carolyn
Kizer “The Gulf War”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Yusef
Komunyaka “The tongue is”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Li-Young
Lee “My Indigo”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Denise
Levertov “Stele (I –IIc b.c.)”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">John
Logan “Spring of the Thief”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Maureen
Seaton “<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Swan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place>”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Robert
Bly “Looking into space”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Robert
Hass “from Drgaonflies Mating”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">David
Ignatow “The Bagel”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Lucille
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Clifton</st1:place></st1:city> “There
is a girl inside”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> © 2013 Stella Moreaux</o:p></span>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884704269021908476.post-45306352556189215412013-10-21T12:38:00.000-05:002017-11-13T15:50:26.771-06:00Musing over Music<span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Careless Whispers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Time can never
mend,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the careless
whispers of a good friend.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They are still my
friends,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my lovers, these
whispers,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">though they invite
my destruction.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each is a kind
dagger<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">seductively cutting
my soul,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">trying to fool me
into damnation,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a thousand tongues,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a million teeth and
fangs,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pinching and biting <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">teasing my ears with
sultry kisses.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“To the heart and
mind,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ignorance is kind.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ignorance is not so kind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is a tribunal of
blackened saints<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hanging upside down.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They disarm and confuse
me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don’t know where
they are,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who they are,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the man on the
corner </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">across the street<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">watching me,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or the one walking
on the highway before me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who are they?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’m blind<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and ignorant within
shadows,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a shadow with an
outline of dimming light.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“There’s no comfort
in the truth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pain is all you’ll
find.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They tell my truth, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">proclaiming to know
it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have my truth<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and snatch it away,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that iridescent
pearl that is/was my wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My Devils in angel
masks,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beautiful demons<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">languor in their painful
pursuits.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They want me there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That will make them
happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can I please them?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My whispers lap my
ear, my mind, my soul,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sylphs of time,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">shifts of light,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">visions of mystical
insight,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who are noises of
everything and nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They are my truth,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my prison keepers,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my torturers,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lovers in my deconstruction.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song lyrics taken
from “Careless Whisper” performed by George Michael</span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> © 2013 Stella Moreaux</span></o:p>Samantha Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203999949824464447noreply@blogger.com0