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Val was having nightmares. All variances on the same theme. He was there, either as himself or represented. Always charming, smiling, endearing her to him. He would draw her in, engulfing her with his voice, his flesh, his word. He pulled and pushed her along, chattering, endlessly chattering about nonsense.… Continue Reading “Open Your Eyes” – A Work of Fiction
A friend posted this on my Facebook profile. This “prank” was pulled off by a group called Improv Everywhere based in New York City (where else?). The group was formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd and has, to date, pulled off over 70 missions. Also check out the MP3 experiments,… Continue Reading People! Stop Distracting Me with Cool Things on Facebook!
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I’ve been really excited to get things going around here again. I’m working on creating a letter for the two books I need to send out, and trying to subdue my perfectionist tendencies which can sometimes manifest as a paralysis. If I can’t make it perfect, sometimes I don’t make… Continue Reading 100 Things to do
I’ve got tons of work to do to prepare for my trip and have things buttoned up at work before I take off. That means no time to write. In the meantime, I dare you to not let the corners of your mouth turn up, however slightly, at the sight… Continue Reading Why We Love Baby Animals
California…land of sunshine. That’s where I’m headed next week and I’m packing my sun-dresses and my bikini, though there won’t be much time for beaches since I’m going for WORK. I do have one day semi-free before I fly back so I let my friends on the West Coast know… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity is Going to California!
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For those of you still checking in and wondering what the hell happened, I’m back. A more humble and healing VV. I couldn’t ignore bringing Velvet Verbosity back at the urging and help of a fellow blogger. I won’t say who or how, but trust that there are very kind… Continue Reading VV is Back!
Sometimes other people are able to speak/write about things I think about but can never articulate as well. Slickaphonic is one of those people, and sometimes I swear she’s got a direct line into my brain. We sometimes joke about being long-lost twins, but no, she’s just an eloquent and… Continue Reading It WAS on My Mind
Is it Tuesday again? Yes it is. Time to announce the next 100 Word Challenge. This week I picked up a book off the shelf called The Language of Argument by Daniel McDonald. It seemed ironically appropriate. Close eyes, open book, point finger to land upon this week’s word for… Continue Reading Drop and Give me 100
Back in 2000 I bought a CD called “File Under Futurism”, a collaboration between DJ Spooky and the Freight Elevator Quartet. I had introduced several people to this CD over the years and I was often asked by others to borrow it. I was always hesitant as it was… Continue Reading DJ Spooky – Velvet Verbosity is Going to Marry This Man
