tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659183544270725972024-02-12T00:52:45.301-08:00The Blog RealmLatest Book and Art UpdatesRealm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.comBlogger500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-38027098702971459852019-10-07T06:00:00.000-07:002019-10-07T06:00:03.079-07:00Art - Victorian Radicals <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A </span>couple months ago, I got to see the Victorian Radicals exhibit, which features the art rebels of the 19th century. It sounded like exactly what I love so had to see it! I'm a big fan of the 19th century. The radicals of the 19th century strayed from the popular grandiose Raphaelite style, and instead focused more on grounded subjects with brilliant mixed colors (magenta, purple, green, etc). My favorite part was definitely the vibrant colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many paintings had Arthurian inspirations, and I even got to see my favorite Morgan le Fay painting in person:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The details are jewel-like and amazing in person. There are ruby droplets coming off the fabric she's cursing which I never noticed before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are some of the other favorite pieces I saw:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been drawing a lot, which is part of the reason why I haven't been on social media much and haven't blogged in a long while. I hope to show you all more of what I'm working on soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy Fall! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-67918524572366862162019-01-03T10:17:00.000-08:002019-01-03T10:17:02.823-08:00GRAIL - Audiobook Release<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ope everyone is having a good year so far! Goods new -- <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Grail-Audiobook/B07MKZ65T8itunes" target="_blank">GRAIL audiobook</a> is finally out! If your New Year resolutions involve listening to more books, I hope you'll consider adding the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">LE FAY</a> series to your list. There are three of them out right now so it'll be great to listen to back to back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fabulous <a href="https://twitter.com/islalindsay?lang=en" target="_blank">Isla Lindsay</a> has done a super job narrating once again for the series! Stay tuned for her to narrate the last book. The production begins this year, so I estimate the final audiobook to be ready near the fall/winter time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-29673566014263582152019-01-01T14:15:00.000-08:002019-01-01T14:15:34.593-08:00Happy 2019!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy New Year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How's the first day of 2019 going for you so far? I did the tradition of going for a walk in the morning to see the first sunrise. It was quiet and very chilly. Some people were bravely diving into the ice cold lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I got home I made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dni" target="_blank">ozoni</a> (Japanese soup made on new year's morning), and for lunch, I made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi" target="_blank">osechi ryori</a>, another Japanese dish for the occasion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And of course Japanese New Year isn't complete without a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll" target="_blank">daruma doll</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sun was bright so I went outside and saw the camellia blooming:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the rest of the day I will be doing fun things: drawing and writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's said that this is a year of celebration due to it being the year of the pig, which ends the Chinese zodiac cycle, and that it's the closing of a decade. A year of joy certainly sounds nice! Another thing I'd like to do more of is pay attention to what brings me joy and I want that to reflect in my creative work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you'll stay tuned and continue to visit my blog this year. I look forward to sharing more of my work with you. Thank you for your continued support!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-45177125397919852872018-12-31T12:26:00.000-08:002018-12-31T12:38:28.157-08:00Year in Review - 2018<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ne of my favorite times of the year, New Year's Eve! I love doing all the Japanese traditions of getting the house all cleaned up and making a bowl of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshikoshi_soba" target="_blank">toshikoshi soba</a> at night. We usually go to a NYE event, but this year, we are keeping it low key at home. The only plan is to play <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)" target="_blank">Beethoven's Symphony No. 9</a> for the countdown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I spent the morning of NYE reflecting on the past year. This year I remember the values my grandparents taught -- to be kind, to keep learning, to connect with one another, and to live each day with intention and grace. My grandfather kept his days full with classes, helping others, and joining activities, and my grandmother always dressed her best, often in clothes she made herself, even if she wasn't leaving the house that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Certainly one of the hardest part of the year was saying goodbye to their home, which I have known all my life. It's a very old Victorian home in New England. I was taken there after I was born, and the house was a place I frequented throughout my life. I got to visit the house for the last time during summer, and also took my husband to <a href="https://waterfire.org/" target="_blank">WaterFire</a>, a place my grandfather took me to when I was younger. The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUERf6AnV0/" target="_blank">fire burning over the water</a> does remind you of life transitions. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Seasons do change -- the important thing is nothing of true value is ever lost. My grandparents values and lessons will always live within me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you also learned valuable lessons in 2018 to carry forward, and I hope the year was kind to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-49385780656151217012018-12-30T11:06:00.001-08:002018-12-30T11:06:33.061-08:00Trip - Bora Bora 2018<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his year we went to the island of our dreams for our trip: Bora Bora. We always wanted to go so we decided to do the super long travel across the globe to get there. There was nothing on the agenda except for relaxing for five days to rejuvenate. It has been a very busy year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The water was bright turquoise, more impressive than pictures. It was hard to capture Bora Bora with photographs and I don't think any of the photos I took did the place justice. The smell of gardenia, warm aquamarine-colored waters, and the balmy air were all very healing. Mount Otemanu looked like King Kong's island--very epic. It was very hot and the sun was much stronger than any place I've been to. Even with sunscreen it seemed nearly impossible not to get some burns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My favorite parts were swimming, snorkeling in the lagoon, and relaxing by the waters with fresh coconut water. I'm going to have to try buying coconuts in the summer and learn how to open them up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To remember my trip, I got a small bottle of tiare oil. Whenever we walked past the gardens, I could smell the jasmine-like scent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some photos are below. There are also some videos on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realmlovejoy/" target="_blank">my Instagram account.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-34346787334106151282018-12-25T06:00:00.000-08:002018-12-30T10:36:27.820-08:00Happy Holidays 2018<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy Holidays! Here's a shot from Bora Bora where we spent our winter vacation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">GRAIL audiobook was delayed, but it looks like it's still coming out this year hopefully. I will post once it releases. Today I spent time baking the holiday saffron buns featured in the Le Fay series! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have a great holiday week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-7606209096800957252018-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:002018-12-03T06:00:02.176-08:00News Week - 12/3/18<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy Winter! Phew, it's been a really busy end of year for me. Good news, the audiobook of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">GRAIL</a> is finally almost here! It'll be out this month, in time for the holidays! Yay! I estimate within two weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for the new novel, it has finished the third dev edit and moving onto the line edit this month. I can't believe it's going to be ready for 2019. In other news I also started up a graphic novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This winter I got to attend my first Grand Prix ice skating event. Very cool seeing the talented Nathan Chen skate! Prior we went to the Taste of Iceland (cocktail with squid ink!) and then the Borealis Festival, featuring technology and art as images were accurately projected onto the entire face of the building, making it appear to disintegrate in font of our eyes. Soon we won't be able to tell CG from reality!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently I went to the fair with my husband before summer's end. It's very different to go there as an adult. The food that I remember loving is now scarier than the rides, especially if you watch the people make it. Joe won me a stuffed unicorn at least. There has to be some cool old timey fair (that I imagine) somewhere in the world, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been taking a social media break lately, so I'm not on my accounts very often. I'm spending time editing my new book when I have free moments. It's kind of hard to believe how far it has come in only a year, since then it's gone through three dev edits, and another edit is fast approaching. </span></div>
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Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-91447797797455521492018-08-14T06:00:00.000-07:002018-08-14T06:00:06.594-07:00News Week - 8/14/18<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>ummer has been busy with travel and business! </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">I've put several books through various stages of editing, and I'm settling into what books I want to publish in the next year or two. It's a good thing because I get to focus on select projects more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the things I love to do during my free time is get exposure to great art, and I got to see some neat shows this summer. Recently I saw </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Love Never Dies. The sequel to my favorite broadway show:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Picture of Dorian Gray. I loved this play so much. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://book-it.org/" target="_blank">Book-It theatre</a> is a wonderful non-profit group turning literature into outstanding plays. I so enjoyed the story of Dorian Gray. If you're looking for a creative cause to donate to, it's a good one:</span></div>
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Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-43420601398696135812018-07-05T06:00:00.000-07:002018-07-05T06:00:04.884-07:00Travel - New York and Upstate 2018<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>t's been a busy summer! I hope you're all having a great July so far. We had a short trip to New York City, and then to Upstate NY for a wedding around the Catskill area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was thrilled to see Misty Copeland, the first ABT black principal dancer, play the starring role in Swan Lake at the Met. So many kids were excited to see her, and it was great to see how she inspired so many people. Swan Lake was so beautiful. Prince Siegfried was amazing too. He could jump so high, he seemed to float. I was in ballet heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nice Casablanca anniversary present from the hotel. (We heard "As Time Goes By" live after our engagement and also played it as the last song at our wedding.) We got to the hotel around midnight after a long flight, so it was a really nice surprise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall we had a fun trip, but our flight back was horrible. We agreed to never fly United again. Their low quality and terrible customer service is just not worth it. They delayed us for over 15 hours because the co-pilot didn't show up for 4 hours and then got further delayed. They made us get off the plane twice. No compensation offered. We were super tired by the time we finally got back home to Seattle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since the release of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">HENGE</a>, each year, I've been featuring an Arthurian lady for the promo art. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">This year I'm featuring Guinevere, who rightfully takes a good amount of spotlight in </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">SPEAR</a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gwen is elegant in a simple, classy way and I love drawing her. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For her, I chose lily-of-the-valley, which is a classic flower, just like her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Check out the sale <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">here</a>! (If you haven't read the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">LE FAY</a> series yet, you might find a nice surprise in there, which will be there until Monday.) Hope you snag a book or two to read for the weekend and the summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Btw, did you see the royal wedding? Perhaps it was like the one in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">SPEAR</a>. (Who gets married? You'll have to read SPEAR to find out!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enjoy the sale! One month until Summer, yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-56097484180153573682018-05-02T06:00:00.000-07:002018-05-02T06:00:09.292-07:00SPEAR - Art: Greatness is Immortal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere's the poster art for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">SPEAR (Le Fay series, 4)</a>! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What the quote means for Morgan le Fay: If you do your best, your greatness itself is immortal and the result of your actions can live on through time. The quote for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fay-4-Book/dp/B0788189L6/" target="_blank">SPEAR</a> means a lot to me right now as I contemplate what I want to create longterm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are previous <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fay-4-Book/dp/B0788189L6/" target="_blank">LE FAY</a> quote posters:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-90356448174962869052018-05-01T06:00:00.000-07:002018-05-01T06:00:06.640-07:00News Week - 5/1/18<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cltLlGQXQmKc9_ldUUnRNrAqww51DISNBdmpWZKfjFdDzRiqfRIJbycfS9R8Ej2cr581lxbyED2C8RSlbA1N08bN4PI1f0C5NoRH7ck-zy5-EBqx2Eg-N4ldRCwf2qKEaGM6GR_CYJE/s1600/persephone.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cltLlGQXQmKc9_ldUUnRNrAqww51DISNBdmpWZKfjFdDzRiqfRIJbycfS9R8Ej2cr581lxbyED2C8RSlbA1N08bN4PI1f0C5NoRH7ck-zy5-EBqx2Eg-N4ldRCwf2qKEaGM6GR_CYJE/s320/persephone.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ope spring is treating everyone well! I'm so glad it's May. I went to see Stravinsky's Persephone last week, and it featured some neat sets and flying, spooky puppets. It was artistic and had a strong springtime theme to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--This week my latest novel is going to an editor for more feedback. The initial dev edit went very well and it looks to be in strong shape. So far it looks like this one will be out next year. I will post some more information soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been working on the revision for it, and revising in the early stages is certainly a lot of fun. I love discovering new, deeper layers to my characters that changes the story in a good way. During revision is when I start to develop memories of the characters past, and understanding events they've gone through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--My picture book will also go through another line edit this month. (Last line edit! Yay.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Tomorrow I will post an art piece from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fay-4-Book/dp/B0788189L6/" target="_blank">SPEAR</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-82483359923447290182018-04-16T06:00:00.000-07:002018-04-30T18:36:25.429-07:00News Week - 4/16/18<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> hope everyone had a good weekend! I got to see some cool art stuff this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First, I went to <a href="https://seattle.winstonwachter.com/exhibitions/etsuko-ichikawa-vitrified/" target="_blank">Etsuko Ichikawa's Vitrified</a> exhibit, featuring uranium themed artwork:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The glass orbs made with uranium glass were very mesmerizing to look at in person. The green parts looked like they were glowing brightly. It's a great exhibit to go to if you're looking for some dystopian inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After that, we saw <a href="https://www.pnb.org/season/17-18/emergence/" target="_blank">Emergence</a>. The ballet inspired by hive mentality. Some really nice new works showed before it: Little Mortal Jump, and Raku. Raku reminded me of a Kurosawa film so I really enjoyed the music and visuals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm constantly amazed by all the talented artists in the world. Lately I've been looking through my collection of graphic novels, admiring the line work done with real ink. This spring, I'm dreaming of creating more visual stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-63621626472217339352018-04-09T06:00:00.000-07:002018-04-09T06:00:32.247-07:00Videogames - GDC 2018<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span>ast month was busy with work and travel! I also have two dev edits back from editors, with two more projects being reviewed this month. I'm also brewing up a new story production and delivery plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, I went to GDC (Game Dev Conference) in San Fran with my fantastic TLD coworkers! </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The use of AI in Final Fantasy XV seemed very futuristic and fascinating for the future of narratives in virtual worlds. <span style="background-color: white;">I began to think about the potential of AI. I</span><span style="background-color: white;"> like the idea of creating a "DNA" for a character and letting them write their own story and dialogue.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year it seemed creators were reaching deeper to connect with their audience. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a privilege to go to GDC and be a part of the ever-evolving world of art and story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-82164460345884728422018-03-17T10:01:00.000-07:002018-03-17T10:01:29.718-07:00LE FAY - Meet Isolde!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy Saint Patrick's Day! To celebrate, I will introduce you to Isolde Anguish, one of Morgan le Fay's friends in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fay-4-Book/dp/B0788189L6" target="_blank">LE FAY series</a>. Isolde is Irish, and my audiobook narrator did a nice job with her accent in the audiobook versions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseult" target="_blank">legends</a>, Isolde is an Irish princess. In my version, she is a knight gifted with wind magic.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meet Isolde!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's a brief excerpt featuring Isolde in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fay-4-Book/dp/B0788189L6" target="_blank">SPEAR</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">A Luminary comes at me with a sword made of ice in his hand. I freeze in shock. Something whistles through the air. It’s made of metal, and it hits the man in the neck. He falls face down, his ice sword shattering across the ground. The dagger in his neck is something I recognize from Arthur’s Round. <i>An aerodagger</i>. I look up in the direction from where it came.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">A female figure wearing a Black Knight uniform stands atop a building, holding a large glider. She drops from the building and swoops down, sailing over us. I recognize the glider. I’ve seen it in my childhood while I was on the run with my mother in the woods more than ten years ago. It’s used in the military by wind users.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">More aerodaggers rain down from above. The Luminaries break into startled cries. Some form an ice shield over their heads. The glider is about to hurtle into a building. I gasp before it turns away seconds before impact, controlled by wind magic.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Someone conjures an icicle and shoots it at the glider. The dagger of ice hits the wing, and the glider wobbles before it swerves downward. As it descends, I see the brightness of auburn hair—Isolde has been controlling it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-1412054933277672922018-03-06T06:00:00.000-08:002018-03-06T06:00:43.763-08:00REALM - New Website<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>en years later, I finally upgraded <a href="http://www.realmlovejoy.com/" target="_blank">my site</a>! It will now work on various devices and has handy links to all my social media plus an easy way to join my mailing list. Check it out <a href="http://www.realmlovejoy.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-8631599511824914892018-03-05T06:00:00.000-08:002018-03-05T06:00:05.115-08:00News Week - 03/05/18<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> got to ride a float plane for the first time last week! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are some shots. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf07M6unn2Q/?taken-by=realmlovejoy" target="_blank">A video of my approach to Seattle</a> from the co-pilot seat can also be seen on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf07M6unn2Q/?taken-by=realmlovejoy" target="_blank">Instagram</a>:</span></div>
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Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-4081864445450428412018-02-26T06:00:00.000-08:002018-04-30T18:35:42.951-07:00News Week - 2/26/18<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ope everyone's February is going great! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My latest novel (longest yet!) was sent to my dev editor! This one was my most recently completed (just last autumn) and pure joy to write. It's packed with my inspiration and aspirations. I can't wait to share it next year. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All three books mentioned above are completely different from what I've written thus far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We got to hear one of our favorite songs live at our favorite Italian restaurant... you can get a glimpse </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfAM1-pnJsQ/" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. A special moment to be sure! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>As a Valentine to my readers, I have put <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">all my ebooks</a> on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">sale</a> for a week. (US and UK store: 2/14 - 2/20) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Sword-Audiobook/B079J56QM8" target="_blank">SWORD audiobook</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spear-Fay-4-Realm-Lovejoy/dp/1983463744" target="_blank">SPEAR paperback</a> is out, it's a good time to catch up on the series in the format you desire! SPEAR could make a great Valentine's read since it features the fate of four Arthurian pairings. (!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also I sent out my first <a href="http://eepurl.com/ce6G21" target="_blank">newsletter</a> today! (Look at me being all proper author, blogging and sending a newsletter and everything.) If you'd like to receive my newsletter in the future please subscribe <a href="http://eepurl.com/ce6G21" target="_blank">here</a>. (I plan to only send them out when there's big news, like a book release or sale, so it will not be spammy.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enjoy the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">sale</a>! XO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-34351242028019947012018-02-13T06:00:00.000-08:002018-02-13T06:00:43.508-08:00SPEAR - Paperback Release!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>urray! The last of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788189L6" target="_blank">LE FAY quartet</a> is out in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spear-Fay-4-Realm-Lovejoy/dp/1983463744" target="_blank">paperback</a> form! Now you can get a hardcopy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spear-Fay-4-Realm-Lovejoy/dp/1983463744" target="_blank">SPEAR</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788189L6" target="_blank">Le Fay series</a>, 4) on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spear-Fay-4-Realm-Lovejoy/dp/1983463744" target="_blank">Amazon</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you all will enjoy reading and completing the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788189L6" target="_blank">LE FAY series</a> as much as I enjoyed writing all four books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465918354427072597.post-997097341112194582018-02-12T06:00:00.000-08:002018-02-12T06:00:18.984-08:00SWORD - Audiobook Release<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>i, everyone! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Fay-Book-2/dp/B079J6GV31" target="_blank">SWORD</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788189L6" target="_blank">Le Fay series</a>, 2) audiobook is now available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Fay-Book-2/dp/B079J6GV31" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Sword-Audiobook/B079J56QM8" target="_blank">Audible</a>, and iTunes! The sample can be heard on any of the retail pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The talented, London-based actress <a href="http://www.islalindsay.com/" target="_blank">Isla Lindsay</a> once again narrated as Morgan le Fay. The voice acting she did for SWORD was terrific. I felt the characters' emotions were real and Isla's portrayal of Morgan was very engaging. I hope you'll give it a listen! If you'd like to learn more about Isla, check out her interview <a href="http://realmlovejoy.blogspot.com/2017/06/henge-interview-with-audiobook-narrator.html" target="_blank">here on my blog</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stay tuned this week for a couple more LE FAY news! Posts are scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P.S. I updated the blog template! It's now shiny and new. The older one (as much as I was attached to it with all my little gadgets) was pretty outdated and it was time to have it match my new site (also upgrading). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mine has been busy with many changes underway.<b> <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">SPEAR (Le Fay series 4)</a> paperback will be out by <u>2/6/18</u>!</span></b> It will be up on Amazon any moment now since I have approved the proof. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">SWORD</a> audiobook will also be out by then. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8" target="_blank">GRAIL</a> audiobook is currently in production.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">January is off to a busy start. I have four books in various stages of production. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This month I hired four new editors into my book team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am working on a brand new website, which I hope to have up within the month. My office has been upgraded with a new super computer plus iPad Pro for my artwork. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple good movies I saw recently -- Shape of Water and Call Me By Your Name:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shape of Water -- I love weird, vintage sci-fi horror-romance type stories. I wish it was more artistic without the hollywood villain type storyline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been keeping with my new year goals so far. This month I bought a mala necklace for my 108 meditation challenge and got a kind note from the store owner:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The necklace will definitely power me on! I'm excited for all the new things brewing this year and hope you'll stayed tuned for more updates. </span><br />
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">writing, but not “the writer,”</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and not very plural yet, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and worked with the owls not the sparrows, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">being young, scribbling at midnight: </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I came to a place</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">where the road turned and divided, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">it seemed like, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">going different ways, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was lost. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I didn’t know which way. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It looked like one roadsign said To Town </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and the other didn’t say anything. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So I took the way that didn’t say. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I followed </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">myself. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">“I don’t care,” I said, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">terrified. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">“I don’t care if nobody ever reads it! </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I’m going this way.” </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I found myself </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in the dark forest, in silence. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You maybe have to find yourself, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">yourselves, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in the dark forest. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Anyhow, I did then. And still now, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">always. At the bad time. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When you find the hidden catch </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in the secret drawer </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">behind the false panel </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">inside the concealed compartment </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in the desk in the attic </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">of the house in the dark forest, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and press the spring firmly, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">a door flies open to reveal </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">a bundle of old letters, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and in one of them </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">is a map </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">of the forest </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">that you drew yourself </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">before you ever went there. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> The Writer At Her Work: </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I see her walking </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">on a path through a pathless forest, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">or a maze, a labyrinth.</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As she walks she spins, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and the fine thread falls behind her </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">following her way, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">telling </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">where she is going, where she has gone. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Teling the story. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The line, the thread of voice, </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the sentences saying the way. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> The Writer On Her Work: </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I see her, too, I see her </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">lying on it. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lying, in the morning early, </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">rather uncomfortable. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Trying to convince herself </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">that it’s a bed of roses, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">a bed of laurels, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">or an innerspring mattress, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">or anyhow a futon. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But she keeps twitching. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There’s a lump, she says. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There’s something </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">like a rock—like a lentil— </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I can’t sleep. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There’s something </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the size of a split pea </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">that I haven’t written. </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">That I haven’t written right. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> I can’t sleep. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She gets up </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and writes it. </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Her work </span></i></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">is never done. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">—Ursula K. Le Guin, from “The Writer on, and at, Her Work” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some of my favorite quotes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Ursula K. Le Guin</a><span id="quote_book_link_59924" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">“The creative adult is the child who has survived.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Ursula K. Le Guin</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Ursula K. Le Guin</a><span id="quote_book_link_13650" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">Ursula K. Le Guin</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can also relate to the bottom quote with writing too. I write and then learn more about myself and what I want to become.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for all the words you have written, Ursula.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">--Realm</span>Realm Lovejoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387044022404786331noreply@blogger.com0