A Farewell to Meat – The Week in Chaos. It’s that time of month again – no, not that time – it’s time to evaluate my progress in my war against the nasty little Lyme spirochetes. There was no clear winner in this month’s battle. If there was, I’m pretty certain that it wasn’t me. I need to take drastic measures if I want to win this war. I should have done this three months ago, but I wasn’t ready. Last night, I realized what I needed to do. Me: “I don’t want this to ever end.”
Dave: “Not ever?” Me: “It’s just so good!” We were sitting in Five Guys. Sad, right? Today I start back on my high-nutrient vegan diet. It’s going to be okay. Now, let’s look back at the random things that happened this week: There was dancing in the kitchen. We hosted a sleepover with three teen girls. There was snow, snow and more snow. Saturday morning snow in Connecticut. If you are sick of winter, you might enjoy Monday’s post -I’m Not Getting Along With Connecticut.
I tried to let the cat out of the bag, but she liked it in there. Photo by Dave Landisman. Roxistclair.com. Photographs – St. Louis | The Real HouseWife. Things that make you go, “huh…..” Rockin’ Robin…tweet! The Randy Dandies – Game of Thongs The Randy Dandies Burlesque Show The Witness Big Ole Jet Air Liner Home on the Hill Top (IL) Which side of the tracks….
Fine day out on the Farm! Pine Forest Home of the Amish, Bowling Green, MO Lily Pads in Fall Getting ready for the Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Gardens! May the Force be with You! It’s the lotto balloon! It’s a gas, gas, gasssss! Old Chain of Rocks Bridge St. Am I paranoid or are they following me? The new bridge in St. Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour with Arch Grants Patricks Hall of Fame – St. Cardinals vs. Graffiti Wall St. Like this: Like Loading... Overcoming to Becoming | “I cried to the Lord and He heard me” Christian writer & intercessor having overcome illness, severe depression, isolation and fear; sharing God’s love, hope and faith through poetry and life stories. Distorted Reflections - Home. Carol's Piece of Mind - The Texas Rattler. Reina Fire. Everything Susan. Wordless Wednesday and a Vlog on Success. The Man Behind Ben's Voice.
Today I would like to introduce the narrator behind the voice of my character, Ben. Take a listen to his voice, and you too would feel like cuddling in bed with the book, or perhaps with the character he plays. Which is why I thought that his name was misspelled: David Kudler. He is lyrical, intelligent, literate, capable of multiple accents and ages for the characters. So in my novel, he will become not only Ben (at the age of twenty-seven and at the age of twelve) but also his father Lenny, the bumbling lawyer, Mr. Bliss, and aunt Hadassa as well! Below, you can see how I floated his name over the folds of the fabric, red on red, in the bottom right corner of the cover image. The first audiobook he narrated for me has just come out, check it out: A Favorite Son.
Also, if you like poetry, take a peek at what I wrote for him at the conclusion of our collaboration: Ode to the Great Kuddler. Here is a voice clip with the expression that inspired the title of this book: Violin « RoxiStClair.Com. Play me. For I am the strings that tremble under your bow. I am the crescendo that swells and the aching vibrato that drops off the end of each note. In the quietly delicious pause before the notes rise and rise again I’m the sweet melancholious stroke, just one octave above bliss with pitches high and purring lows. I am the words that can’t speak but only through your hovering touch do I even have a voice.
I’m the ardor lifted until my song at last released in ebbs and flow as my tears surrender with every reverberant cadenza. You’re my virtuoso that plays with euphoric burn and passion yearning with each low and fragile tone, you kindle and play upon my tender strings. I was tuneless in dusty neglect until you lovingly removed me from my case and raised me up. Now cradled in the hollow of your heart, lift me to your chin… and play me. © Roxi St. Like this: Like Loading... Categories: Poetry Tags: Love, Poetry, Violin. Editing a Self-Published Novel. Haiga by Sannel - A Pond of Life. Pictimilitude | Be Inspired. I use art, writing, photography and spirituality to inspire you. Writing a river: Giveaway, a Competition and another Giveaway. Giveaway, a Competition and another Giveaway The Giveaway My e-book collection of short stories Looking For America is free to download all weekend on Amazon - that's all day Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th.If you usually buy e-books through Amazon.com, all you have to do to get the short story collection is follow this link and download your copy.If you are in the UK, use this link, and for Canada it's this one.
So that's the giveaway over with.But wait, don't rush off to Amazon just yet! You need to know what to do next, so that you can enter the competition. The Competition Here's what you do:First, download Looking For America, and read a few of the stories. The Second Giveaway Two people who answer these questions correctly will win a copy of Drawings in Sand, my novel that is available in ebook format on Amazon and on Smashwords. The Closing Date On Sunday 19th May this competition will close and I will randomly choose 2 winners from those with the correct answers. ImKarn23. Some of My Favourite Independent Authors » Vincent Moore Vincent Moore. Here you will find some of the authors whose work I admire along with links to their personal writing sites. More will be added all the time. Alexandra Lucas aka SilverGenes has a site called Simply Pure Fiction where you will find poetry, flash fiction, and a writing blog.
Enter The Reading Room with LT Fawkes for pure enjoyment. Catch up with current writing and find guest authors in the story volumes. Deborah Brooks author site is where to find all her latest published work and keep up with what she is working on now. Merlin Fraser has introduced a trilogy of mind-bending explorations in his Inner Space series. And don’t miss: Sannel’s World of Poetry: Sannel Larson embarks on an exquisite journey of love through poetry.
The Professor’s Write Site: a mixed bag of interest for all writers. Clairepeek Wordy World: Peek inside Claire’s world and go exploring. Dreaming Casually Publications by J’aime Rubio is a place to explore poetry, published books and more. Violin « RoxiStClair.Com. Play me. For I am the strings that tremble under your bow. I am the crescendo that swells and the aching vibrato that drops off the end of each note. In the quietly delicious pause before the notes rise and rise again I’m the sweet melancholious stroke, just one octave above bliss with pitches high and purring lows. I am the words that can’t speak but only through your hovering touch do I even have a voice. I was tuneless in dusty neglect until you lovingly removed me from my case and raised me up. Now cradled in the hollow of your heart, lift me to your chin… and play me. © Roxi St. Like this: Like Loading... Categories: Poetry Tags: Love, Poetry, Violin.