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In Which Madame Paradox Dives Off A Cliff
As a general rule the David clan is not what one would call outdoorsy. We don’t hunt buffalo, or jog, things of that nature. As you can see from the adorably undead pallor in my bio photo I don’t go … Continue reading
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Tagged Abseiling, George Clooney, Greece, home, Humor, inspiration, motivational, moving, rappelling, Retsina, rock face, Skyros
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Shards of Fire and Ice
It is a place called Venice, and I am eight. Waterways crammed between ancient buildings, a man wearing a hat rows a funny-looking boat downstream with a long oar. He deposits us at our destination and floats off beneath a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, Corning Museum of Glass, Craftsman, Creativity, Dale Chihuly, Glass, Glass Masters At Work, Glassblowing, history of glass, inspiration, Liam Carey, Lino Tagliapietra, Merlin Glass, Murano, Murano glass, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, New York Botanical Garden, sculpture, Venice, writing
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Beware Supervillains, My Nose Will Defeat You
By day, she is the mild mannered Madame Paradox, aspiring author. But at night, oh at night Ladies and Gentleman, a beast is unleashed. One with powers heretofore unheard of on this planet. For you see, deep in the superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood memory, crazy foam, Creativity, hives, Humor, insomnia, inspiration, kryptonite, nose, Pearl S. Buck, quote, sensitivity, smell, storyteller, superhero, superpower, supervillain, tea rose perfume, underdog, wonder woman, writer
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Sensitive Skin, One Reason I’m Not A Prima Ballerina
Sometime around the age of four I became obsessed with ballerinas. I don’t know if it was the tutu or the toe shoes or the reenacted fairy tales but for whatever reason, I was intrigued. The only thing I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, childhood, chocolate, Humor, inspiration, Jewish, news, spontaneity, tutu, writer, writing, Xmas
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A Dark/Light Threshold
The unknown stands behind the door: a beginning, an ending, a contract with the devil or the proverbial bluebird of happiness, a former lover or a killer collecting toenails, an archrival or a life-size check from Publisher’s Clearinghouse. If Monty … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, door, future, hope, Humor, inspiration, monty hall, threshold, writer
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Introduction de Paradox
Madame Paradox, a writer with a quirky sense of humor, attempts to explain who she is and what her blog will be about. Continue reading
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