“In a way, her strangeness, her naiveté, her craving for the other half of her equation was the consequence of an idle imagination. Had she paints, or clay, or knew the discipline of the dance, or strings, had she anything to engage her tremendous curiosity and her gift for metaphor, she might have exchanged the …
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Accidental Criminal
“Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.”― Toni Morrison, Sula She had always wanted to be an artist. The only problem? She wasn't good at anything. She tried painting and drawing, writing, singing, acting, everything she could think of, but it was no use. She had no talent. Then she discovered knife throwing. Not …
Prompt: The Puzzle Maker
“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”― Frank Herbert, Dune Germaine makes sense of their universe by designing puzzles. Outside their window, there are monsters and cults, sorcerers and chaos; but inside their little house, there is order …
Prompt: Living Art
“There are those who say that when civilization progresses a bit further transportation facilities will move into the skies and under the ground, and that our streets will again be quiet, but I know perfectly well that when that day comes some new device for torturing the old will be invented.” ― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of …
“Dragon Dancers”
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