Oh, THAT was the problem: I'd drawn her with six toes. See: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... oh. OH! She *had* 6 toes! ****** I'm just retired. Technical guy. Married for decades. Never artistic in the slightest. So how better to kick off retirement than doing all of those things I've never been able to do - like, for instance, sketching. Or drawing. Or... combining retir...
When Brie Larson sees that her place on the table is right between Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen, she is not happy. It is no secret that she doesn't have a good relationship with those two. Since Brie arrived to the MCU starring in Captain Marvel, her pretentious and unfriendly attitude has turned all the other actors against her, but the two that h...
I was 40 at the time. I didn't typically go to a sit down restaurant alone. It is just more fun to go out with someone you can visit with. Plus, it feels awkward being the only one in a restaurant sitting by yourself. My waitress was a young gal in her early 20's in age. She was one of those type of girls that wasn't incredible looking in the face. She had a...
Errors occur every day in the manner in which words are used. Let's talk about some of the most common. MEDDLE / METTLE MEDDLE is a verb and generally means to mess with. I don't want him to meddle with me or He likes to meddle with all the girls are two examples of how to use this word properly. The word, METTLE, is a noun that I haven't seen used that o...
True to her word Marie brought to work a pair of pictures showing off her angel wing tattoo. I found the envelope on my desk with the note, "Don't pass these around." The photos were taken in what looked like a doctor's office, then it occurred to me that it was just a sterile, antiseptic tattoo parlor. Marie was posing away from the camera, but looking back...
Mandy was a reporter for the university's official paper, she didn't rank high enough to pull off many big assignments but this one landed right in her lap. The head arts reporter was on another story, and her name came up. That was fine with her, any opportunity to get her name on an article with guaranteed interest was a good opportunity, and this one sure...
Dutch Painting, A Second Chapter (Continued from Dutch Painting, Ch. 01, a story that provides necessary context) ...She seemed to draw security from the artist. He nodded and she untied the belt to her robe. A moment's hesitation and she slipped it off to stand naked, nipples stiffened, lean and waxed and wonderful. She looked to the artist for instructi...
Ever since she could remember, Diane was always interested in art - be it paintings, sculpture, or photography. During high school, she took a few random classes, but nothing held her attention for long. The teachers were indifferent, and the students wanted an easy grade. But when she attended college and entered upper level courses, the world of art became...
My name is Jacques, but most people call me Jack, and being a tour guide in Old Quebec never had any advantages, until now. Quebec is a city everybody should visit once in their lives, not just for the following reason. My latest group of tourists had the usual blend of older folks, families and college students. As I scanned the group before introducing my...
The story of Ted and Estelle and their coming together was told in the original or first part of the story. However some readers have commented that they wished to hear more of them and their interactions with other people in each other's lives. I'm not quite sure what readers are expecting here, but I will point-out that I do not expect that anything drasti...