Tag: yearn
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Protected: Of Witty Aphorisms, “Shirley Temples,” and Yearning …
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Protected: Of Mothers, Dolls and Barbie’s …
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Art, The Muse and Beholding The Other…
The Muse then is that most terrified of all the virgins. She starts if she hears a sound, pales if you ask her questions, spins and vanishes if you disturb her dress. We might start off by paraphrasing Oscar Wilde’s poem, substituting the world “Art” for “Love.” Art will fly if held too lightly. Art…
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Of Kings, Strategies and Tactics…
Capture of the King in chess ends the game. And thus the role of each piece or character’s movements works towards the larger goals of protecting the King of the same color and capturing the King of the opponent. The players move their characters and/or chess pieces towards accomplishing these two tasks. In this way…
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Of Dimensions of Experience, Mystery and Feet of Practicality…
Climax follows a time a crisis. As the story heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that…
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Loves and Hates
What a character hates or despises says much about what she or he loves, adores, and that for which she or he yearns. The adage, “You can’t hate what you don’t love,” is as true for our characters as it is for us. A protagonist who hates their mother or father, most likely yearns for…