Sandro – Elle Dechene's Journal

September 17, 2014

Tomorrow – A Brief Fantasy

Tomorrow I will visit my proud steed, and deck him out in garlands of roses, then spring nimbly onto his back sidesaddle, with my gown draping elegantly down one side to the ground, and he will begin to piaffe (although round and on the bit, not with this weird S-shaped neck) as I take all … Continue reading Tomorrow – A Brief Fantasy

August 31, 2014September 14, 2014

Ray Bradbury, “Zen in the Art of Writing”

I am reading Ray Bradbury’s “Zen in the Art of Writing,” and he admonishes us to write with zest, gusto, love, fun. Write about something you love. Last night, as so often happens, there it was again, so I tried to capture it: Sandro, you are my soul. Gigi is my heart, but you are … Continue reading Ray Bradbury, “Zen in the Art of Writing”