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5 on Friday - Set 108

Travis at  Trav's Thoughts  invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

I'm in a ballet frame of mind this week, so here are five rather dreamy pieces I've always loved.


1 - Dulcinea variation - Don Quixote , composed by Ludwig Minkus


Danced by Svetlana Zakharova



2 - Peasant pas de deux - Giselle , composed by Adolphe Adam


Danced by Natalia Osipova and Vyacheslav Lopatin

The main piece of music I'm showcasing here ends at the 2:50 mark.




3 - ...

Thursday Thirteen - 245 - 13 Ballet Moves

My adored art form of ballet is made up of many individual steps that are mastered by dancers over time. Choreographers put these steps together in an unlimited array of variations, and the manner in which the steps work together then becomes the language of dance.

Here are thirteen of my favorite ballet steps.



1 - Tour jete



2 - Fouettes




3 - Develope


4 - Adagio (slowly and with fluid movement)



5 - Partnering



6 - Tour en seconde



7 - Triple tours en l'air



8 - Saut de Basque (the turn in mid air which he...

The Serialists - Scene 88

I'm now posting with  The Serialists  which appears on Wednesdays.

To recap this dark fantasy story so far:

As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.

Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world outsi...

Scorpius will be posted later Wed evening

The good news is - I'm currently working on the costumes, script and stoyboards for the book covers and book trailers for this series, which is scheduled to be released this coming May.

The bad news is - I ran out of hours in the day and couldn't get the latest scene posted. It will be up by later tonight. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

2012 Movie Madness Challenge - February Report

Time for my second status report for the Movie Madness Challenge .






Here is my code for the films:

New to me - N

Repeat viewing - R





I'll also be including how I viewed the films:

DVD
VHS (yes, we have a lot of those, and a VCR)
Network TV
Pay TV
In theatre














The Woman in Black

Theatre

N








Northanger Abbey

VHS

R

















Bridesmaids

DVD

N











Romancing the Stone

Pay TV

R













Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

DVD

R










Your Highness

Pay TV

N











Downton Abbey, Series 2

Public Television

N


















Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

DVD

R

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Six Sentence Sunday - 5

Writers are encouraged to post six sentences from a work-in-progress or published piece. Sign into the Linky at Six Sentence Sunday , and visit other SSS participants.

This snippet from SAINT SANGUINUS takes place when 6th century Welsh warrior Peredur was a boy of eight.

This takes place just after the men of Yn Wyddfrid return with his father's body, following a battle.

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I clutched tight to my little sister, rocking her as she matched Mam's cries.

I couldn't shed tears because I refused ...

5 on Friday - Set 107

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.





Here's a tiny sampler of Sting-y goodness.

1 - In Darkness Let Me Dwell - with Edin Karamazov



2 - Spread a Little Happiness



3 - All This Time



4 - Fortress Around Your Heart



5 - A Thousand Years

Thursday Thirteen - 244 - 13 Questions For Taryn Blackthorne, Author of EVEN FOR ME

I have a treat for all of you Big Cat lovers out there. Taryn Blackthorne , author of the shapeshifter romantic suspense novella EVEN FOR ME has dropped by A Piece of My Mind to answer questions about her story and life in general.

Welcome Taryn!

1 - Your novella is a werecat shapeshifter romantic suspense story. Which large cats are your favorites? What attracts you to them?


I'm really interested in North American wildcats, especially the puma/mountain lion/cougar.

I was vacationing with my fa...

The Serialists - Scene 87

I'm now posting with The Serialists which appears on Wednesdays.

To recap this dark fantasy story so far:

As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.

Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world outsi...

Six Sentence Sunday - 4

Writers are encouraged to post six sentences from a work-in-progress or published piece. Sign into the Linky at Six Sentence Sunday , and visit other SSS participants.

This snippet from SAINT SANGUINUS takes place when 6th century Welsh warrior Peredur was a boy of thirteen.

Already the 'man' of the family for eight years after his father fell in battle, Peredur finds himself at odds one day with his mother when his plans clash with hers.

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I took her blows as bravely as I could, but I was...