Confessions – Alysse Aallyn

Queen of Swords: a novel

Duel between a stepmother and stepdaughter turns deadly. Charmian:Chapter I – The Knight of Swords She would have killed me deader than any snakebite but she was too fat to even realize she was pregnant. So that was the first lucky thing in my lifetime string of magical good fortune, the second being that I…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer my friggin MIND? But it’s my battle and I’m dealing with it. I hear myselfsaying WAY too much around him as if tempting him to find something tobe disgusted by and to reject me – why can’t I just shut up and enjoy this? Because I can’t believe he really loves…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer the only dancer willing to dance to Baker Street so they keep playing it forme and it is a tiring song. However all that stretching is good for my musclesprobably. Reading A Time to Keep Silence. Secaire has got me on areligious kick. It’s me laughing and joking and eating…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer – azaleas in full bloom – peace. Woke up determined to finish taxes – officesclosed! When can people go if they work all week? Beats me. But it would takemore than a late filing to bother me – feel blissful. Approaching Plath from the question of her reputation. Determined to write…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer a new book. Hauled out Bride & Wolves for a rewrite – tremendouslyimpressed with my own talent! Development always was my problem (as in life).Greene’s Human has an odd, unfinished feel. Reviews did not prepare me for itin the least. I think they reviewed Greene rather than his book. More impressedby…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer/Poet/Official Girlfriend three days – it’s hard to be constantly here – like living in a soap opera.No writing – been sending out query letters. Rod called – had the nerveto lecture me on publishing, “If you want to play in their league, you haveto wear their uniform.” Deeply annoying – makes…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer/Daughter/Poet Many bike rides and explorations. Lovely dinner last night at the cottage – Devon asking Dad a lot of questions – then we lay in each other’s arms at the Barnacleand he said Time to Discuss Our Relationship. Said “some French girl” dumpedhim because he’s so incompetent with condoms; he’s so…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer Sometimes Poet by Doris Grumbach. Much prefer that to actually having to read McCarthywho reminds me of Aldous Huxley – Is it possible to be too contemporary?Trends of modern writing a little too sketchy for me. No book should feellike flipping through a magazine. Sensory overload sans enlightenment.As for Angus Wilson…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Dancer Who Happens to be a Poet heard Harvey’s voice in the kitchen. Thank God I heard it in time – ifhe had seen me in my baby doll nighty I guess he would have consideredhimself justified in pinning me immediately to the floor. He brought me ahibiscus flower as a peace…
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Inspired Pleasure

Diary of a Poet Who Happens. to be a Dancer me in a hideous temper. 1 ½ hrs sleep, drove A to Laundromat, didlaundry, bought cosmetics, picked her up, did lunch and visited broker.Just like the other rich girls except for the Laundromat part. Then toMVA, got MD license renewed, new address, not too horrible…
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