tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18201083757611546252024-03-05T09:10:30.711-08:00Paullette GaudetPaullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-22812819333455554812022-02-11T22:29:00.012-08:002022-02-14T21:51:24.524-08:00Raven Salon Is No More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy906vriX0FLIAafE04OGmzOMKrM-9HTutzp2t-yh_HUaBv-1qC1h12Xq1isKtpIXrJHWQQel8e__8oy5ylBwfurMqp4AMcsFybRSCWzBPOKjF3ADZwyTjJXORh6dtiiHO79iq_-V73785On10aURXv9ig6e776srPIip1_loojPnIKUAwQ5KAr7I9Yg=s2880" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy906vriX0FLIAafE04OGmzOMKrM-9HTutzp2t-yh_HUaBv-1qC1h12Xq1isKtpIXrJHWQQel8e__8oy5ylBwfurMqp4AMcsFybRSCWzBPOKjF3ADZwyTjJXORh6dtiiHO79iq_-V73785On10aURXv9ig6e776srPIip1_loojPnIKUAwQ5KAr7I9Yg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Raven Salon Is Permanently Closed</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So...Yeah.</b> </span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><span>This is not what I wanted my first post to be after two years</span>. </span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">The pandemic has drastically changed the landscape for pretty much every kind of business, and the hair industry is no exception. Even so, Raven Salon continued to provide Cuts, Color & Conversation up until closing its doors in December 2021.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Raven is heading out of state for a fresh start.</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Raven Salon stylist extraordinaire Joe Land<b> </b>is <span>now at </span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.salonswagger.com/">Salon Swagger</a></span><span>, call or text him for appts at: 206.229.8054</span></span></h1></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here we are after my recent cut and color:</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM3i-t-ZD6O6hBUyzISLS2HtWmG0JXBUpTuj8FP_A3VIXUmKRwarNPhcOg4aKe0T5DrgwNLfE-nJ5-8dd73MCz8XOcdepLR8RKSKBIqY56ga_4hMAZsWj9uO51EiPQuBBN_2AYA41mPJ7YjvSS5_9uaK59hhAjEaZGEls4t7IR-5VaZUOxl_HHPcNxMg=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM3i-t-ZD6O6hBUyzISLS2HtWmG0JXBUpTuj8FP_A3VIXUmKRwarNPhcOg4aKe0T5DrgwNLfE-nJ5-8dd73MCz8XOcdepLR8RKSKBIqY56ga_4hMAZsWj9uO51EiPQuBBN_2AYA41mPJ7YjvSS5_9uaK59hhAjEaZGEls4t7IR-5VaZUOxl_HHPcNxMg=w302-h640" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm blonde again!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span><h1><br /></h1><h1>Former Raven Salon stylist<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Naomi is at <a href="https://www.acmebarbershop.com/">Acme Barbershop</a>,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">while Blane is at</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><a href="https://hardwaresalon.com/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hardware Salon</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></a>.</h1><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span>I hope everyone is well!</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks so much for being a part of all the great memories at Raven Salon over the years. 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<span style="font-size: large;">It's <i>been</i> a few months since we last gathered here, so welcome back! Summer has officially arrived, and</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Raven Salon is open as of July 2020.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">That's the TLDR status update:</u> If you're willing to hang out for a couple more paragraphs, I'll help you prepare for future salon visits, because the new shop protocols are VERY DIFFERENT from past routines.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>--<b>Everything will be appointment-based: there are no more walk-ins, waiting rooms, or offered beverages. </b></u>You will be texted when it is time to come into the salon for your appointment, until then you will be in your car or standing outside the shop. No handshakes or hugs. No extraneous companions. No children. Preferably no personal items outside of a cell phone, keys and wallet. Contact-less pre-payment via smart watches or smart phones or via online payment systems such as PayPal or Venmo will be mandatory and/or preferred. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>--<b>You will be asked to wear a face mask for the duration of your appointment</b>, <b>and also to wash your hands upon entering the salon</b></u>. You may be asked to wear gloves after that. If you don't arrive with a mask, preferably one with ear-elastics, you'll have the opportunity to purchase one for a nominal fee before entering the main floor of the salon.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not just for me, but for all of us--I hope you are healthy and on the lowest possible end of Life's Disruption Scale. I'd really hoped that my most recent post (featuring <a href="http://paullettegaudet.blogspot.com/2020/02/paullette-at-raven-salon-hours-and-rates.html">my hours & new rates after Raven Salon's April 1st price adjustment</a>) would be the last Big News for quite a while, but that doesn't seem to be the case. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Due to Governor Jay Inslee's mandate closing hair, nail and waxing salons as of St. Patrick's Day (3/17/2020), Raven Salon has paused operations indefinitely. We are aware that this mandated closing will most likely last several months, but we are trying not to panic just yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We'll have tons of grown-out hair to work with: long, beautiful hair! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Keep the faith & hold on, I'll be there for you on the other side!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As an independent contractor...this situation honestly ain't great. I have a <i>little</i> bit of a cushion (<b>thank you</b>, fizzled-move-to-Austin-that-I-nattered-on-about-all-year!) but the longer this closure lasts, the quicker my kittycat Felicia goes from this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know there's nothing we can do. I figured salons would close at some point (due to the less-than-six-feet nature of haircuts), but to have my entire industry shut down indefinitely is frightening. This disaster has loosened some of the federal restrictions for self-employed folks / independent contractors / small business owners to receive unemployment benefits, so am applying for everything and hoping for the best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm also putting feelers out for writing/editing/blogging work. My OG clients know that I hold an MFA in creative writing from UW and have provided content, editing, and SEO for several respected winery blogs. I'm on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/paullette-gaudet-84092074">LinkedIn</a> and you can find my portfolio <a href="https://paullettegaudet.com/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope we all get through this with our sanity intact and a roof still over our heads. I will post updates on this blog asap, and want to thank you again for your patronage and loyalty over the years, I really appreciate it and am honored that I've been able to be a small part of your lives for so long--and hope that continues!</span></div>
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Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-7348728478355218262020-02-26T23:29:00.003-08:002020-03-19T18:54:37.687-07:00Paullette at Raven Salon Hours and Rates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're here, I've either cut your hair or slipped you my card at a writing / editing event (find my portfolio <a href="https://paullettegaudet.com/">here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love and value each and every one of my clients. Without your support and loyalty, I would not be where I am today. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Starting April 1st, Raven Salon is implementing a Price Revision, and I am raising my own rates at that time. This adjustment honors my high level of skill, education, and experience; recognizes the increased cost of doing business in Seattle; and allows me to continue providing you with the best customer service possible. </span></div>
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Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-61826652923911416132014-12-30T22:46:00.001-08:002014-12-31T00:41:26.201-08:00Happy New Year & Last Minute 2014 Post!!!<h2>
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It's been many-many moons, I *know,* but rest assured that you've been in my thoughts the whole time. And thank you for checking in!!! You are very sweet, and the best of the best.<br />
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My most recent publishing news is that my flash essay, "Nobody Loves You, Nobody Cares: Why Your Unpublished Memoir Should Stay That Way" has been published on Intellectual Refuge, you can read it here: <a href="http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol7/your-memoir">http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol7/your-memoir</a><br />
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My beloved sweetie-catgirl face, Kiki, passed away on April 6, 2014 from stomach cancer and this event destroyed my world. She was almost 19, I'd had her for 12 years, and we were mates to the soul.<br />
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I was in quite a dark place for many months afterward so was not writing, or thinking of writing, or caring about writing, and was radio silent on many fronts, including this blog. I then had the impromptu chance for a trip to San Francisco with the lovely & talented Patti Vonne, my best friend from high school who is an accomplished actress and Austin-based rock star (<a href="http://www.patriciavonne.com/">http://www.patriciavonne.com/</a>):<br />
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This trip was a lovely break from my sadness/daily routine after Kiki's passing, and it was great to see Patti again in person for the first time in 8 (!!) years. I was born in the San Francisco area, so Patti kindly indulged my desire to dine at Fisherman's Grotto, my parents' old hangout:<br />
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We had a lovely time, it was such a great trip!<br />
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Before Kiki's illness, I had already planned my trip to the first annual Walker Percy Weekend, a literary festival in St. Francisville, LA, June 6-8, 2014. It was good to see family in the area and experience the festival, meeting folks from all over who shared a love for Percy's work. And, of course to share the incredible food provided by Chef Cody Caroll of Hot Tails restaurant! They're doing it again this year, you should check it out: <a href="http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/miscellaneous/walker-percy-festival">http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/miscellaneous/walker-percy-festival</a><br />
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There were scholarly discussions of the themes of Percy's work, held in the old town hall by panels of LSU professors, and tours of the nearby Entergy nuclear plant and Angola prison (sites in Percy's books; I went to Angola), and a whiskey porch tour, where various historical houses hosted a Percy-approved whiskey cocktail on their porch, and attendants mingled before yet another feast in the center park. I highly recommend this literary conference, even if you haven't read a word of Percy's work (but, regardless, you should TOTALLY read The Moviegoer): the fantastic food and kind folks are too good to pass up, just <b>GO</b>.<br />
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I had a wonderful time in the Caribbean, but unfortunately the nerve root compression issue that first reared its head during my writer's conference in North Carolina increased in severity upon my return to Seattle, and I experienced buzzing/tingling/paralysis of my arms 4 x a week. A visit to a neurologist explained nothing, just called for an MRI which I can't afford. Physical Therapy/Posture Correction has helped a *bit,* but am still experiencing frequent paresthesia episodes despite my best efforts. So, it seems an MRI is in order whether I want/can afford it or not, and I assume will lead to ever more costly procedures after that.<br />
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In short: I haven't been writing much these past months.<br />
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I am volunteering with the local Humane Society, and fostering cats, and reading as much as I can (140 books this year, with the Goodreads challenge). It has been good to have a cat around the house again, and good to luxuriate in reading, but I know that decisions soon need to be made: a cat <b>must</b> be adopted at some point, and an avid reader <b>must</b> turn to writing.<br />
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I am on the verge. I know that I'm a writer, to the<i> bone</i> I am a writer<i>,</i> but I just can't produce words at the moment. It's not due to a lack of ideas, or a lack of needed revisions to existing work. There is work to be done, oh BOY do I know there's work to be done. I, however, currently lack the desire? strength? will? to do it. My cat is dead, my arms seize up at random, I am awash in self-pity and am using these arguably valid excuses to keep myself from writing. I am not a good patient, and am *barely* a decent writer, so this situation does not bode well.<br />
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In any event, all of this is why I haven't blogged for a while; it's messy, no?? I'm proud of my Intellectual Refuge publication (<a href="http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol7/your-memoir">http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol7/your-memoir</a>), but know that I need to work on the next piece; am only as good as the next piece.<br />
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But my goodness--my darling chickens!!! You did not tune in to hear of all this silliness. You want to know that I am okay, and that I'm writing, and these things are indeed true but I do not know when I will have another published work for you to enjoy, but you will be the first to hear, *here* on this blog, which I will attend to in future better than I have in 2014.<br />
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Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for your continued interest and support, it means a great deal. Blessings and facilitations, --P<br />
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-91237060376495121242014-05-11T23:42:00.000-07:002014-05-11T23:42:35.649-07:00"Celebrity Sperm Bank" Is Back, In Storylandia 12!!<img src="http://www.storylandia.wapshottpress.com/Misc/Issue12/SL12_Cover20140430_THMB.jpg" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've</span> MISSED each and every one of you!!! There's so much to say, but all I can manage at the moment is letting you know that my VERY FIRST published story, "Celebrity Sperm Bank," has just now been reprinted for a <b>blissful </b>second life in Storylandia 12: <a href="http://wapshottpress.com/2014/05/11/storylandia-12-is-now-on-sale/">http://wapshottpress.com/2014/<u></u><wbr></wbr>05/11/storylandia-12-is-now-<u></u>on<wbr></wbr>-sale/</a>. <b>CSB</b> is one of my personal faves, I think you'll enjoy it more than runny eggs & hash browns...well, it's a close tie. Please check it out, I <span style="font-size: large;">DO </span>believe it will be time well spent!!!!Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-45996324050907729582014-02-27T14:12:00.001-08:002014-02-27T14:12:59.339-08:00Erotique Issue 5 Out Now From Wapshott Press!<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span> write with <span style="font-size: large;">Good News</span>--<b><a href="http://ero.wapshottpress.com/">Erotique 5<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></a></b>(featuring <b>two</b> of my sexy-stories) is now available in print and on Kindle!!!<a href="http://ero.wapshottpress.com/"> http://ero.wapshottpress.com</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Spring</span> should bring a couple of other story publications as well, which is also good news. I <i>hope </i>to update this blog well before those notifications, but the old track record isn't looking so good lately, is it?? I suppose I'll blame the holidays for my dearth of updates, and also my apparent new career as <b>Microwave Assassin--</b>have managed to kill two new ovens in three months, which I suspect is due more to an electrical outlet issue than the start of a mid-life of crime. <b>More Blame:</b> Work is work is work, the cat's health has taken a <i>teeter</i> on the <i>totter</i> side recently, and I can't seem to stop reading Laura Florand's fantastic <i><a href="http://www.lauraflorand.com/?page_id=1128">Chocolate</a></i> novels. </div>
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Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-28776638631037446042013-10-08T18:27:00.000-07:002013-10-08T19:22:51.770-07:00My Client John Coons ROCKS--Check Out His Latest Webisode (With My Cameo!)<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Chickens!</b> </span>I normally try to keep a substantial wall between my writing- and hair- personas on this blog, but right now I just can't help myself: my <i><b>supremely</b></i> talented singer / songwriter / actor client <b style="font-size: x-large;">John Coons </b>is releasing the full video of his one-man show, "<b>Six Months For Six Weeks,</b>" in six, 13-minute Webisodes, the latest of which features a cameo of <span style="font-size: large;">Moi,Truly!!!</span> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx38gNyHcfE" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx38gNyHcfE</a>, minute 8:19-10:01, FYI).<br />
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John is--of *course*--a <b>genius</b>, which is evident in <span style="font-size: large;">ALL </span>thirteen minutes of this episode, as well as the entirety of Webisode One: <a href="http://johncoonsmusic.com/six-months-for-six-weeks/">http://johncoonsmusic.com/six-months-for-six-weeks/</a> . However, <i>he</i>--as a talented and attractive performer--is <i>used</i> to the limelight, while I am <b>NOT, </b>so I will continue to plug my minute-and-a-half of Web Glory both here and on Facebook. I <b>DO </b>hope you will check out either one or <i>both </i>of his Webisodes; he is smart and funny and lovely to gaze upon. And--just between you & me--I have to admit that his hair <b>DOES</b> look great, so if you like what you see, come on down to <b><a href="http://www.ravenonpine.com/">Raven Salon</a></b>, where we support both the arts <b>and </b>great hair!!!<br />
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Ciao for now, <b>chickens</b>--there's a salmonella outbreak going on, but I still LOVE YOU!<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;">This is the purse ("Tiger In Love" by Anuschka) that was forcibly snatched from me six weeks ago by a crackhead who pointed a sweatshirt-wrapped hand at me like he was holding a gun. Oh, yes, I actually DO know for a fact that he was a crackhead; he turned himself in the next day for stealing the car he drove up behind me with before mugging me, and admitted he was high on crack at the time. The whole affair was an awful business I am only just now getting over, but I do hope that in light of this infomation you will forgive my blog silence of a couple months. I also hope that if you by any chance encounter the above purse and/or its contents in a ditch somewhere between Capitol Hill and Northgate, where it was allegedly tossed from a stolen car, you might consider returning it to me. I would very much appreciate it. </span><br />
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Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-3424459605793172812013-06-18T18:26:00.000-07:002013-07-06T16:16:30.034-07:00Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #9--featuring my story "The Hereafter Party"-- is LIVE!!!!<img alt="Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #9 (epub/Kindle)" src="http://www.wildsidemagazines.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/shmm9.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0" /><br />
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Chickens!!!</b> The long-awaited publication of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Magazine-Volume/dp/1434442071/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1371603405&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=sherlock+holmes+mystery+magazine+9">SHMM #9</a></i></b>--featuring my story, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Magazine-Volume/dp/1434442071/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1371603405&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=sherlock+holmes+mystery+magazine+9">"The Hereafter Party"</a></b>--has occurred! It's available <b><span style="font-size: large;">now</span></b>!! In both <span style="font-size: large;">print and digital formats</span>!!! Gaze upon its gorgeous cover above!!!!!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>You</b> </span>may notice (as did <b>I</b>) that my name does not appear on the cover. I have no explanation for this. BUT, my story is indeed inside--I promise!!!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">If</span></b> you'd like to learn more about "The Hereafter Party's" origin story, please click on <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://paullettegaudet.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-next-big-thing-blog-series_4.html">"The Next Big Thing,"</a></span> my self-interview chain-post about my then-upcoming <i>SHMM </i>piece. If you'd like to read the story itself--right now!--it's available in both print and e-pub/Kindle formats here at <a href="http://www.wildsidemagazines.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Magazine-9-paper_p_191.html">Wildside Press</a>, and you may also find it in print (and write a review!) here at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Magazine-Volume/dp/1434442071/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1371603405&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=sherlock+holmes+mystery+magazine+9">Amazon</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I</b></span> am very excited to see this story in print--and in such a pedigreed publication! I <span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">DO </span>hope you'll give it a look; it's quite entertaining.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Well</b></span>, I must go now in order to seek out my fainting couch, since it's been <i>much</i> the eventful day--what with the surprise of receiving my <i>SHMM </i>contributor copies in the mail this afternoon and all...Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-12709746724378263242013-06-02T19:54:00.003-07:002013-06-02T19:57:09.696-07:00I Always Think About the Dropped Groceries...Do You?<br />
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(<i>Crash) </i>"The aliens landed WHERE??! / WHO'S in the hospital??! / I won a WHAT???"<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There is</span> a <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trope">trope</a> I've noticed in both film and literature over the years, where startling news is told to someone holding a full, brown paper grocery bag (usually in their driveway, or on their front porch) which is inevitably dropped, and the resulting mess is completely forgotten in order for this person to sob/scream/run from the zombies. I assume this is supposed<i> </i>to be fully understandable in the moment, but I've never been completely convinced. I realize it's just storytelling shorthand: for a character to be SO SHOCKED by a piece of news that he-or-she drops what they're holding--well, that is some serious effin' news. However, this device always brings me out of the story, just like seeing a pair of lovers emerge from bed in the morning wearing underwear after a night of heedless sex breaks the Third Wall. There is something disingenuous about a film or book character--often one who is <i>not</i> wealthy--dropping what amounts to $60-80 on the ground ('cos it's <i>always</i> milk & eggs & orange juice, plus a few items in glass jars, then loose leafy greens and a whole uncooked chicken) and not looking back or commenting on the grocery carnage before moving on with the story. I myself have thankfully never been approached with devastating news while holding groceries, but I do have insight as to the morning-after-underwear issue (although we shan't go into that here).<br />
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One of my<b> very favorite moments</b> of the delightful Janeane Garofalo film "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truth_About_Cats_%26_Dogs">The Truth About Cats & Dogs"</a> is when her character, veterinarian Abby Barnes, faced with a surprise stressful visitor/situation at home, responds by grabbing a hairbrush and running it through her hair for a few beats while she thinks of what to do next. Almost exactly ten years ago, I did much the same thing when a fire broke out in my apartment building--in the middle of the night, I opened my front door to a wall of black curling smoke, then absent-mindedly brushed my hair while weighing my escape options. It was a ridiculous thing to do, but I was faced with either braving the black smoke of my apartment hallway or jumping out of my third-floor window onto the parking garage roof below and hoping I didn't break one or more legs in the process.To go--within the space of two minutes--from being sound asleep to possibly dying <i>years </i>before my parents was a bit much for my delicate mind, and the hairbrush was handily in reach. I ended up crawling out into that black hallway smoke, and down the nearby stairs to the lobby and safety. Well, then I was <b>homeless </b>for a week, but that's another blog post...<br />
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What I'm trying to convey is that I would love--<b>LOVE</b>--for a film/book character to put the groceries safely down--or even neatly away!--before losing it over whatever news they've received. Because that just seems more <b>real</b>--you'd be in denial for a minute or two after terrible news, so putting the groceries down/away would be the most natural thing in the world. I will always consider THAT the more realistic response, rather than dropping everything and running. And don't get me started on characters <b>who lose their appetite</b> upon hearing bad news, that's a <b>whole</b> <b>other </b>blog post....<br />
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Am I the only one who's noticed the dropped groceries thing?? Or have any of you readers, as well? Write in, <b>comment</b>, SHARE!!!<br />
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-12952820161297165972013-05-22T12:00:00.000-07:002013-06-02T21:56:41.213-07:00Someday, Someday, Maybe: No, Read It NOW!!!<br />
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Lorelai Gilmore gets<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The</i> <i>Dirt</i> on
Motley Crue and decides <i>not </i>to order the burrito.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I could change</span> just<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>one thing<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-style: italic;"> </span>about the otherwise <b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">perfect</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2000-2007
television series<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gilmore
Girls</i>, I would add <b>more discussions of books</b>. After all, Stars Hollow's
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Gilmore (seen above in the background) is constantly reading and lugging them
about, both stateside and abroad, but aside from being an easy visual cue that
SHE'S<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>SMART</b>, books (and
discussions thereof) get a surprisingly small amount of screen time in the
series. There is, of course, the delicious exception of Jess and Paris arguing
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">PARIS:
Well, it’s true, the Beat’s writing was completely self-indulgent. I have one
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">JESS:
It was not self-indulgent. The Beats believed in shocking people, stirring
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">PARIS:
They believed in drugs, booze, and petty crime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">RORY:
Well, then you can say that they exposed you to a world you wouldn’t have
otherwise known. Isn’t that what great writing’s all about?</span></div>
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That was not great writing. That was the National Enquirer of the fifties.</span></div>
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You’re cracked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">PARIS:
Typical guy response. Worship Kerouac and Bukowski, God forbid you’d pick up
anything by Jane Austen.</span></div>
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Hey, I’ve read Jane Austen.</span></div>
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Yeah, and I think she would’ve liked Bukowski.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But, <b>I digress</b>. Lorelai Gilmore (Rory's fetching mother, for those who don't know) is presumably well-read, at least for a person who has been busy single-handedly raising a daughter and running an inn since the age of 16, but her tastes run to the delightfully tawdry, as evidenced above with Motley Crue's collective memoir about their time on the road. Rory always seemed happy to confine pop-cultural discussions with her mother to bad tv movies and/or series, but I wonder if she ever wished for deeper talks with Lorelai--the <i>second</i>-smartest person in Star's Hollow--about books, or maybe the French New Wave. Oh, I know Rory had wealthy gramps Richard Gilmore and their private quoting-contests of Greek classics, but aside from that--and trying to bounce ideas off Dean's thick skull--her opportunities to discuss literature were limited to teachers and classmates at Chilton and Yale. Which doesn't sound so bad now, as I type it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But, I am here to talk about how very wonderful Ms. Lauren Graham's novel, <i>Someday, Someday, Maybe,</i> is. And it is completely, <b>delightfully</b> wonderful--the most enjoyable time I've spent with my Kindle in many months. I loved everything about this book: the setting (Brooklyn), the time period (1995), the protagonist (aspiring actress Franny), the subject matter (How much time <i>should</i> our dreams take to come true?), the dialogue (sparkling), the narrative voice (winning, clear, and wise). I'd never before truly considered the similarities between the working lives of writers and actors, and loved how Ms. Graham's reportage of the dreaded relative-at-a-wedding questions displayed both absolute accuracy and zero bitterness:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Congratulations, Franny! How exciting! Remember at the last wedding when you said you were trying to be an actress? And I said 'How are the tips?' Remember that? Hahahahaha! Because people who say they're actors are usually just waiters? Get it? </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>What gorgeous writing--</b>smart, warm, and funny, with both surprising and fitting turns to the profound:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Frank is the neighbor whose apartment we can see into from the windows in the back of our brownstone. Frank leads a mysterious, solitary life, but one you can set a clock by...The schedule never changes. No one ever comes over. We worry about Frank in the way New Yorkers worry about strangers whose apartments they can see into. Which is to say, we made up a name for him and have theories about his life, and we'd call 911 if we saw something frightening happen while spying on him, but if I ran into him on the subway, I'd look the other way."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"The woman behind the glass who sells the subway tokens eyes me warily. I've been known to pay my $1.25 in small change, sometimes in the very smallest. It's not a proud moment when I'm holding up the line while she counts my pennies, but some days it's come to that. Today, though, I have actual paper money. We share a nod, like things might be looking up for both of us."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I imagine what a relief it will be to have a real job. I'll have a regular paycheck, and a desk and a phone and a fax machine. I'll have a computer, which hopefully will come with someone to teach me how to use it, and I'll have people to go out with sometimes after work for a drink at Bennigan's, who'll tell me about their boyfriend or their kid or a project they're working on in their garage. Maybe my work friends and I will talk about what we watched on TV the night before and I'll say, 'You know, I tried to be an actress for a while.'"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is the voice I love reading, and this is the voice I want to write. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Someday, Someday, Maybe</i> is completely <b>charming</b>, which is a word I don't get to use as often as I'd like, for anything. I would, in particular, like to praise the book's ending (and no, I won't give anything away): so many contemporary books fall apart in the third act, but <i>Someday</i> performs the seemingly-impossible feat of arriving at an inevitable, realistic, and satisfying conclusion. Brava, Ms. Graham--and please forgive me for being unable to imagine anyone except James Franco as a certain actor-character in your book; this was either a descriptive tour-de-force on your part, or a failure of imagination on mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I encourage everyone reading this to immediately procure and read <i>Someday, Someday, Maybe--</i>it is that rarest of things, a guaranteed pleasure. I unfortunately cannot vouch for <i>The Dirt</i>; all library copies are in use at this time.</span></div>
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-88763885901885951112013-02-04T00:37:00.003-08:002013-07-04T17:43:45.994-07:00"The Next Big Thing" Blog Series!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What is the title of your book (or story)?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My novel</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i>, Biloxi Suite Trapeze</i></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">--about acrobats on the Gulf Coast and the locals who love them<i>--</i>is dangerously close to completion. However, my <i>actual</i> Next Big Thing is my short story, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Magazine-Volume/dp/1434442071/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1371603405&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=sherlock+holmes+mystery+magazine+9">The Hereafter Party</a>, which I'm proud to say is not only fully complete, but will soon appear in print.</span></div>
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Where did the idea come from for the story?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The first sentence—which conveniently contained the narrative voice and complete
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Um…Sherlockian Modern-Day Thriller?</span></div>
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Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This story might have to be animated to do it justice, in which case the
voices would be Ewan McGregor for the protagonist Rafferty, and Alan Rickman as
Braeburn. If the film version somehow found funding, I’d go with Richard E. Grant for Rafferty, and—in a shameless bit of stunt-casting—Dame Maggie Smith
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What is the one-sentence synopsis of your story?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A decent, middle-aged chap enlists the services of a stellar
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.sherlockmag.com/">Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine </a>Issue #9, Spring 2013 </span><a href="http://www.sherlockmag.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div>
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How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Less than two weeks if I remember correctly, but it’s been (ahem) a few
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Who or what inspired you to write this story?</span></b></div>
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time, I was trying to write literary short stories (on deadline, no less) for
MFA applications. A devout novel reader/writer, I’d read very few short stories in my life, of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">any</i> genre, and I'm afraid it showed. I was
miserably sure—every clock-ticking day—that graduate school wouldn’t happen for me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yet again, </i>when something just snapped and I
did nothing but write this decidedly <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">non</i></b>-literary
story for a week and a half, giggling at how much I imagined my high school BFF
(and fellow Sherlock Holmes fan) <a href="http://www.patriciavonne.com/">Patricia Vonne</a> would love it. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I was not accepted into an MFA program that year (or the <i>next</i>, if memory serves), but I have thrilled my fourteen-year-old self to no end by this story's association with Mr. Holmes' magazine. And I believe that's something.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I wish I could have officially made this story “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">steampunk</b></a>” by any loose definition whatsoever, but fear it contains
only whispers and tangs of that genre. While this is the only story I’ve
written (so far) in a quasi-Victorian style, I believe readers will recognize its
underlying humor in much of my more contemporary work. In fact...there are links to a couple freebie online stories/essays in my Bio to the right of this column, if one were interested. </span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Thanks so much for reading my interview! Now--there are several batons to pass, so let's to it:</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.vashonloop.com/author/deborah-h-anderson"><b>Deborah Anderson </b></a>is a dear friend and cohort whom I met in Artist Trust's 2012 EDGE program. An accomplished public speaker, she is also an organizational mastermind and self-described "woman of faith" who writes the highly entertaining (and <i>yes</i>, upbeat) "Positively Speaking" column for <a href="http://www.vashonloop.com/articles/Positively%20Speaking"><i>The Vashon Loop</i>.</a> Read her, hear her, love her: she is truly <i>amazing, </i>and I do try to only use that word once a month.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.mikokuro.com/"><b>Natasha Marin </b></a>is </span>a poet and interdisciplinary artist I was also fortunate to meet via EDGE. She received a 2012 GAP Award to assist in the production of an e-book
and companion website featuring video stills, documentary clips, audio,
photographs and written work from
<i>MILK,</i> a multimedia poetry collection about breastfeeding,
motherhood, and the way we build connections. She has fantastic taste in shoes and also manages the conceptual art project called <i>Miko Kuro’s Midnight Tea</i>. Most recently, her work has been featured in <i>The Stranger’s Art & Performance Quarterly</i>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://kirstenblogshere.blogspot.com/">Kirsten Rue</a> </b>is a fellow UW MFA-er (from a different year, sigh) who writes beautiful fiction and essays,
as well as a gorgeous blog that showcases her abiding interest in
literature by and about women. Her work has been nominated for inclusion
in the Best New American Voices anthology
and has been featured in Quick Fiction, City Arts Magazine, and Hoarse
Quarterly, among many others. She recently relocated to Wyoming, which sounds windswept and brave, and is sorely missed in Seattle.<br />
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<a href="http://imani.splitsix.com/about/"><b>Imani Sims</b> </a>is a poet, performer, and awesome force-of-nature I met via EDGE. She is a Board Member and
teacher at Bent Writing Institute, and the founder of Split Six
Productions in Seattle, WA. She is also a 2012 CD Forum Creation Artist
and has featured in productions with Poetry + Motion, Generation Waking
Up, Arts Corps, Seattle SPIT, Ladies First, Voices Rising, Langston
Hughes Cultural Arts Center, The Tribes Project, and Hampton University. She totally <b>rocks</b>, and her book <i>Twisted Oak</i> is available on Requiem Press.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.zenpropaganda.com/">Lydia Swartz</a> </b>is somehow able to update the Seattle Spoken Word Calendar <i>daily</i>, between frequent publications and spoken-word engagements; she spends the remaining minutes of her day just generally being fabulous, I assume. Lydia is yet another EDGE cohort, and a HUGE talent I am honored to have met this year.<br />
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<![endif]-->Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-87869668356088209982012-12-18T21:03:00.001-08:002012-12-18T21:03:47.037-08:00OMG, Forgot This!Here is a video interview I did last month promoting Hugo House: <span class="userContent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-NJgeObgcGM" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-NJgeObgcGM</a> </span><br />
<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-7963553257235060422012-12-18T20:52:00.002-08:002012-12-19T00:11:56.535-08:00New Hair Color, & New Published Story!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>CHICKENS!!!</b> I have SO much news--my hair has recently become <b><i>sublime</i></b>, yes (due to the combined efforts of Karie Koltz at Salon Ciba and Blane Hummer at Raven Salon), but more importantly my short story, <b>"The Hereafter Party,"</b> will soon appear in Issue #9 of <i>Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine</i> (<i>SHMM</i> to those in-the-know). I DON'T<b> </b>KNOW <b>when</b>, exactly, the print/Kindle issue will be available, but February-ish is a good bet. So I'm messing about with my hair and getting stories published, is what I'm doing on the surface; but believe me when I say there's a good bit of angst going on behind the scenes. January is coming full-steam with its self-employment TAXES, which are like Voldemort for creative people, and I don't have any more short stories making the submission rounds. "Stuck" and "The Milquetoast of Paris" are great literary stories I'm trying to find a home for, then I have a couple others to finish and send out. <b>BUT</b>..<i>.Biloxi Suite Trapeze</i> (novel) is my priority, followed by <i>Do What You Want: A Barber's Journal</i>, my memoir about doing hair in the 90's. What to do--finish the novel; the memoir; or the short stories?? Throw in a couple editing jobs and hairstyling shifts, and....you have my Christmas in a coconut shell. <br />
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I actually LOVE writing work, and HATE Christmas, but always, for 20 years now, imagine myself as a person in command of the holidays: tree, presents, time off. This phantom person I inhabit is pretty much Rob Lowe in the movie Wayne's World --suave, monied, and <i>au courant</i>.<br />
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I hope everyone has a lovely time these next two holiday weeks, regardless of religious affiliation. I won't be getting that big Rob Lowe tv, but that's okay. Just buy Issue # 9 of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine!<br />
<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-56307969328362139222012-12-02T22:39:00.001-08:002012-12-02T22:44:01.165-08:00Best Circus--and LIFE--Blog, EVER!In doing a little <b>circus research </b>for the book tonight, I found the best blog <b>EVER</b>: <a href="http://www.laurawitwer.com/2011/08/25/suck-it-up-buttercup-circus-is-hard/">http://www.laurawitwer.com/2011/08/25/suck-it-up-buttercup-circus-is-hard/</a><br />
Here's a pasted sample:<br />
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The number one question I’m asked by new students? “What can I do
to get better? I feel like it’s taking so long!” It’s a fair question, I
mean, who doesn’t want to excel at what they’re pouring their hearts
and pocketbooks into? But, for many, what they’re <i>really</i> asking is, “Why haven’t I picked this up in ten classes?” Um… because it’s <i><b>difficult</b></i>,
Buttercup! Ask yourself: would you waltz into a ballet class, having no
dance training, and expect to be turning triple pirouettes three weeks
from Sunday? Of course not. Then <b><i>why</i></b> would you assume that you can do that in an aerial class?<br />
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Wise Saying From Laura #1 – You have to be willing to suck at first. A lot.</h3>
Perhaps it’s our culture’s growing appetite for Instant Results , or
maybe spill-over from the Club Med “make a catch your first day”
mentality (not knocking Club Med, it’s just a different animal
altogether). Whatever it is, let me be very candid: if you want to get
really good at something, whether it’s aerials or accounting, <b><i>you have to work your ass off for a good long time</i></b>.
That girl with the beautiful lines? She’s been dancing since she was 4.
That guy with the bone-crushing grip? He’s been rock climbing for the
past 5 years. They’ve all put in the time, just not in my class.<br />
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Wise Saying From Laura #2 – Just show up.</h3>
I have yet to meet a student who was a truly hopeless case – just
about anyone in reasonable health can become proficient in an aerial
discipline. I’ve watched some students throw themselves into classes,
train on their own, and fight for every victory they got on the silks.
That kind of hard work inevitably pays off. I have one student who
couldn’t even hold on her first class, and cried in fear the first time
she did an ankle hang; she’s now performing beautiful pieces in
showcases and making me proud. She showed up. She put in the time
(several years, to be exact). She’s reaping what she’s sown. You will
too, Grasshopper.<br />
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Wise Saying from Laura #3: It’s an awesome adventure, babe. Quit focusing so much on the destination.</h3>
Here, in a nutshell, is how to get better, and enjoy the journey.<br />
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<li>quit taking yourself so damned seriously, it ain’t the Peace Corps. A
light heart and the ability to laugh at yourself will make training
more enjoyable (for both of us). Frustration is a roadblock, laughter is
a detour.</li>
<li>be a student. Check your ego at the door, and be willing to be
really, really bad at something. Think of it this way – you can only get
better!</li>
<li>just show up – to class, to workouts, to your training time. I
strongly recommend at least one class and one practice session on your
own each week. Regular workouts can be tailored to support your air time
– Pilates, deep stretching, weight training (PULL-UPS), and more can
make your class time more productive.</li>
<li>don’t compare yourself with others (thank you, Miss Stephanie!!!)</li>
<li>CELEBRATE EVERY VICTORY!!! Don’t sweep it under the rug, you worked hard for it!</li>
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It’s not Insta-Aerial, ya’ll! It took me over a year of training almost<i><b> every day </b></i>to get to a reasonably professional level on fabrics. <b><i>You can do it.</i></b>
Here’s what I can promise you: show up, do the work, and you’ll see
results. Now, suck it up and get to class! There’s work to be done and
fun to be had! And no whining. Love and pull-ups, Laura<br />
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<b>Check this blog out</b>, it is FANTASTIC, and this is just the proverbial tip of the iceberg with the helpful, life-changing hints it holds. I <b>still</b> don't know if I'm going to use chalk or rosin for this aerial rope scene in my book, but I'm sure a closer look at Laura Witwer's blog will answer that question as well.<br />
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<b><u>Chickens</u>--my book is almost done</b>!!! Pant with me, it <b>is</b> very exciting!!<br />
Talk soon,<br />
--PPaullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-85813152501745648692012-11-21T22:56:00.001-08:002012-11-21T23:07:14.555-08:00Happy Thanksgiving, My Chickens!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are my new Warby Parkers--you like?? (Linwood in Violet Magnolia) My eye doctor swore my Rx hadn't changed much since last time, but these new lenses are exposing me to <b>a whole new world</b>--I've seen the light, and it's shown me how much dust there is to deal with. I'm coming off a very busy fall--grant application deadlines, and two Hugo House classes which are now complete and are already missed; I think a few friendships have been forged from those, though.<br />
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This Thanksgiving holiday week should have been the perfect time to relax and catch up on housework, but I've come down with a nasty cold so am forced to stay in bed and read...which is what I secretly wanted to do with my time off, anyway. I finished reading Molly Ringwald's <i>When It Happens To You</i> yesterday, it was delightful! It's a novel-in-stories, and while I found the first few stories a little summary-heavy, I suppose that's a function of the literary fiction genre. By the time I'd hit the book's mid-point, the superfluous summary had either lessened or just didn't bother me anymore, and I was free to enjoy Ringwald's masterful prose. This book is really, REALLY good, and a relatively quick read (especially if you're ravenous for good writing after a bunch of so-so stuff and trapped in bed, like me).<br />
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I also put a dent into Justin Cronin's <i>The Twelve</i>, which unexpectedly arrived via Kindle Library Loan. I'd planned to reread the last 50 pages of <i>The Passage</i> before tackling this next installment, but Cronin did a ridiculously good job of encapsulating the previous novel in a faux-Biblical Prologue to quickly bring the reader up to speed and set the stage for this new slice of the story. <i>The Twelve</i> indulges my preference for the first third of <i>The Passage</i>, which deals with a recognizable near-future as a vampire apocalypse descends. <i>The Passage</i> then does a flash-forward that J.J. Abrams would be proud of--leaps ahead in time a few hundred years to a society that, while somewhat interesting, is never quite as compelling as the present-tense dire straits we left behind.<i>The Twelve</i> picks up at this delicious point and moves on, unblinkingly, through horror after horror, and I cannot put it down. *Totally* recommended!<br />
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Okay, my chickens--I work next on Saturday, then Monday. Hope you all have wonderful Thanksgivings--I can't wait to hear about them! Holiday love to all,<br />
--PPaullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-11321149616123304722012-11-01T16:14:00.002-07:002012-11-01T16:14:23.415-07:00No More Thursdays!!!Hello again,<br />
Just wanted to let y'all know that my other part-time gig has <i>finally</i> come through, so I am no longer cutting hair on Thursdays!<br />
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<b>My schedule at Raven:</b><br />
<b>Mon, Fri, Sat: 9AM-3PM</b><br />
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See you guys soon (just not on Thursdays),<br />
--PPaullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-34545654755653496322012-10-26T20:08:00.000-07:002012-10-26T20:13:41.457-07:00New Prices At Raven!!!Hi, Chickens:<br />
Fall has arrived, with its rain & chilly-ness; the city's mood is subdued, but there is still the electricity of new sweaters, boots & scarves to combat any <i>ennui</i>.<br />
I have <b>NEWS!!!</b>---I thank you <b>so much </b>for your unflagging support of my move six months ago from Rudy's Barbershop to Raven's salon on Pine & Melrose! At that time I took a bit of a pay cut from my going rate at Rudy's ($25 for a style cut/ more for long hair) to match the prices at Raven ($21 and up) so I could fit in, and I was glad my loyal clients could enjoy a price break for their trouble. I have been <i>deliriously </i>happy at my new salon, and have been fortunate enough to meet a number of new clients who have graciously become repeat customers. <b>I LOVE YOU ALL</b>, and hope you will continue to see me at Raven after our price raise starting Dec.1st--style cuts will be $25, bobs/long hair cuts will be $37. We're trying to meet the cost of living/business, and feel our haircuts are worth every penny--we hope you agree! Thanks again for your patronage, and I hope you'll continue to come in--we'd love to see you!!!<br />
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-90181645006814262132012-10-17T22:29:00.001-07:002012-10-17T23:34:43.778-07:00"Celebrity Sperm Bank": Art Comes to Life, Pun Intended!<b>Chickens</b>, you may remember a little story I wrote called "<b>Celebrity Sperm Bank,</b>" which was published in <b>The Ledge Magazine's Summer 2011 Issue No. 33</b>. Well, check out this new development, here with pretty pictures: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9613099/Celebrity-sperm-donor-service-gears-up-for-launch.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9613099/Celebrity-sperm-donor-service-gears-up-for-launch.html</a><br />
Or, just the text:<br />
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Fame Daddy will offer would-be-mothers
“top quality celebrity surrogate fathers” when it launches next February,
according to Dan Richards, its chief executive.
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Prices will start at £15,000 for a premium sperm service from the clinic.
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The company’s website, which launched last week, claims that women can pick
from a range of celebrated high-achievers when picking a prospective father
for their offspring. The identities of each high-flying father will kept
secret as the donors have been guaranteed anonymity. The men will also be
required to sign a legal waiver of their rights to access to the child.
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However would-be mothers using the Fame Daddy clinic will be able to identify
their area of achievement and other personal attributes.
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They can choose from donor dads who have excelled in a range of fields
including sport, entertainment and business. The website lists a range of
“sample profiles” of typical sperm donors, including an Oscar-winning actor,
a member of the House of Lords and an ex-Premiership footballer.
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Last night Mr Richards admitted that the clinic has no real sperm samples “as
of yet”. He said that the online descriptions are examples of the type of
clientele that Fame Daddy “intends to attract”.
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However he said that the site’s register of possible donors already includes a
retired ATP tennis pro, retired English cricketers and a multi-platinum
recording artists.
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Mr Richards said: “We currently have about 40 people on our register of
interested donors. Of course, until we have premises we cannot store sperm
and therefore we as of yet have no actual samples. I am confident most of
these will donate once we are operational.”
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He said that “like all licensed clinics”, information about the donors will be
stored in a confidential registry “that can be accessed by the Human
Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), who also manage our file
architecture and data management systems”.
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The company is “confident” it will complete the four-month application process
for HFEA approval by next February.
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Mr Richards said: "Our vision is to help women give their children the very
best chance in life.
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"To be able to harvest potential from the global gene pool, rather than from
the more limited selection of the men she comes into direct contact with, is
a major evolutionary leap for women.
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"Our aim is to provide excellent levels of medical care in a supportive and
nurturing environment. We will offer a range of top quality celebrity
surrogate fathers whose contributions are exclusively available at our
fertility clinic.
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"Whether it is talent on the stage or pitch, having a world beating voice, or
just being very beautiful, Fame Daddy will have the perfect celebrity
surrogate daddy."
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-81925857146724955632012-09-16T22:17:00.003-07:002012-09-18T10:31:02.645-07:00I Totally Stole This From Bernadette, 'Cos It Was The Shot I Was Too Chicken To take!<img height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kR0W9lfBCw0/UEwB9Tfm26I/AAAAAAAAHL4/PHkxpwrT3ws/s320/MollyRingwaldE1Text.jpg" style="min-height: 547px; width: 729px;" width="320" />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-27039450256128703582012-09-08T18:57:00.002-07:002012-09-08T21:51:10.435-07:00Molly Ringwald & Master Class in MemoirHello, my chickens: <br />
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So, rec'd a partial scholarship for Peter Mountford's Master Class in Memoir at Hugo House this fall, start next week! Am thrilled/terrified, since haven't written non-fiction in some time.<br />
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Last night went to see my teenage idol <b>MOLLY RINGWALD</b> read at Elliott Bay Books for her new book of short stories, <i>When It Happens To You</i>. <b>SO </b>charming/eloquent/funny/erudite! She made me want to be her all over again (FYI, "To Be Molly Ringwald" was the sole goal of my 14-year-old-self). It's incredibly reassuring to know that the person you've looked up to for almost thirty years (!!!) is someone you still want to BE.<br />
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She was just lovely, and looks EXACTLY the same as in her 80's movies. And, she's a darned good writer--I LOVED her memoir, <i>Getting the Pretty Back</i>, and now <i>When It Happens To You</i> looks like more of the same wonderful writing; I read the first couple pages before bed last night, and was blown away--it's going to be such a fantastic read!<br />
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Will stay in touch--as of now am keeping my Thursday hours at Raven, where my current barber schedule is: Mon, Thur-Sat: 9AM-3PM. <br />
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Sold an at-cost copy of the Spring 2012 Storylandia (featuring my short story, "The Deepest Crease Visible") this week from my hairstyling station (Thanks, Bruce!)--$4 gets you my great story <b>plus</b> an autograph! I also have at-cost copies of the Winter 2012 Storylandia (featuring my short story "See You There," $4) and the Summer No. 33 2011 issue of The Ledge Magazine (featuring my short story "Celebrity Sperm Bank," $8)<br />
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Still day-dreamin' about Molly...Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-50214280563577531822012-06-24T15:42:00.000-07:002012-06-25T17:51:12.886-07:00Summer Schedule ChangesMan! I am fit to let out a <b>Justin Wilson</b>-sized <i>Whoooo</i>--<i>EEEE!!!</i> over how very long it's been since I've posted (please find the venerable Cajun cook here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4umRMJlrs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4umRMJlrs</a>) Where have I been these past few weeks? Working a whole lot on little-to-no sleep: the Sweetie Baby Catgirl-Face has been yowling just a <i>few</i> hours each night for the past four months, keeping me awake at night & groggy come day. Kiki is still ridiculously cute--I'd take a picture & show you but I'm too tired. Here's hoping her new pain meds bring sweet, sweet silence tonight!!!<br />
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It's Gay Pride weekend here in Seattle, and <b>Raven is opening late tomorrow (Monday, June 25th)</b> in order to help any employees who might be celebrating with a drink right now ease into the workday. The shop will be open 11AM-6PM, and I'll be working 11AM until 4-or-5PM.<br />
<b>Other Summer Schedule Changes: </b><br />
* Thursday,<b> July 5th</b>: opening at 11AM (instead of 9AM)<br />
* Monday, <b>July 9th:</b> open regular hours but closed 1PM-3PM for an American Crew advanced education class<b> (PS--If any of y'all with a full head of hair want to be my model for a free clipper cut, please contact me ASAP!)</b> I'm working 9AM-1PM that day.<br />
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That's all the changes so far, but please remember that <b>I DO WORK ON MONDAYS</b>, AND IT'S TOTALLY SLOW SO YOU CAN GET IN/OUT REALLY QUICKLY! Remember: Thursdays are going, going, <b>GONE</b>, soon!!!<br />
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Love you, miss you, <i>zzzzzzzz....... </i> <br />
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<br />Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820108375761154625.post-22973993178893889482012-05-17T17:38:00.001-07:002012-09-21T16:46:09.460-07:00"Academic Barbie" Is On Intellectual Refuge.com!!!At long last, my personal essay, "<b>Academic Barbie</b>," will post on the Intellectual Refuge site <b>this Friday, May 18th</b>!!! <span><a href="http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol2/academic-barbie">http://www.intellectualrefuge.<wbr></wbr>com/vol2/academic-barbie</a></span><span>.</span><br />
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Hope you can check it out!Paullette Gaudethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535290986758219006noreply@blogger.com2