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Victorine’s blog, SPICY, celebrates life through personal stories and reflections on family, art, culture, and various life topics.

  • Understanding the Assignment

    I was in my volunteer post to sell beverages for the TVAA matinee Sunday when Jonathan David Cain bumped my shoulder and told me, “Biden stepped down!” Needless to say, I was shocked but energized to begin imagining a course to save our democracy. The torch was passed to Vice President Kamala Harris. Passing by our booth, friends commiserated…

  • Passport or Passion?

    Passport or Passion?

    I ain’t gon’ lie; I have been “triggered,” as the kids say. Let’s do a Timeline: First of all, I purposely limit my time spent watching the news. I am not thrilled by our choice of presidential candidates, and Alabama politics, via my daughter’s reports, has taken my stress to another level. Then, I read a bit…

  • Why…

    Why…

    . …can’t I text/type? With visions of Mrs. Knopf, my typing teacher, I hide in shame over the way I kill my texts. Example: Vicki Basley Goldston“Liz, this story is so wonderful!!!! I must use it for “sline.” You can do something else, if you want to, vut this morning, I’m shining from this post!!”…