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			<title>Faux </title>
			<description>January 23, 2012 / 11:16 amI have not written in months.Let&amp;rsquo;s give this a shot.F*****g angry at bullshitFucking attitudes. HappinessIs a full-time job. Work hardFor every single drip. SpendToo much time denying theUndeniable: I only have today.Shuck the past off, dirt off theShoulders and all ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/892651/</link>
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			<title>Whirlwind</title>
			<description>I had this posted on another site and I thought I had it here but I don't. I like it. Kind of a typing out of thoughts as they passed through my mind. From last summer. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/759431/</link>
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			<title>Pausing Doubt</title>
			<description>A little racy at the end but I go where it takes me. And I never edit. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/757397/</link>
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			<title>Tell Me To Shut Up</title>
			<description>To a friend who lets me ramble.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/755896/</link>
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			<title>And Again And Again</title>
			<description>June 01, 2011 / 12:42 pmFor all my decadent (delicious) descentsInto delicately wrapped (rites) wrongs,For all the times I savor Single, simple sighs and for allMy many mingles into the mixOf Mindlessness; I am unselfishlyUnsatisfied with you unhappy.I trip over tried and true pride,Denied desire, y..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/739648/</link>
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			<title>To Move You</title>
			<description>New one.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/717957/</link>
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			<title>A Thing About Machines</title>
			<description>This was posted in my blog. I like it.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/717789/</link>
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			<title>Prior To Now/Past Times</title>
			<description>April 21, 2011 / 3:01 pmA snap shot of time.A glimpse at what Fate could have turnedMe toward. Trying textileTongue-tied tangible thingsOn for size. Selection wasNever a problem. GracelessAnd gangly, I ground grassUnder heel. Handling theHassle was easy. Ever theEstranged nothing, niggling Naive fee..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/715119/</link>
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			<title>Sarcasm For $300, Alex</title>
			<description>Another that you won't read or review.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/713606/</link>
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			<title>The Way Of It</title>
			<description>More of the same and not very clever but posting is never bad. You guys don't read me anyway. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/711428/</link>
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			<title>I Said Fall</title>
			<description>One I found in my google docs. I don't know why I didn't post it. I was kind of obsessed with new school/old school for a while but I think this one works. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/705250/</link>
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			<title>Band Me</title>
			<description>March 23, 2011 / 5:13 pmHis eyes are kindness.A kind of I-know-what-Is-what. But more thanAll that I can tell Trivial things try toTear down the docketsOf his mind. Memory Brings bags of boringAnd all I have to add isThat I enjoy the ride.Rare as the chance is,I still wait in queue, quickTo get back..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/698056/</link>
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			<title>The Feet</title>
			<description>More journal entry than poem but it has a flow and I should post something.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/686483/</link>
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			<title>Post Graduate Idealist Phase</title>
			<description>I guess you could call this angry. But it's more self-depreciating than anything else. Probably a number two to &quot;New School&quot;. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/681173/</link>
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			<title>Doivent</title>
			<description>Alliteration extravaganza! </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/679197/</link>
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			<title>High Ho Silver</title>
			<description>Found this one loitering in my unpublished section of the cafe. I think it's humorous. I don't remember writing it but its something. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/677763/</link>
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			<title>Hit Home Palindrome</title>
			<description>anuary 8, 2011 / 11:18 pmLife will fuckingRoll over you.You&amp;rsquo;re sitting there.Everything is cool.In fact, things areBetter than cool.Chillaxin by the parkScenario. SMACKWhat the f**k wasThat? Where did itCome from? Dang, girl.Turn around, shake head.Friends gone. LoveTeetering on the brink.Basi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/662611/</link>
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			<title>Nine Tenths</title>
			<description>A new one. Eat it up. Who knows when it'll happen again. Unless I get a billion reviews and get jazzed about the writing/poetry/socializing again. Honestly, there is a 60/40 chance that will happen. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/637666/</link>
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			<title>The Alliterate Amore, The Blank Blank, and The Smoking Lawyer: A Study in Probability</title>
			<description>April 27, 2o1o / 12:53 amMy mind moves milesAhead and after agreeingTo try to test talents taughtBy bored bunnies but beingUnflexible, useless, understaffedI inflate interior (inferior) instances, includingYour yes yes yes.An intermission of the afterglowHighlights Veruca Salt ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/541298/</link>
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			<title>Charles Herman</title>
			<description>April 24, 2o1o, / 2:15 amThere is a slow build upTo these things, a naturalProgression from one toThe next. The lingeringAsh from a smokedCigarette, you know, Granny style. Perpetual Motion machines haveNothing on you. I knowWhere you'll be nextTuesday and the followingMay...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/539866/</link>
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			<title>Dorothy Says There's No Place Like</title>
			<description>April 13, 2o1o / 5:47 pmI have my handsIn baskets you'veNever heard ofAnd for the milli-Second it tookMe to jump fromThis conclusionTo that solutionYou felt dead inside.I can't build bridgesFrom recycled roseBushes and to expectRoads of gold is bothExpected and respec..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/535492/</link>
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			<title>A Study in Genetics Vol. I</title>
			<description>Maybe I'll continue this in a much better Vol. II. Depends on if I can web Pythagorean theorem with the ideals of Francis Crick. I'm not sure if its possible but I'm willing to try. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/535026/</link>
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			<title>Be In Touch</title>
			<description>March 3o, 2o1o / 3:1o pmA cosmic jokeIs reflecting Through my mirror.Superimposed overMy face. I am a Puppet for it'sAgenda. The bestI get these daysComes in a tin canAnd if you had anyClue what is whatI could speak plainly,Hand out the script,Let you run your lines.But you don't speakThis language,..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/529371/</link>
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			<title>Life Simplified or Reasons To Die Young</title>
			<description>Someone is reading this at least once a day. If it is you, tell me who you are, I'm curious. I don't think this one is particularly good. March 22, 2o1o / 1:15 amPlucking your bestieFrom a pool of clones,You weave your wayThrough polite society.A rare variety ofNaivete. And whenThe time comes, youAr..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/525721/</link>
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			<title>Things You Don't Really Want To Know</title>
			<description>First poem in series.</description>
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			<title>Reprise: The F Word</title>
			<description>Second poem in series.</description>
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			<title>Epilogue: Four am</title>
			<description>Third poem in series.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/521754/</link>
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			<title>New School</title>
			<description>February 27, 2o1o / 12:42 amI say f**k the zoo,And you being youAren't there toHear, my voice offThe empty walls ofThe room you usedTo occupy and ISit down. When wasThe last time I satHere and didn't feelIll at ease? I am oneSigh and one puff awayFrom blowing all thisOut the window. You'veGot me pul..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/516249/</link>
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			<title>My Richard Burton</title>
			<description>February 2o, 2o1o / 2:51 amI write romances With you as myMale lead. We Always find eachOther in the end.Sometimes its a Rainy street Sometimes aDrum heart beatEchoes aroundA crowded danceFloor. Enter you.Enter me. CandlesFlicker in the Foreground. YourEyes find my eyes.The audience pauses.Music get..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/513411/</link>
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			<title>Frequently</title>
			<description>February 18, 2o1o / 6:3o pmFrom one point To the other. MyFormula is a setOne. My voiceNo longer hitchesWhen I read. WaringWith the muses Does no good.I am taking notes.I am an aside.Tomorrow theWorld mightStop spinningBut I'll still beDizzy. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/512962/</link>
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			<title>Mathematical Mind F**k</title>
			<description>February 16, 2o1o / 12:4o amTo the one who willLeave me I type and Erase a million words.A subject worth devotion,One of modesty andNatural grace, a senseOf style that overshadowsIndigent sensitivity. I castSpells to delay the inevitable.Weave webs with whispers.If proximity is a collectionOf distan..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/511665/</link>
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			<title>Camptown Races</title>
			<description>February 14, 2o1o / 12:2o pmDeep breath,Get ready toMake a splash.Deep breath,You're going toMake it this time.Coffee rings becomeMy clocks, I am sixWeeks into thisRenovation withNo end in site. Another foundationBlast and my ratTrap will crumble. Deep breath,You knew thisWasn't going toBe easy. The..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/511034/</link>
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			<title>Everybody Thinks They're F*****g George Winston</title>
			<description>February 9, 2o1o / 9:30 pmI sit in the sun,Willing stubbornLimbs to colorAnd push glassesUp my nose. WinterIn California andI feel like DraculaComing out from theCastle. A persistentHummingbird buzzesMy head and whistling Comes from the kitchen.I am separate/inseparableFrom all thingsAnd in the end ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/509169/</link>
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			<title>Toutes les Impasses</title>
			<description>February 7, 2010 / 1:55 amYes. I will Be a leaf inThe breeze.Hopefully,A healingWind flowsAfter me. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/507880/</link>
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			<title>-Title Censored-</title>
			<description>February 7, 2o1o / 1:14 amPost, post, repost.But then delete. DoYou want them toKnow everything?Change names, changeTimes. Do they knowAbout that one timeI said... Change everything.Transparency is aLuxury only foolsHave. A poem is a Poem, fact orFiction, but wordsAre words and wordsHave vibrations...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/507875/</link>
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			<title>So You Think You Can Dance?</title>
			<description>February 6, 2o1o / 1:o9 amTonight the tv trendsPull me towards timeTravel. I change Channels. Crying isSenseless, sadness isA road to madness, andAs far as time travel goes,You can have it. In noVersion of my past was I happy. Change channels.Ah. Buy the all new LadyNeck Shaper! No, thanks.I don't h..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/507553/</link>
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			<title>Penny Pour Vos Pens&amp;eacute;es</title>
			<description>February 2, 2o1o / 12:o1 amAn ambitious projectIs forming in my mind;A meandering mind fuckOf epic proportions.Pretend you don'tKnow me for awhile,Dear. Pretend that I'mNot the only one. AStream of consciousnessIs our only ground, I packLife preserves and dive.Pretend you don'tKnow me for awhile,Dea..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/506160/</link>
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			<title>The First Day Was Like a Week</title>
			<description>February 1, 2o1o / 1:11 pmYou boysssWith yourWords, I amA votary ofThose lexeme.I use invisibleInk to writeWord to wrist,Wrapping withOverlays andOpen-endedOctagons untilI am bound to you.But not just bound,Bedazzled by yourWords. You boysss.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/505848/</link>
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			<title>The New Wave Castaway</title>
			<description>A swan song of sorts. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/500211/</link>
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			<title>Radio Days</title>
			<description>A poem written like a person is changing radio stations... Good idea? I don't know. I have been awake for 41 hours. </description>
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			<title>I Have An Excellent Idea, Let's Change The Subject</title>
			<description>January 17, 2o1o / 5:48 pmI can feel the air Swirl around me,So heavy with the Rain. I kneel down To catch reflectionBut instead view Video reel in Puddles of The life, a life That could and,Maybe, shouldHave been. IReach down, notA breath nor blink,Index finger andThumb poised toTake what shouldBe ..</description>
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			<title>The Power of the Crimp</title>
			<description>January 16, 2o1o / 2:31 pmThis is what comesAfter the end of anEnd. This is whatFlows between Synapses. TheEmpty corner ofThe room. The Echoed sigh.Will you stillOccupy my Mind? The Distance to theMoon is the sameNo matter where On Earth you live,Is that even releva..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/499181/</link>
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			<title>Keeping Up With Our Joneses</title>
			<description>A collab poem with Legion for a contest for the group Existential Driftwood.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/497108/</link>
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			<title>Hammer 2 ?</title>
			<description>December 17, 2009 / 9:41 am&amp;nbsp;If I had yourWits, if I hadYour me me me,If I had yourDo unto othersThen I wouldGrab that bit,Jump, and sayHey dipshit! IfI had your </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/488749/</link>
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			<title>The Pedestal</title>
			<description>Blah blah blah something clever blah blah ambiguous words blah blah blah. </description>
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			<title>Deathgrip</title>
			<description>Not quite soup yet.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/485940/</link>
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			<title>What's so terrible about going right to bed?</title>
			<description>Not quite soup yet</description>
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			<title>If I Had a Hammer (I'd Use It On You)</title>
			<description>Not quite soup yet.</description>
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			<title>Not For Your Eyes Yet</title>
			<description>November 30, 2009 / 12:17 amTell me Tom ThumbHow it feels to pushThose buttons, is theControl too much toResist? Tell me, whenYou realized she would Be your plaything, didYou revel at how stupid She actually is?&amp;nbsp;Or wasIt more of a happy feetScenario? And tell me,When thi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/valerie102/482955/</link>
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			<title>Not J and N and D and K But</title>
			<description>La la la la read it and tell me what you think. I am trying to stray from the rhyme time trap I am caught in. </description>
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