My big surprising Christmas present this year was a record player. Which means I am now addicted to buying vinyl and going through old record shops. It is sooo much fun, and I have lost hours doing it. One hope I have on my list is to find some old Ben Folds Five. Man, I love that band… which makes me think of this story I wrote… I hope you like it.
Music has always been very important to me. Many times when I look back at a time or a memory, a song will sneak in before an image. I thought it would be interesting to look back at people and moments by tapping into this quirk. This is the first in what I am thinking of calling my “With Music” series.
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She had elf ears.
People confuse elf ears with vulcan ears, but that is just not fair. Vulcan ears (Spock) look out of place for a reason; they are alien, different. The old Star Trek was filled with this. Want something to look alien? Accent something that we are not used to. But elf ears are different. They are an extension of nature, they embrace the face, accenting, like a playful cursive twist at the end of a letter. They can remind more of a vine slowing stretching…
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