It’s time to
retire a theme that has been a bit part of the recent history of this blog:
Speech. It’s time for me to accept that stuttering has insinuated itself back
into my life.
The key word in
that last sentence is “back.” Because I “stammered” as a child (it’s written in
my report cards) neither Dr. Ramage, Wendy Duke, the two speech therapists who
have assessed me, nor I feel confident that speech therapy will stop my
stuttering.
Besides, when I
speak French, use my Rand voice, mirror or visualize text before speaking, I
can speak without stuttering. Plus, I’m extremely happy; stuttering in no way
interferes with my friendships and I’m working on one of the most fulfilling
creative projects of my life.
And since my
sessions with Dr. Shoja have the potential to positively affect my speech,
Wendy and I wondered: What exactly is my problem?
I’m officially
and definitively a stutterer. Let’s move on.
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The big theme
on this blog for the next year and a half is going to be The Defiant Dress project.
I can hardly
wait for Friday and my meeting with Anna, the AD of Western Gold. I know that
my costumes and the concept have earned her interest, but I also know that she can’t
commit to me until she sees a script so I’ve started burning on my writing.
I woke up this
morning excited about being a fiction writer again.
The Vancouver
Art Gallery (VAG) wants to build a new facility. It is also charging $22 for
admission and addressing the public with incomprehensible language. I want to
expose their “Emperor’s new clothes” policies with my play. I loathe how public
exhibition policies have compromised public art gallery programming.
I’m not a
confident guy but I am going to ace this script. The words are pouring out of
me. I have a lot to say but I want it a very short script so I feel fully armed
for success.
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In the evening
I followed through on my promise to myself: I took my self out to dinner in my
favourite local place. Me and my stutter and my headful of script ideas went
out for moules marinières crème. YUM!
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