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// Saturday, March 29, 2014

Raanel

Raanel Copyright 2014 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

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This visual composition is a work of fiction. Names, places, institutions, events, incidents, characters, persons, locations, and/or organizations either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Full Creative Writing Disclaimer.

// Saturday, March 22, 2014

Today's Tendril...

How much mulch could a male moose munch, if a male moose could munch mulch?

 
About

A "For Sale: Mulch and Straw" sign led to this, a spin on a classic tongue twister.

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// Sunday, March 02, 2014

Of Moss and Veil (In Three Parts)

Part 1: Of Moss and Veil: Formed and Framed

Of Moss and Veil Copyright 2014 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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Part 2: Of Moss and Veil: A Tendril

 Melancholy is a rose. Be wary of its thorns.

 

Part 3: Of Moss and Veil: In Silent Passage

Of moss and veil
I come to thee;
In silent passage,
Together we drift.

To snuff the spark,
Before it lands,
Is all it takes
For the balance to shift.

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Today's Tendril...

Life isn't a scavenger hunt,
            so don't turn it into one.

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// Friday, February 28, 2014

Today's Tendril...

If content is king, then context is everything.

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// Sunday, February 16, 2014

Thinking of April

Thinking of April Copyright 2014 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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// Saturday, February 08, 2014

Alive, Awake, Aware

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About

"Alive, Awake, Aware" (AAA) is part mantra, part declaration, and part affirmation.

It's also a nod to my fondness for "plain text" sequences, i.e., text in monospaced typefaces, coupled with visual highlights.

-d//-

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// Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Today's Tendril...

Is it better to be roasted in the oven of success,
     or slow cooked in the crock pot of obscurity?

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// Saturday, February 01, 2014

Today's Tendril...

The mind needs to wander from time to time, if for no other reason than to stretch its legs and get some air.


Alternate Version
The mind needs to wander from time to time, if for no other reason than to stretch its legs and get some air.

It is when the mind wanders, but does not return, that a short breather turns into a long indifference.

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// Monday, January 06, 2014

Today's Tendril...

"The ever present now" is the epitome of the moment; the here and now; the crushing weight (and wait) of thinking, dreaming, and being.

Copyright 2014 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Sunday, January 05, 2014

Today's Tendril...

Life is an endless parade of charged particles.

Whether they're [+] or [−] is up to you.

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// Saturday, January 04, 2014

Today's Tendril...

When patience runs low,
    emotions run high.

Logic gives way,
    to "go, go, go!"

Copyright 2014 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Heart of an Artist 2

Heart of an Artist 2 Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

Dedicated to my Notebook Brother.

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// Monday, December 30, 2013

If I Had a Time Machine...

If I had a time machine, I'd go back in time to meet the following people:
  1. Jesus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Rod Sterling
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. C.S. Lewis
  6. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  7. St. Augustine
  8. Dag Hammarskjold
  9. Jack Kirby
  10. Thomas Alva Edison

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// Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sonic Verse: Favorite Music Releases of 2013


ArtistTitle(s)
MasterplanNovum Initium (Digipak Limited Edition)
StryperNo More Hell to Pay
CelldwellerSoundtrack For The Voices In My Head Vol 03 Chapter 01
Zombie Killer (MP3 EP)
Blackstar Act One: Purified Original Score (MP3 EP)
QueensrÿcheQueensrÿche (Deluxe)
James LaBrieImpermanent Resonance (Digipak Limited Edition)
Abnormal Thought PatternsManipulation Under Anesthesia
Joe SatrianiUnstoppable Momentum
Fates WarningDarkness in a Different Light (Limited Edition)

Honorable Mentions
  • Anup Sastry, Ghost
  • The Omega Experiment, The Omega Experiment

Favorite Albums Released Prior to 2013, but Purchased in 2013
  • Masterplan, Aeronautics (Deluxe Edition) and Back for My Life (EP)
  • Ark, Burn the Sun

Favorite Album Artwork (from titles in previous entries)
  • Masterplan, Novum Initium
  • Stryper, No More Hell to Pay
  • Fates Warning, Darkness in a Different Light

Favorite Albums Rediscovered in 2013
  • Overkill, From the Underground and Below
  • Queensrÿche, The Warning
  • Synaethesia, Desideratum
 
About

In the early to mid 1990s I wrote and edited an Internet-distributed music newsletter, called Sonic Verse™ (SV), which also included original creative writings.

Many years have passed since I put the newsletter on hold, but the time was right to resurrect SV and its spirit: to highlight the music, artists, and associated elements that I enjoy (e.g. album cover artwork).

Going forward, SV entries will crop-up at insilentpassage.com from time-to-time, along with a few twists and tendrils related to the concept of "sonic verse."

P.S. The seeds for the resurrection of SV were sown in the post, "In Mental Streams" (April 2009), and in posts containing the label "soundtrack."

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Friday, December 27, 2013

Satyricon Vantas Immorti

Satyricon Vantas Immorti
A Study of Negative Space

Satyricon Vantas Immorti: A Study of Negative Space Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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Another Today's Tendril...

When a unicorn farts, does it smell like cotton candy?

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Unsurprised

"It's the unsnowiest winter ever."

That's what I remember hearing. Or maybe overhearing. I don't actually remember when I heard it, where I heard it, or the context in which it was made, but I do remember hearing it—and thinking, "unsnowiest"? Really?!?

Here's hoping that an unusually cloudy and cool summer will prompt someone to say "it's the unsunniest summer e-ver."

Humans say the darnedest things.

I'm not surprised.

Or is that unsurprised?

8^)

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

Today's Tendril...

Q: How did we describe the shifts in emotional states before the advent of roller coasters?

A: Pendulums. Tides. Spirits and superstitions.

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// Wednesday, December 25, 2013

// Sunday, December 22, 2013

Last Train to the North Pole

Last Train to the North Pole Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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// Saturday, December 21, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Q: What separates the defiant from the compliant?

A: Tolerance. Complacency. Philosophy. Tenacity. Drive. Fear. Vision.

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

// Sunday, December 15, 2013

Theragon Tangelis

Theragon Tangelis A

Theragon Tangelis A Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com


Theragon Tangelis B

Theragon Tangelis B Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com


Theragon Tangelis C

Theragon Tangelis C Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

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// Sunday, December 08, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Clever is relative.

Clueless is universal.

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// Saturday, November 30, 2013

Prelude to Revelation

Prelude to Revelation Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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// Thursday, November 28, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Gray Thursday. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. The marketeers and commercial elves (goblins?) are working overtime.

The holiday season has become yellow and green, as in the yellow of greed and the green of money.

Faith. Hope. Love. That's what it's all about—lest we forget and become consumed with consumption.

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// Friday, November 08, 2013

Today's Tendril...

Hashtag (#) — the new bulletin board.

Who knew?

Tendrils Brick Separator Copyright 2012 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com

Yea: #connectingpeopleplacesthingsonehashtagatatime

Nay: #enoughwiththehashtagsalready

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// Thursday, November 07, 2013

Today's Tendril...

"Marginal success," "partial success," or "a little success" is just a failure with a really good PR team.
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// Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Characters Within (Interis Dieagolis) 2

"Details are fickle things," said the perfectionist.

"Only to the obsessive and the compulsive," replied the free spirit.

"You're both wrong," said the pendulum.

"Would all of you please pipe down? I'm working here," said the hand that writes.

Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved.

This text composition is a work of fiction. Names, places, institutions, events, incidents, characters, persons, locations, and/or organizations either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Full Creative Writing Disclaimer.

// Sunday, November 03, 2013

Three Tendrils for Today

Three Tendrils for Today (in an image container) Copyright 2013 Christopher V. DeRobertis. All rights reserved. insilentpassage.com
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