Wednesday, August 15, 2012

On Duende (Or, A dedication to what drives me)

If you are not a Spanish speaker, you probably don’t know what duende is. But if you are a writer or any other type of artist, you know it in your soul without even needing to have ever heard the word before. Simplified English translations will tell you duende is a magical elfin creature.


Spanish literature, however, describes duende as something beyond the comprehension of English limitations. It is as intangible as hope yet as necessary to artistic survival as air to our lungs. It is a potpourri of muse, magic, wonder, and fantastical creatures – that Je ne sais quoi or unnamed spirit or inspiration that moves people to great artistry and passion.
Duende is what I found during my time living in southern Spain and what settled itself so comfortably – curling up in a fetal position – deep within in my heart, helping to conceive my novels and continuing to feed the fire of my writing passion.
I give a thousand thanks, or mil gracias, to duende.

2 comments:

  1. What does it mean that there's no work like duende in the English language? I want one!

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  2. Yes, ma’am, you can have’m ‘deep
    within yore precious heart’: writing
    passionately both here and with yoo
    Neye in eternity FU wanna. Lemme
    show you how much I love you, lil1:

    2/3
    🔜 Q: What am I gonna do in 7th Heaven for
    centillions of eeeons of alt.reality with UFU
    wanna, ya stunning-pink-beret-wildflower?

    A: The flight of ‘Raww!kuss’ (my killer starship) -
    xonillions X maximumtrillions X googolillionplex ...
    parsecs of loving/serving you while picking-up
    stowaways who think their subtle maneuver
    goes without notice ...except the lit. weight.

    ...and, finally, touching-down on the HUGE home
    world of KodexxII where we can learn-to-play
    ‘NachoCheeseDude’ or ‘O!Wah!Hoo!’ or ‘upNatom!’
    (et al) - Xponential/Xperimental games/quests/
    adventures for novenonagintillions/ranxerox.giglvl.
    And on and on and on and on and on ... to ♾

    So jusmeet me@RongWay café Upstairs for
    some beers/savvy pretzels in the starry sky.
    We’ll schmooze, cool shoes?? Cya soon...
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