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art by Lisa Brunetti, painting old wooden floors, the magic of spirals, the magic of swirls, Timeout for ARt: Magic Swirls
“Magic swirls about us like an invisible fog of energy that can be tapped by those gifted enough, using a variety of techniques that center on layered spelling, mumbled incantations, and a burst of concentrated thought channeled through the index fingers. The technical name for this energy is “variable electro-gravitational mutable subatomic force,” which doesn’t mean anything at all–confused scientists just gave it an important-sounding name so as not to lose face. The usual term is “wizidrical energy,” or simply “the crackle.”
Jasper Fforde, The Song of the Quarkbeast
Those who know me well will agree; there are times when magic seems to swirl around me like an invisible fog of energy! As I’ve mentioned before, batteries in watches usually self destruct within weeks; elevators and copy machines sometimes malfunction when I punch the buttons. Electric car windows stop working. Sometimes street lights flicker off or on when I walk beneath them. Continue reading
