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Vesper in Limbo
http://vesperinlimbo.wordpress.com/
My name is Kristen Hovet and I’m an American-Canadian writer and actor living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
I strive to live in the moment and experience as much as humanly possible. I believe in alchemy. It’s how you make art.
Recent Posts
On Christmas Eve, Drawing Lines with Your Pen
They say it would take all day to die. I would like to know if this is true. They say there is pressure, like a whole blow-full of wind on your core. Pressing down with the force of God. I would like to know. I’m on a damp lawn chair in thin p...
Your Mouth, Your Mouth, Your Mind
I remember it well The first time that I saw Your head ’round the door ‘Cause mine stopped working I remember it well There was wet in your hair I was stood in stare And time stopped moving I want you here tonight I want you here ‘...
On Antarctica, Naked
It’s warm enough during the day, but the night is so cold you have to close everything in. When I moved here, they warned me – you could catch the fever or worse. The desert is evil that way, they said. There are night-demons and evil spirits wi...
I Love You, Daddy
One of my first memories is sitting on the bed, watching my father play guitar and sing. His voice was deep and strong and full of emotion. He was an incredibly talented musician, singer, and artist. He drew images of horses and cowboys, sometimes r...
Should I Get the H1N1 Vaccine?
Yesterday, I tweeted “Really debating whether or not to get the H1N1 vaccination. Thoughts?” And the tweets and emails sent back to me were exactly divided down the middle, from Canadians, Americans, and International folk. At no point i...
Balding
On my way to the grocery store I’m not concerned that strands of my hair, going one way initially, start going another in this pent-up autumn wind. I pull the strands across my head to the wrong side and behind the wrong ear – like a balding...
