Roxy Lentz
Bio
I am retired, a conceptual jewelry metalsmith, a mom, a wife, and occasional writer.
Stories (9/0)
THEY FOUGHT BARE BREASTED
The 1st Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers for the Union were on the Northern side of a raging Chattahoochee river, and the Rebels were camped out on the Southern side to protect Atlanta from General Sherman. They had all just survived a rowdy homemade 4th of July celebration where General E. F. Noyes lost a leg, and Sherman almost got hit himself, so they were in fine spirits for their next venture, and it was just around the corner. Meanwhile the two sides engaged in “trash talk”.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Serve
Snapseed
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? What isn't wrong with this picture? If you can't tell, it is a hand forged copper cuff, attempting to look cute enough for a customer to buy if they see it on my website, or even more important, for a jury to allow into a coveted art fair. This picture not only won't take the cake, it doesn't know what cake is. Snapseed can help.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Photography
Where in the World am I?
Ever since Nicéphore Niépce found a way to photograph what he saw, people have used the medium to express art. Professional photographers use the camera to entice people to travel to new places, and have new experiences, and to record important events. No one could sell anything without a great photographer to show their product to its best advantage.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Photography
An Off the Cuff Proposal
I propose a challenge where the entries must be "Off the Cuff". This means that the challenge is to write a short essay, that was written without editing, other than punctuation, spelling, or, adding a necessary word to have a sentence make sense. A first draft.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Motivation
Heart Memories
If you look, you can find reams of words written about black women musicians, and their contribution to our music today. They did it, we all know it, and we all love our music because of them. I can’t write about a history that is already well recorded, but I can write about my feelings of those contributions.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Beat
I Want To Be Left Alone
I will admit straight up, I am not single. However, I was single for so many years that the feeling has never gone completely away, even though I know that guy I see every morning, and I'm married to, isn’t going anywhere. A part of me is still single.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Beat
The Split Second Decision
Val was at her desk in the kitchen, talking on the phone with her boss, Jack. She had recently convinced him, after much cajoling, to allow her to work from a home office. Even though she lived just a block away from the business, it was proving to be a lot easier to do her job at home rather than in the confines of an office. She was trying to sound professional, and pay attention to what Jack was saying, he had called as she was putting the final touch on a proposal, and making a few personal notes in her Moleskine® Little Black Book. Jack wasn’t entirely convinced that Val could accomplish at home what she’d done in his office, and had called her as a sort of a test. Val knew that, so she tried her best to keep a professional sound to her uh-hums, as she put the Little Black Book away in a drawer, and turned the lock.
By Roxy Lentz3 years ago in Criminal