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Defender's Dream - Part 8

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Defender's Dream


Demons

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

I dream I have angel's wings
and I dream I fly all over town in the sky
This world used to bring me down until now
I fly

Defender's Dream - Part 7

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Angels

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

For every little fault that you have
Say I've got three or four
The human little faults you do have
Just make me love you more

The Swan Chapter 12

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The Swan

Chapter Twelve
At Last A Swan
A Musical Celebration
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are

Defender's Dream - Part 6

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Nightmares!

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

I used to walk between the shadows
Lost in a world that moved too fast
I was afraid I`d always be alone
Then I saw your face at last

The Swan Chapter 10

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Chapter Ten
Both a Little Scared
A Musical Celebration
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

It's gotta be hard to try and be
everything you want to be and
everything you used to be and
everything everyone else wants

 

Defender's Dream - Part 5

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What Dreams May Come

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

I was a little girl alone in my little world who dreamed of a little home for me.
I played pretend between the trees, and fed my houseguests bark and leaves, and laughed in my pretty bed of green.

The Swan Chapter 9

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Chapter Nine
"I am Anne Marie Mangano"
A Musical Interpretation
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

We’re here and we’re going to see this thing through, come what may, aye?

The Ret-Con Connection

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The Ret-Con Connection

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
For Lillith
 

All of us under its spell, we know that it's actually MAGIC
(like ohhh..that's so lovely..not enchanting or anything..you know...)

The Swan Chapter 8

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Chapter Eight
Say a Prayer
A Musical Interruption
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
For Portia
 

He tried to reassure her even as he was trying desperately to forget the nightmare that filled him with his own private fear

The Swan Chapter 7

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Chapter Seven
Beauty and the Freak
A Musical Reprise
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

Do they even make something for me? Something to fix someone who is...a freak?

The Swan Chapter 6

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Chapter Six
No One Preaches Like Pastore!
A Musical Interlude
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

It wasn’t going to be easy, but it was going to be okay.

The Swan Chapter 5

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Chapter Five
Desperately Seeking Identity
for Kelly
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
something simple is the key
Only love will set us free
It's so far, it's so near
Almost close, almost here.

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Chapter Three
The "Dead Kid"

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
If only night could hold you
Where I can see you, my love
Then let me never ever wake again
And maybe tonight, we'll fly so far away
We'll be lost before the dawn

The Swan Chapter 1

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Chapter One
 
for Dorothy Colleen

 
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
...there once was an ugly duckling with feathers all stubby and brown.

Isn't It A lovely day?

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Tho' things might be frightful
Right here it's delightful
We're cozy and out of the way
And as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day
We're posting our stories
And there aren't any worries
So I can honestly say
That as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day
And everything's okay
Isn't this a lovely day?

Happy Friggin' Returns

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Straight from their Real Life Test Tour, The Pelegrino Girls, Missy and Patsy sing their newest hit Happy Friggin' Returns from the CD, Emo-tional Femmes Redux

Happy Friggin' Returns!!!!


Dedicated to the Anniversary of Erin's birth!

someone once sang these words
thinking things would change

wouldn't it be nice if we were older
then we wouldn't have to wait so long
and wouldn't it be nice to live together
in the kind of world where we belong

but since then things have gotten colder
even though we've prayed for oh so long
sorta like we'll never get together
so we decided that we'd sing this song

Sandy's Romance - Part 7

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Blessed Hearts Series

Sandy's Romance
Part Seven
Decisions!
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 
East of the sun and west of the moon
We'll build a dream house of love dear
Close to the sun in the day

After a few moments, the tension had completely dissipated, leaving both women relaxed and with their guards completely down. Dana put her head back on the headrest and breathed out a relaxed sigh. Persis looked at her and burst into tears. Dana turned her head and smile and said softly,

"It's okay...I understand." She bit her lip and tears came to her eyes.

"This was fun...and sweet and wonderful and special...but I know this was...you know...us helping each other." She shook her head slightly and continued, but in a softer, sadder tone.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to be so selfish...and I'm presuming too much. You were so kind and tender. I can't expect you to know how much that meant. I didn't want to put anything on you, but you've been so...nice to me since we met."

The Sermon

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"For I know the plans I have for you...."


The Sermon


by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

"Whatever it is, you know I love you? Right?" She smiled as she came up from behind and hugged him, her head placed against his back. Without turning, Doug spoke.

"Without any doubt whatsoever, and I you, you do know that, don't you?"

"Always and forever, my darling. Now come to bed. Anything that sermon needs can wait until tomorrow, okay?" She grabbed him by the hand and pulled him with her down the hallway toward the bedroom.

Sandy's Romance - Part 6

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Sandy's Romance
Part Six
Declarations!
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 
Fitting preconceived notions laid upon me
I never knew just who I should be
Never feeling like I belong
Hardly right but always wrong
Blinding me to what I failed to see

“Look, you don’t have to like this; I don’t myself, but I really haven’t been left with many choices here,” he said as he pointed to himself. “Just don’t be angry with me, okay? I couldn’t bear another rejection.”

“Oh God, Sandy, I’m not angry with you. I’m angry with me.” She said as she turned away, afraid to face him.

“...You’re my best friend and you just hurt yourself so badly I can’t bear it. I’m so sorry you feel so bad about yourself and I’m partly to blame because I haven’t told you how precious you are.”

When I Look In Your Eyes

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When I Look In Your Eyes

 
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio

 

When I look in your eyes, I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes
I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes
When I look in your eyes

And it is no surprise, to see the softness of the moon in your eyes
The gentle sparkle of the stars in your eyes
When I look in your eyes

Sandy's Romance - Part 5

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Sandy's Romance
Part Five
Distractions
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 
Everybody's searching for answers
Everybody tries to find some meaning in their life
Where do we belong
Who will be our shelter
Looking for salvation
A haven from the storm

For a moment Dale thought that Collette was talking to Sandy, but she turned her face back to Dana and pulled her closer, kissing her daughter-in-law over and over as their tears mingled together in one last prayer for a husband and a child.

Dale felt awkward. This was the part of the conversation where strong, stoic Dale would make a joke or spout some useless words or just laugh. It was her part in her own psychic drama, and she was expected to be manly; whatever that was. She had a role to fulfill so she took a deep breath in order to say something brave, as if somehow she couldn’t be herself and be brave as well

So instead she found herself crying. She sat down at the table and put her head down; much like Sandy had done moments before. Her shoulders bobbed up and down in rhythm with the sobs as she said over and over,

"I can't do this...I can't do this..."

Another Year

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Another Year

If I had another year, I'd not have enough time

to tell you what is on my heart, you know?

The gratitude of a lifetime for those of you here;

The gratefulness I absolutely need to show.

Sandy's Romance - Part 4

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Sandy's Romance
Part Four
Discovery
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth...
 
It seemed to have fallen to Dale to be the comforter; nothing wrong at all with that, but so foreign to whom she perceived herself to be. Hannah was the girl in the relationship, right? That meant that Dale must be the guy…the strong one. Dale was the one who laughed it off when the talk came behind her back at work. Dale was the one who sucked it up when her dog died. And Dale was the one who was stoned-faced and stoic when Hannah insisted that she needed someone to love.

“Fuck this,” she thought to herself. She held Sandy in her arms and rocked him, pushing the swing back and forth with her legs. She put her head back against the upright of the swing and stared out into the night, feeling spent. She blinked back tears as she thought of how it should be...needed to be, but then she looked down into Sandy’s eyes, seeing for the first time the kindest girl she had ever known and she wept.

Defender's Dream - Part 4

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Defender's Dream
Sweet Dreams
by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something.

Once again

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Once Again

They say lightning never strikes in the same way twice
and you can only make one first impression
that love may be lovelier the second time around
just not for me might be your confession

The Fitting Room

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The Fitting Room

It was her first time out since her surgery. She felt intimidated by the loud noise of the mall, which made her even more anxious as she had retreated to the confines of the changing area...

Sandy's Romance - Part 3

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Sandy's Romance
Part Three
Disillusioned Redux
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 
Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There’s always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it’s hard at the end of the day
 
“I know how much pain you’re in. I want it so bad, too.I told you about Olympia and how it hurt? Felice Cattoni told everybody in the school I was a dyke. A fucking queer. And all I wanted to do is have someone love me. I saw what Mommy and Daddy had and I wanted that. And then Hannah tells me she's found someone else she can love. Someone she can love? So yeah, it fucking hurts and my sister is hurt and and…and….oh fuck…” She punched the wall of the elevator car just as the loud ping announced their arrival at the lobby.

“Look, I gotta get to the hotel…I’ll talk to you tomorrow, okay.” Dale said as she walked swiftly to the front of the hospital, her face red with embarrassment as her tears fell to the sidewalk.

Hugs!

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Hugs!

Hugs go on even when we don’t
Lives continue past the last breath
An eternity of friendship that brightens my way
And a love that seems to last forever

Sandy's Romance - Part 2

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Sandy's Romance
Part Two
Discouraged
 

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
for my dear sweet sister Alison
 

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
 
He looked at her; she had turned her back on him, almost as if to ignore what he was about to do while knowing full well what was about to happen. He took the pen from the holder, scrunched his face and shook his head and signed the form.

“Marcel Jean Pevour”

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