When we got all the furniture and accessories settled, Stephen had to do a little nudging, actually, to get me off my tuffet and into the task of nesting in my new area. Together, we put up a few pieces of his art in the room, over the couch and by the joint computer - and he reminded me of a couple prints that in the past I had said I'd someday like to frame and hang.
Once everything was up on the walls, I noticed something. Now when I write, I have a circle of women like muses around me...
The tempestuous Norma
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A couple of not-so-tempestuous but quite fashionable ladies of Stephen's creation
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The lovely and glamorous Medusa (also of Stephen's creation)
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And, ladies and gentlemen, standing behind me and watching over my shoulder, the inimitable Bette Davis.
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