Plum Doodles 453 through 455

journal fragment from August 18th, 2025

Lucy finally gets to be in the show with Ricky. Each time Lucy gets to the major tap dance scene, she stops the rehearsal. Twice. The second time Ricky asks, “what’s wrong, Lucy?” She says something about her instructor.

A looming woman appears and says something down her nose at Lucy about Lucy’s instructor. The woman wants Lucy to fail. Lucy gives the woman a don’t-fuck-with-me look, says, “Hit it, boys!” and cuts into a dance that is part tap, part flamenco, racy and graceful, intense, low to the ground and hard – takes up all the space in the room. All the other dancers step aside.

Everyone in the room speechless, mouths and eyes wide.

Transformed. 

The local Mexican Restaurant is having salsa dance lessons! Salsa Takeover!

August 19th, 2025
Hudson Valley, NY

10,000 Plum Doodles Project 

I often use scribbles as the genesis for paintings. These squiggles carry energy for me, and on their own, they tell a story. I call them plums because they are little treats for my imagination. I will continue adding to this project until I have reached 10,000 drawings.

John S. Hall’s 10,000 Poems Project inspired me – but rather than writing – I decided to collect my drawings. Sometimes I write when I doodle, and sometimes I share the writing as well.