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Valerie M. Washington- Author of “Soul Passion” and Owner of Valerie Washington’s Dance School and composer of various other projects. Dance Specialist, Visual Artist, Poet, Freelance Writer, Community Neighborhood President, Motivational Speaker and 2008 4th. Annual African American Literary Award Nominee.
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Valerie Washington has a unique writing style, as well as content, to attract curious new readers. Her book, “Soul Passion,” is not a long read but very engaging and descriptive to draw readers into numerous readings to find new meaning. Valerie Washington- Author of “Soul Passion” is a Dance Specialist, Visual Artist, Poet, Freelance Writer and a Motivational Speaker. The name Valerie means "Strength "which is befitting of my nature and character.
My personal background, I believe, is unique. My birthplace of Thailand has blessed me with beautiful memories of an extraordinary land. As a youth, my family and I moved to the United States. My Father was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force for 20 years. As far back as I can remember; life has been an adventure. From traveling to far away lands to facing some of life’s most daunting challenges, I have survived. There were times I wanted to give up .I felt like my life was worthless; everything I did seemed to fail. I lost hope in myself. I research my life like phrases in an essay. Love weakens me back into the Gates of Darkness. I have managed to find my inner strength to overcome my trials. My loving children and my dignity have kept me strong through my laughter and my tears; I am grateful.
What’s next for me? Well, I desire to travel back to my homeland to help with the provision of aid to the displaced children of Thailand. I also wish to take my own children to Italy for tea to surround myself with the sounds of the Ocean. My gift to the world is my voice. As a writer, through stories and poems, I hope to bring insight and perspective to the readers, as well as, stimulate their mind’s eye. I believe that poetry and literature are the expressions of the heart that have long been sources of inspiration that possess the power to fuel the imagination.
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Achieved in life lesson and was Awarded God’s Blessing.
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...WOW...such Passion!... Sensuality... Imagination... Creativity...
...the depth of Valerie’s emotion comes at the reader like the bursts of an automatic weapon...impossible to ignore...cannot miss....pervasive...
...leaves one intellectually wondering "what happened"....am I still alive?...she said "what?"...
...but how could she otherwise convey the depth and sensuality of that kind of emotion?...
...It's like one big "Heart Beat"...every facet vibrant and pulsating...at the same time...in all the directions necessary to keep one alive...never quite understood or reducible to lay terms...or common understanding...certainly not in its entirety...
..."Passion" is an experience... it cannot be looked at or read or understood in a linear fashion...but can only be absorbed "all at once"...like ancient cannon fire spinning through the air ...bursting through as it finally finding it's mark...taking its time....then leisurely exploding in the frantic fraction of a second remaining.
...like some illicit drug slowly pulsating as it eases through your intellectual veins...only to gather and settle....then burst inside your brain... all at once...with a flood of joy/agony/pain/relief providing the ecstasy that you sought.. accompanied by the anguish you reluctantly you must also bare.
..."Passion" cannot perceived a little at a time...only all at once...only after it has been soaked and absorbed into your intellectual being can you even begin to experience the full emotional impact that is "SOUL PASSION"
John O Adams-Beverly Hills Judge- Beverly Hills, CA.
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