{"id":45,"date":"2002-06-29T17:30:41","date_gmt":"2002-06-30T01:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=45"},"modified":"2007-07-23T22:26:05","modified_gmt":"2007-07-24T06:26:05","slug":"v-is-for-vitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"V is for Vitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to want to be a writer. As a result, I’d eavesdrop on conversations and write them down as dialogue research and writing practice. My best subject was always my sister, whose conversations were always off the wall.<\/p>\n

Today, I found one of my notebooks from over ten years ago, with notes I took after overhearing my sister’s phone conversation with one of her friends. Would you like a peek? Here it is:<\/p>\n

“Name?”
\n“Vergara.”
\n“What’s that?”
\n“Vergara.”
\n“Can you spell it for me please?”
\n“V—E—R—G—A—R—A.”
\n“B?”
\n“What?”
\n“B? Is it B—E—R—G—A—R—A?”
\n“V.”
\n“V?”
\n“V.” (Except it sounded like she said B.)
\n“So which is it? V or B?”
\n“Yes.”
\n“Yes, B? Or yes, V?”
\n“Yes, V.”
\n“V or B? As in what?”
\n“V… as in Vergara.”
\n“Yes, I know that. Does Vergara or Bergara (whatever it is) start with V or B?”
\n“V! Damn it! V!”
\n“As in what?!”
\n“Vergara!”
\n“Besides that! V or B as in what?!”
\n“V! V as in Venus, damn you! As in victory, vain, vicious, voluptuous! V! V! V as in vitch!”<\/p>\n

(pause)<\/p>\n

“V as in vitch?”
\n“Yeah. V. V as in vitch.”<\/p>\n

(pause)
\n(pause)
\n(pause)<\/p>\n

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I used to want to be a writer. As a result, I’d eavesdrop on conversations and write them down as dialogue research and writing practice. My best subject was always my sister, whose conversations were always off the wall. Today, I found one of my notebooks from over ten years ago, with notes I took after overhearing my sister’s phone conversation with one of her friends. Would you like a peek? Here it is: “Name?” “Vergara.” “What’s that?” “Vergara.” “Can…<\/p>\n

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