TheCourtRose

I never thought that doing modeling on the fun occasion would warrant crawling all over my friend's patio and onto the ledge of her roof. But hey, I've never done anything half way! Friend and clothing designer Niehla Ollie, creator of Chocolate Sushi Couture, needed a few shots of her skirts from her the fall line. I volunteered to model and spent a wonderful afternoon playing dress up in a plaid "Donna" skirt, grey "Marilyn" skirt, and beautiful opera coat in robin's egg blue. Veronica Romero was our lovely photographer. Very sweet. This was no an ordinary photo shoot. The three of us, Niehla, Veronica and I, were putting our heads together and auditioning for a reality show. Cast Iron Production Company approached us looking for women living and working in Chicago that were plus-size. The idea was to showcase a group of girlfriends that were plus-size and willing to be candid about their lives, their bodies and their struggles towards getting in s...

In my dream you offered a beautiful emerald ring You loved me still- you said, We are fire and meant to be together You looked older and sad, blurring around the edges like a picture out of focus, not like yourself at all I chose a different man, long ago He was earth and water and patience, I fell into the cool, dark pool of his lips, water sizzled against my heated skin Seeing you, if only in the quiet of my mind, stirred my memories I could see the graveyard of airplanes, hear the music we made How easy it was for me to sparkle next to you, the unexpected circumstance My fire became addicted to yours- building each other up higher and higher There was no way down from those great heights In the dream, you said- He cannot make you feel the way I can He will not make you shine You tried to put the ring onto my hand I begged for more time, as if our choices were not yet made I remembered the warmth of being next to you, sitting on the bed of your truck...