For last week’s Austin Writers Roulette, Valentina hosted the “Love & Passion” show, bringing joy to all who saw her gravity-defying hair full of feathers, a big red bow and a tiny wooden ship.
She opened the show, dancing to the three songs that best described her love life.
The first song was “Got My Mojo Workin'” by Muddy Waters. She explained that 80% of the time when she was attracted to a man, he was immune to her charms.
The second song was “100 Days/100 Nights” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Valentina said that 15% of the time, her charms did work on a man only to discover later on, usually in fewer days than the song implies, he had some questionable personality traits.
Appropriately, the third song was “At Last” by Etta James. Valentina gushed that she reached this blissful state in about 5% of her relationships. And yes, that 5% was totally worth it ’cause she never knew who he would be.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who dare to believe in true love.