The Ride Out   [QOD x Persephone]


poetry
July 2025

frangelica

text & email messages   Richard : [Fran]

July 13
Fran, I totally loved the
poem!! and I'm transcribing
it to add to Frangelica's
Verses. Let me know
if there's anything you
want me to include in the
collage image I'll create
for it. And I always love
your presentations of the
poems! You look totally
beautiful, and your eyes are
as lovely as ever! Beautiful
in defiance. I heard there's
muggy weather & bright
sunshine in the forecast :(
:( (double frown)   Not to
worry, sending you the
chillest, coolest vibes of
comfort & love

July 14
[... I use an unusual app for my
videos called Beauty Plus. I
like this app because I can
adjust the soft filters for
my face and it allows me
to add text manually
unlike some apps that
automatically put the text
in but don't understand
my weird accent and get
it wrong lol. I miss you
so much, im sending
a boatload of love and
affection]

July 15
Fran, sending you a steady
flow of healing vibes! and
if that machine ever hurts
you again, I'll put it out of
commission with a special
curse from above!! And it'll
have to be replaced :) So
yesterday I put together
a collage for the Alcatraz
pics with the words you
contributed, and I'm adding
it as a page to Frangelica's
Verses. I'll send the pic, with
some others, to your email
tomorrow. I'll have a new
page too for the Ride Out
poem, hopefully by the end

of the week. Let me know
if there's any images you'd
like me to include in that
collage...

July 18
    ... So this
morning I'm sorting out
images to use for 'The Ride
Out' Actually, it's gonna
be multiple images+   and
I know I'm gonna have a
blast working on them :)
Continuing to send you
x-strong healing vibes
for your tender knee, and
continuing to miss you
every day

July 20
    ... And I've had a
total blast this weekend
working on images for 'The
Ride Out'! I've come up
with this idea for a box set
Should be finished middle
of the week...

[Richard this sunshine is just
killing me :( I'm so excited
about the Ride Out!! A box
set would be beautiful :)
Your concept of the
November portrait is
wayyyy cooler than mine
and I think we should go in
that direction! Sending a
big boatload of love and a
whole bunch of hugs!!!]

July 21
Fran, ditto on that awful
glaring sunshine :(! ...
The image for 'The Ride
Out' are coming together
nicely, and as usual you are
the star of the show! :)
Sending big time energy
vibes to start your week,
with tons of affection

July 23
Resuming work, and
continuing to have a blast,
on The Ride Out box set!
30 prints in all, that I'll give
you when we hook up

July 26
All those dress pics you
sent were fabulous! I know
whichever one u choose
will be perfect   Btw,
the prints for The Ride
Out are coming together
beautifully!   Does
QOD are coming together
beautifully!   Does
QOD stand for Queen of
Defiance?

[Richard this migraine is an
absolute demon! I wonder if
we are affected by the solar
storms? I'm soooo excited
for the Ride Out prints
QOD stands for Queen of
Doom. She's a character I
made up in 2022 when my
arteries dissected to help
me get thru those months
coz I wasn't sure I was going
to make it. But I do prefer
Queen of Defiance]

[I'm working on a new poem
QOD x Medusa. I think
we need to bring back
the powerful gods and
goddesses from the past to
give us hope]

July 27
Fran, I'm thinking of you
this morning, and hoping
with all my heart & soul
that you're feeling better :)
I'll finish off The Ride Out
prints today, and send them
to your email tomorrow,
with a steady flow of love &
affection


[Richard I'm still dying a Lil
bit   I can't shift it. If its
still bad tomorrow I'll go
to the ER and ask them to
fix me. The next poem is
almost complete, I'll send
it to you as soon as I've
figured out the last line :)
  sending a boatload of
love and happy chill Sunday
vibes]

July 28
Didn't quite finish yesterday
but the prints for The Ride
Out should be done this
afternoon. And I'm totally
looking forward to the new
poem! Hoping that final line
came to you! but more than
anything wishing so hard
that you're feeling better
this morning!! :) Sending
huge hugs back across the
water to you, with much
love!!

I think you're right about
bringing back the gods &
goddesses! Especially
the Goddesses! I worked
Persephone into the
main print for the poem
Didn't realize she was the
Goddess of the Underworld
& Queen of the Dead!
Wow! Awesome lady! :)
Persephone of Galiano as
a future drawing? I could
see us doing a whole series
of you as various Greek
goddesses which, thanks to
you, would all be different &
unique

July 29
... I messed up lettering
some of the prints on The
Ride Out, and it'll take a
couple of hours to fix, but I
Will send them to your email
this evening

July 30
[Richard :) omg I love the
artwork so incredibly much!!
You are utterly incredible
and I am so grateful for
you!!!!! I am blown away, you
made it magical :) going
back into the emails now
to look at everything again
We were under tsunami
watch last night but luckily
I dont think it was too bad
out here. Sending you a big
boatload of love and happy
green fun Wednesday vibes
for the day :) you are
magical!!!!]