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The Calling

May 22, 2023 3 Comments

By Marie Barski

Do not despair, my friend. The Vienna Academy of Fine Arts is not the only school in the country. What do they know anyway, a bunch of old fuddy-duddies! You should apply to an art school in Germany. I hear they are more progressive over there. I think your work shows a lot of promise. Your hand-painted postcards are beautiful. Submit your portfolio to other places and see. And, even if you are not destined to be an artist, you have other talents, my friend. Come, let me buy you a beer. Don’t worry, Adolf, you will find your calling.

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  1. Paulene says

    May 24, 2023 at 7:54 am

    Somehow just knew where this was going!
    Good tongue in cheek flash.

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  2. Sandra says

    May 24, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    Oh, what muse we weave from this! Thanks!

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  3. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    May 25, 2023 at 4:29 am

    Brilliant!

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