Nothing fragile and pastel like spring, but rich and vivid, with just a hint of smoke".
The drawings are witty and vivid with movement, in a style that is caricatural but suggests more range than merely caricature, seems to open up on to rich possibilities of story and character.
He forms an immediate and vivid bond with a man named Bashir, who is Lebanese, on a trip from Rome to Brindisi, and the story builds to the moment when he is invited to disembark short of his destination by his new friend.
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Red, orange and vivid green, with a splash of sunshine yellow from the dressing: just what you need on a dark day.
At its writerly best, though, psychogeography seems simpler to me: it is clear and vivid nonfiction writing with a sense of the past and an eye for the present that takes us close to the street.
"[This] is a community that has a very recent and vivid history with gang violence.
Its general manager at the time, Chris Cannon, says Mr. Grieco stood out for his fierce work ethic and vivid attire, which included a jacket with such broad gold and blue stripes that it called to mind pajamas.
In the later phase of withdrawal came irritability/anger, and vivid, unpleasant dreams, with peaks later than a week after cessation.
