Please pay attention to me!
Mr. Crosley does not like it when I work for more than 10 minutes at a time. He does not care that I have writing and editing projects to tackle. He just wants his ears rubbed and his tummy stroked. “Dead writers, schmed writers. Give me a treat. Please!”
The best way for a short girl to stand out in a crowd is by having a bright red mohawk. Trust me, it works like a charm. Just don’t try to talk to her; she might bite.*
This is brought to you by the Daily Prompt: Standout. When was the last time you really stood out in a crowd? Are you comfortable in that position, or do you wish you could fade into the woodwork?
**Okay, so I don’t really bite. I’m pretty sure this is true of most mohawk-sporting lasses. I am totally comfortable with you staring at me, but will become a googly-eyed mess if you engage me in small-talk. Unless the conversation is about books or dead writers, then I say, “Stranger, bring it on!”
“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”-C.S. Lewis
Nelson Algren Quote
L. Frank Baum, 1911.
L. Frank Baum writing, circa 1911
“The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line.”-Alexander Pope
Spinning
Hemingway in Key West
The 50 Coolest Books Ever [courtesy ShortList.com]
Tell me, dear readers, is your idea of cool the same as theirs?
Sara Teasdale, July 11, 1919, by Arnold Genthe.
Hermann Hesse, 1929.
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 