Great news for book nerds!
Edgar Allan Poe’s house reopens [courtesy THE BALTIMORE SUN]
[Book Nerd News] The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum Reopened Yesterday
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Daily Diversion #164: Secret Garden
What a perfect place to write.
Courtyard Garden
“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.”-The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Writers Writing: Frederick Philip Grove
Frederick Philip Grove, 1921-1922.
Frederick Philip Grove, 1921-1922
Autumn Weather, Where Are You?
Why doesn’t the landscape look like this yet? It is October, after all. Where are the jewel toned leaves carried on hearty, smoke-scented breezes?
Lane at Alchamps, Arles, Paul Gauguin, 1888.
I’m ready for hot cider and Thomas Hardy, fingerless gloves and Sylvia Plath. Please cooperate, Mother Nature, before winter scoots in and steals away autumn’s cloaked light and quiet beauty.
Links, Links, Links
- The Literary World’s Most Fascinating Dandies, Past and Present [courtesy FLAVORWIRE]
- An Annotated Guide to 15 of David Bowie’s Favorite Books [courtesy FLAVORWIRE]
- From Homer to Orwell: David Bowie’s 100 favourite books revealed [courtesy THE INDEPENDENT]
- Penguin Horror Series: Under the Covers [courtesy HUFF POST BOOKS]
A Teaser for Tomorrow’s Main Post
Hmmm. Where do you think I’m at?
Quote
“Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer’s own life.”-Eudora Welty
Daily Diversion #163: Inniswood Metro Gardens
Inniswood Metro Gardens
“The earth has music for those who listen.”-George Santayana
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