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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Way

Posted on May 29, 2015 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Way.

I saw this during a road trip in 2014. It was by our car in a hotel parking lot in Tennessee.

It’s Time for Another Round of [R]evolving Incarnations! Who Wants to Participate?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by maedez

[R]evolving Incarnations: A Questionnaire For Passionate Readers is an interview series done in classic Q&A format. Each entry features one intrepid writer/blogger/artist/creative mastermind as they take on the same 40 reading-themed questions and scenarios.

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If you haven’t participated yet, what are you waiting for? Interested readers may email me at: onetrackmuse@gmail.com!

Please spread the word.

[Book Nerd News] Flannery O’Connor Stamp

Posted on May 27, 2015 by maedez

Author Flannery O’Connor on new stamp June 5 [Linns.com]

This is exciting!

Writers in Art: Geoffrey Chaucer

Posted on May 26, 2015 by maedez

Geoffrey Chaucer. Frontispiece for The Canterbury Tales, 1478 (?), by William Caxton. The British Library.

John Steinbeck Quote

Quote

Posted on May 24, 2015 by maedez

“Consequently I have never even wondered about the comparative standing of writers. I don’t understand that. Writing to me is a deeply personal, even a secret function and when the product is turned loose it is cut off from me and I have no sense of its being mine. Consequently criticism doesn’t mean anything to me. As a disciplinary matter, it is too late.”-John Steinbeck (Paris Review-The Art of Fiction No. 45)

John Steinbeck, The Art of Fiction No. 45 [The Paris Review]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken

Posted on May 22, 2015 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken.

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Writers in Art: Julia Frances Strachey by Dora Carrington

Posted on May 20, 2015 by maedez

Julia Frances Strachey by Dora Carrington, 1925:

Julia Frances Strachey by Dora Carrington, 1925

Goodbye, Grandpa! Rest in Peace.

Posted on May 18, 2015 by maedez

Right now, there are no words. I should be back in a couple of days.

Clyde Austen

(1 May 1927-15 May 2015)

My Grandpa. 1946.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped

Posted on May 17, 2015 by maedez

This is my entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped.

Grave: Colonial Park, Savannah.

[Book Nerd News] The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov

Posted on May 16, 2015 by maedez

The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov [nyrb]

This is wonderful news, at least for big fans of Anton Chekhov (like me).

It is also the perfect excuse to run this photo:

Anton Chekhov

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!