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About maedez

Writer, biographer, poet. History nerd, silent movie maven. Punk rocker, amateur baker, bookworm. Cricket fan, Scotch drinker, craft beer snob.

Shopping for the Bookworm: Robert Louis Stevenson Edition

Grab your favourite beverage, sit back, and enjoy looking at these Robert Louis Stevenson themed goods!

Robert Louis Stevenson Quote-Letterpress Art Print by tag team tompkins

Robert Louis Stevenson Quote-Letterpress Art Print by tag team tompkins-$8.00

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson at 4Get-Me-Not Treasures Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson at 4Get-Me-Not Treasures-$18.00 Continue reading

The Dead Writers Round-Up: 10th-13th November

  • Oliver Goldsmith was born on 11/10/1730. “Where wealth accumulates, men decay.” (The Vicar of Wakefield; The Deserted Village; She Stoops to Conquer)
  • Friedrich Schiller was born on 11/10/1759. “Will it, and set to work briskly.” (Ode to Joy; The Robbers; The Maid of Orleans) Continue reading

[Links] Famous Authors Reading

I love studying photographs and paintings of people reading. Given how many times I come across these things online, I am definitely not alone. Check out the images of famous authors reading famous books, over on Flavorwire. My favourites? Patti Smith and Anton Chekhov, with Faulkner coming in a pretty close third.

(Almost Back) In the Groove

I have physically returned from my southern vacation. Mentally, not so much. As I race around trying to catch up with my life and writing, I promise to throw you a few blogging bones: mostly photos of North Carolina and a couple of Tar Heel inspired musings. Thanks for your patience, and I cannot wait to be back full-time!