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[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Daphne du Maurier/Gary Cooper Mashup

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“We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost.”-Daphne du Maurier (born on 13 May 1907), Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper (died on 13 May 1961)

Shopping for the Bookworm: A Literary Road Trip #3-Poetic Travels, Classic American-Style

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In case you are just joining us: A Literary Road Trip #1-A Dream of Travel and A Literary Road Trip #2-The Beat Travels On

POETIC TRAVELS,CLASSIC AMERICAN-STYLE

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery-air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.”-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

It’s time to hit the road again. This week, we are traveling with an extra dose of hearty American vigor: mid-century style. Think laid-back glam, poetic, unforced. Casual yet calculated.

Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!

Writing and reading whilst lounging in the front passenger seat is obligatory, and so is saving room for any possible bookish road purchases: 

Roam Far & Roam Free Market Tote Bag by Belles and Ghosts

Roam Far & Roam Free Market Tote Bag by Belles & Ghosts. $35.00+. 

Anne Sexton A Self-Portrait in Letters at Pistil Books

Anne Sexton A Self-Portrait in Letters at Pistil Books. $14.95. 

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The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: George MacDonald

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  • Name: George MacDonald
  • D/O/B: 12/10/1824
  • Member Since: 1864
  • Status: Charter Member
  • Important Role: advice columnist for the club newsletter
  • Hobbies: Mentoring Lewis Carroll; befriending some literary giants and influencing others; getting his fantasy on

George MacDonald

George MacDonald