“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.”-Saul Bellow
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Shopping for the Bookworm: Patti Smith Edition
I love Patti Smith. My fingers are itching to get carried away in rhapsodies about her, but my head insists that I maintain restraint. At least for today. The need for a long essay has been forcing its way into my brain, so you’ll likely see something on here soon. Until then, enjoy these Patti-themed goods from Etsy!
Nautical poster print with Patti Smith quote by Grainyman. $34.90
The combination of image and quote is just plain lovely.
Patti Smith Group Easter on vinyl from Drop The Needle. $20.00
A classic on vinyl.
Patti Smith key chain by Ultravioletglam Designs. $10.00
This is probably my favourite photo of Patti Smith. A key chain equals portable inspiration.
Patti Smith pocket planner, 2012-2013 by Rock ‘n Roll Rebellion. $7.95
A practical application using a wonderful image from a 1978 cover of Rolling Stone.
Patti Smith heart necklace by Ultravioletglam Designs. $23.00
I know it’s a close-up of the key chain image, but I love the impact of the heart surrounding the expression on her face.
BONUS #1:
Robert Mapplethorpe picture from VintageUpcycled. $15.00
It is well-known how close Patti was to Robert Mapplethorpe, so I had to include a piece in honor of him. This is a vintage ad.
BONUS #2:
Arthur Rimbaud stencil print by Chiaroscuro. $12.00
Arthur Rimbaud has been a deep influence on Patti’s life and work. The delicacy of this stencil is present in all Chiaroscuro‘s art.
The Dead Writers Round-Up: 1st-3rd August
- Herman Melville was born on 8/1/1819. “A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.”
- James Baldwin was born on 8/2/1924. “Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it.”
- Wallace Stevens died on 8/2/1955. “As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.”
- Donald Ogden Stewart died on 8/2/1980. Stewart was a playwright-turned-screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for his adaptation of Philip Barry’s play, The Philadelphia Story.
- William S. Burroughs died on 8/2/1997. “Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.”
- Ernie Pyle was born on 8/3/1900. “War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.”
- Joseph Conrad died on 8/3/1924. “An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.”
- Colette died on 8/3/1954. “A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.”
- Flannery O’Connor died on 8/3/1964. “I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I am afraid it will not be controversial.”
[All images are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and are in the public domain.]
[News] Gore Vidal is Dead
“Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made.”-Gore Vidal (1925-2012)
One day, I hope that the deaths of famous authors is considered new worthy in this country. Oh, who am I kidding? Suri Cruise visiting Disney World is, and will remain, way more important. Carry on.
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“I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring comes from within.”-Eudora Welty
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“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves-you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories.”-Ray Bradbury
The Dead Writers Round-Up: 18th-21st July
- William Makepeace Thackeray was born on 7/18/1811. “A good laugh is sunshine in the house.”
- Jane Austen died on 7/18/1817. “A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.”
- Clifford Odets was born on 7/18/1906. “Life shouldn’t be printed on dollar bills.”
- Hunter S. Thompson was born on 7/18/1937. “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
- Hart Crane was born on 7/21/1899. “Love: a burnt match skating in the urinal.”
- Ernest Hemingway was born on 7/21/1899. “As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.”
All images are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and are in the public domain.
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“In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Diversion #26: Beware of the Person of One Book*
I’m good, then.
Book Pile (a.k.a.-the contents of a few of my book cases)
This, my friends, was the state of my studio floor a few hours ago. It looks better now, but still has a long way to go.
*Thomas Aquinas.
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“A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.”-Margaret Fuller
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