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Daily Diversion #110: St. Patrick’s Day

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“May your blessings outnumber/The shamrocks that grow,/And may trouble avoid you/Wherever you go.” Irish Blessing

My husband is a Scotsman and I am an English-German lass, but today we donned the green and got our Irish on.

My kilted hottie honey.

My kilted hottie honey.

Getting my green on.

Getting my green on.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day

 

Daily Diversion #109: So I Walked into a Bookstore…

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…and walked out with only 3 books!

  1. Silent Movies The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture by Peter Kobel and the Library of Congress
  2. Gene Kelly A Life of Dance and Dreams by Alvin Yudkoff
  3. Lonelyhearts The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney by Marion Meade
Silent Movies

Silent Movies

I’ve wanted this book since it first hit shelves 5 years ago. Continue reading →

Shopping for the Bookworm: Irish Writers Edition, Part One

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Enjoy these Irish writer-themed goodies in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day!

Samuel Beckett Tea Towel by Miss Fruitfly

Samuel Beckett Tea Towel by Miss Fruitfly. $10.00

William Butler Yeats Canvas Tote Bag by Nice Day Designs

William Butler Yeats Canvas Tote Bag by Nice Day Designs. $6.71

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[Update] Legends of Steragos Has Been Funded

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This happened last night.

Legends of Steragos

Legends of Steragos Kickstarter

Kevin’s project deserves every penny pledged by these 19 magnificent people. The book is set for a May release. If you’ll excuse me, I have a manuscript to edit.

If you missed my first Legends of Steragos post, go here.

 

[Intermezzo] I Don’t Have Beautiful Things to Write, Tonight

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Tonight, I don’t have beautiful things to write. I’ve a glass of Scotch in my hand and an ear vibrating from a cat’s purr. The words aren’t coming the way I want them to, anyway. They are halting and boring and clumsily misbehaving monsters. I should have known better. Why did I even try? They never mind me when I am out of sorts or blue. Words know when you are in no shape to order them into neat, poetic arrangements. They are intuitive to emotion, and easily scared away. The opposite of cats, really.