I’m slogging my way through a bout with the ‘flu. Fortunately, I have all of the necessary accoutrements to smooth the path to wellness…
Books and tea are this sick writer’s best friends.
a classic novel, a gory modern mystery, a thick volume of arty, compelling letters, and a cuppa steaming Earl Grey. *
*Not pictured: two yellow dogs and one calico cat cocooning me with their furry warmth, purrs, and murmurs.
Banned Book Trading Cards (courtesy of Flavorwire)
“Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it…Success is shy-it won’t come out while you’re watching.”-Tennessee Williams
Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe House Gets Revival Plan (courtesy of the Baltimore Sun)
“Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent.”-James Baldwin
James Baldwin on The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity.
“It is a total risk.”
“Writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered.”-Italo Calvino
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 