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Busy Reading…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by maedez

Busy reading

Happy Birthday, Hans Christian Andersen!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by maedez

Hans Christian Andersen was born on 2 April 1805.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen by Christian Albrecht Jensen, 1836

Leonard Cohen Quote

Posted on April 1, 2016 by maedez

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”-Leonard Cohen

Daily Diversion #308: Poe Magnet

Posted on March 30, 2016 by maedez

Poe bottle cap magnet

Writers in Art: Margaret Fuller

Posted on March 29, 2016 by maedez

Engraving of Margaret Fuller

Two Margaret Fuller Quotes

Posted on March 28, 2016 by maedez

“I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.”

“There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes.”

Spring? Spring!

Posted on March 23, 2016 by maedez

The calendar and the weather agree that it is spring (at least for today). Let’s celebrate with this pretty painting and a relevant quote:

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”-Rainer Maria Rilke

Springtime by John Henry Twachtman, circa 1884

Anton Chekhov Quote

Posted on March 22, 2016 by maedez

“The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.”-Anton Chekhov

Fossil Lake III: Unicornado! is Now Available!

Posted on March 19, 2016 by maedez

I was too busy to submit to Fossil Lake III: Unicornado! but I’m just as excited about its release as I was about last year’s Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling (which features my horror story Beyond the Boneyard Gate).

Go here to learn more about the new release!

Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote

Posted on March 17, 2016 by maedez

“Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.”-Nathaniel Hawthorne

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!