Allen Ginsberg was born 87 years ago today. Here he is, looking all fresh-faced yet intense.
Allen Ginsberg
QUOTE: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”
SOME WORKS: Howl and Other Poems; Kaddish and Other Poems; Reality Sandwiches; The Yage Letters; Mind Breaths; Deliberate Prose
A KEEPSAKE:
Allen Ginsberg Quote Pencils by the big harumph. $10.00
Allen Ginsberg reading America. Keep in mind that Allen Ginsberg means Allen Ginsberg: this is not G-rated.
I still think this is funny.
L.M. Montgomery Quote
My future writing studio.
“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”-Anthony Trollope
Two shelves of books, just before being packed.
Books, History
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”-Marcus Tullius Cicero
Anne Brontë, the forgotten sister, died on 28 May 1849. She was 29. Her novels are quite entertaining, so there is really no excuse for the shadowy, reclusive life of her fame.
The Sisters Brontë by their brother Branwell Brontë. Anne is on the left.
QUOTE: “My heart is too thoroughly dried to be broken in a hurry, and I mean to live as long as I can.”-Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
WORKS: Agnes Grey; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
A KEEPSAKE:
Anne Brontë Doll Miniature by Uneek Doll Designs. $41.00
*I was too busy yesterday to compose this post. At around 10:00 P.M. I thought of rushing it out, but then decided that publishing it a day late would be all too appropriate.
Yevgeny Zamyatin by Boris Kustodiev, 1923.
I was named after a hippie chick called Alley Cat. Slick chick, cool cat, teenage runaway. She slipped out of sight long ago, but will never be forgotten. I don’t answer to the nickname Alley, but use half a dozen other diminutives. Quick change artist: just like my namesake. That’s all you need to know.
From the Daily Prompt: Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?
“Writing is thinking on paper.”-William Zinsser
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