Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on 29 June 1900.
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[Alternative Muses] Happy Birthday, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Tag Archives: Writing
Daily Diversion #213: Eden Park
Shocking confession: Sometimes I need to flee from words. Oh, nothing permanent or long-term. It’s just that my creativity likes green things. She says it helps her think and form ideas. Fancy that!
The (supposedly haunted) Spring House Gazebo at Eden Park, where famed bootlegger George Remus brazenly murdered his wife, Imogene, in 1927.
View from inside the gazebo.
Fountain view.
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A favourite:
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[Alternative Muses] Goodbye, Johnny Mercer!
Songwriter, lyricist, and singer Johnny Mercer died on 25 June 1976.
12 June 2014: The Johnny Mercer Statue in Savannah.
“The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play.”-Days of Wine and Roses (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer)
Shopping for the Bookworm: Herman Melville Print
I love this print more than I do Herman Melville:
Herman Melville Poster Print by Standard Designs. $27.86.
Bookish Google Doodle: Richard Scarry
In honor of Richard Scarry’s 92nd birthday, on 5 June 2011:
Richard Scarry Google Doodle
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home: A Sneak Peek
A short video to whet your appetite:
[Book Nerd Links] Interesting Reads for a Lazy Sunday
- 30 Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes For Your Next Existential Crisis [courtesy Flavorwire]
- 5 of the Best Literary Frenemy Pairings [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Pablo Neruda poems ‘of extraordinary quality’ discovered [courtesy The Guardian]
- Robert Frost Was Neither Light Nor Dark [courtesy New Republic]
Writers in Art: Frances Brooke by Catherine Read
Portrait of Frances Brooke by Catherine Read, circa 1771
Portrait of Frances Brooke by Catherine Read, circa 1771
[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Lillian Hellman/Errol Flynn
“It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their finest hour.”-Lillian Hellman (born 20 June 1905)
Errol Flynn (born 20 June 1909)
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