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Nabokov on Existence

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June 19, 2022 by maedez
Posted in INSPIRATION, Quotes Tagged Books, Inspiration, Nabokov, Quotes, Reading, Vladimir Nabokov, Writers, Writing Leave a reply

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley on Today

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August 30, 2021 by maedez
Posted in Birthdays, Dead Writers, Quotes Tagged Birthdays, Books, Fiction, Mary Shelley, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing Leave a reply

Daily Diversion #455: Another Wee Flower

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July 29, 2021 by maedez
Posted in Photography Tagged Daily Diversion, Flowers, Mother Nature, Nature, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Summer Leave a reply

Spring by Abraham Manievich (1912)

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May 6, 2021 by maedez
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Franz Kafka on the Frozen Sea Within Us

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February 18, 2021 by maedez
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Daily Diversion #453: Some Holiday Decor

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December 21, 2020 by maedez
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Daily Diversion #452: Old Beauty

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November 2, 2020 by maedez
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Happy Mother’s Day!

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May 10, 2020 by maedez
Posted in Holidays Tagged Family, Love, Mother's Day, Mothers 2 Replies

Celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s Birthday with This Jane Eyre Google Doodle

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Google Doodle Charlotte Bronte

April 21, 2014 by maedez
Posted in Books, Dead Writers, Fiction, Reading, Writers, Writing Tagged Books, Charlotte Brontë, Dead Writers, Fiction, Google Doodle, Jane Eyre, Reading, Writers, Writing 5 Replies

Agatha Christie: Surfin’ Bird

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Agatha Christie in Hawaii, 1922

Agatha Christie in Hawaii, 1922 (Photo courtesy of Retronaut.co)

May 26, 2012 by maedez
Posted in Books, Dead Writers, Writing Tagged Agatha Christie, Books, Novelists, Writers, Writing 7 Replies

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