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Category Archives: Writing
Weeding out some stuff
“My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly and pervasive ignorance. I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren’t cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow it.” William S. … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Franz Kafka, Hermann Hesse, Pulp Fiction, William S. Burroughs
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secret from the river
“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged European literature, Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
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Alien Picnic
I recently ran across a reference to the fantastic Russian Sci-Fi classic Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that included a link to a free online version of the novel. You can read or download the book here. The Strugatsky brothers … Continue reading
Yes, you can judge these books by their covers
Penguin Books has revealed the winners of its 2024 Cover Design Award, where participants were tasked with reimagining three Penguin titles: City of Stolen Magic by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Atomic Habits by James Clear. Cadi … Continue reading
You Are Here
Poetry in Parks is an initiative to install poetry on picnic tables in seven national parks. As public works of art, the picnic tables will each feature a historic American poem selected by the 24th U.S. National Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Ada Limon, National Parks, Poet Laureate, Poetry
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Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old
Franz Kafka, born on this day in 1883. “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged European literature, Franz Kafka, Prague
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Poe’s Summer Vacation
Ali Fitzgerald, an artist and a writer. Her most recent book is “Drawn to Berlin: Comic Workshops in Refugee Shelters and Other Stories from a New Europe.”
Staying Awake
I have been an enormous fan of the work of novelist/poet/essayist Ursula K. Le Guin for many decades. Recently, I stumbled on this quote from her titled “Staying Awake”. “Besides, readers aren’t viewers; they recognize their pleasure as different from … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 