This is the last day for the 3 Day 3 Quotes Challenge. Again thanks to Erika Kind from Liechtenstein for inviting me to this challenge. https://erikakind.wordpress.com/blog/ My quote is from Albert Rothman’s memoir, A Brooklyn Odyssey, Travails and Joys of a Boy’s Early Life. It’s the last verse of his poem, “Elevated Train.” “I stand […]
3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge — Day 2
Here it is Day 2 of the 3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge. Thanks again to Erika Kind from https://erikakind.wordpress.com for the invitation to participate. My quote: “The historical novelist gleans the rubble of the past, tastes the grit, extracts the jewels.” Sheila Bali wrote it in her blog post titled “How History Leads to Historic […]
3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge – Day 1
Thanks to author Erika Kind from Liechtenstein, I’ve accepted her invitation to the 3 Day 3 Quotes Challenge. Here’s my quote for Day 1 followed by the challenge information for nominees to participate. “We had the experience but missed the meaning.” by John Steinbeck I discovered this quote in Anne Ayers Koch’s book, Look Both […]
John Keats, English Romatic Poet
“I have met with women who I really think would like to be married to a poem, and to be given away by a novel.” “I wish to believe in immortality — I wish to live with you forever.” “There is a budding tomorrow in midnight.” “The air I breathe in a room empty of […]
Quotes: Absurd Life
“Bad Choices make good stories.” “I’ll See you in court’ is the grown up version of ‘I’m telling mom.” “Mirror says yes camera says no.” “Favorite childhood memory: not paying bills.” “Your secret is safe with me…and my best friend.” “Life tip: when nothing goes right, go to sleep.” “Burned 1000 calories today, left the […]
Science Fiction Novels and Short Stories
http://shamangene.com/author/?page_id=3 W. Blake Heitzman is a prolific science fiction writer who includes “a dash of science and technology, along with a smattering of history and paranormal topics in his writing.” He is currently working on The Shaman Gene series, the story of Earth’s rise to join galactic society. A Far Traveler, is the first in […]
Elizabeth Strout’s Amy and Isabelle and Ann Winfred’s Replica
Elizabeth Strout is one of my favorite authors. Olive Kitteridge and Abide with Me have memorable characters and settings that feel as if I’ve been there. Her debut novel published in 1998, Amy and Isabelle, is my favorite. The back cover describes the story: “In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and […]