“Apples, heigh-ho,” said Trumpkin with a rueful grin. “I must say you ancient kings and queens don’t overfeed your courtiers!” Prince Caspian. C. S. Lewis. Harper Collins. 1951. At this point in the book, Prince Caspian, the protagonists have had mostly apples to eat for the last forty-eight hours. They started with a few sandwiches [...]
In 1857 the Steam Ship Central America sank off the coast of the Carolinas. I'm writing a short story based on this and went to find some art. The Steamship Erie was a wooden paddlewheel and sailing vessel that traveled on the Great Lakes. It sank in 1837, one of the worst ship disasters on [...]
Today is the Feast of the Archangels. Yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of my mother's death. I like today a lot better. I went looking for angel art at the NGA and the Walters Art Museum. I enjoy finding engravings from the National Gallery, which are, most often, not on view. Saint Gabriel here has [...]
I finished a short story and submitted it to an anthology. It was accepted and I am rejoicing in that fact, even while I wonder if they took every story that came in. It’s a charming romance with a villain who must be Dealt With. Lots of roses, barnstorming, plane crashes, Rice Institute library, and [...]
I went to the Walters Art Museum with a friend who is ten years older than me. She walked me straight into the ground as we went around the museum, over the hill for lunch, and then back to the museum for more. Fortunately, I knew she was going to do this. I was totally [...]
