Life According to Thomas Broome
Swedish artist Thomas Broome creates images out of words. Literally. This ongoing project, which he calls Modern Mantra, explores the everyday dimensionality of objects, using the object’s name to give it form.
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Writers on Writing
There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. —Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith
The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. —Anaïs Nin
If there’s a book you really want to read, but [...]
Very Long Words
In my ongoing hunt for all things wordy, I came across this video that cleverly weaves together some of the longest words in the English language. A couple of them I use from time to time, like when I’m singing from my Mary Poppins repertoire, or discussing long words and the establishment, but I’m going [...]
Superman Takes Off
If you ever see this comic book in a thrift store, you should get it. Featuring the first appearance of Superman, it just sold, in “very fine” condition for $1 million. Yes, I said a million.
I must warn you though, the odds are against you on this one. There are believed to be only 100 [...]
