“I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.”
–Alan Rickman (b. 1946 – d. 2016)
First Bowie, then Rickman. What a brutal week!
Some talent cannot be replaced.
RIP
Short Stories
Trigger Warning
“Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn’t.”
—Neil Gaiman
I am halfway through Neil Gaiman’s Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances and I am spellbound. I haven’t read anything of Gaiman’s in a while and I’m so glad I rediscovered him. With apologies to the dozens of books in my must-read pile (some of which have been there for years), I may have to indulge in more of his work.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
and
Best wishes for 2016!
Norman Mailer
“Writers don’t have lifestyles. They sit in little rooms and write.”
–Norman Mailer
Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!
My goal of posting twice a month is off to a surprisingly good start considering the fiasco on January 2nd. My new computer and I are getting along well, though our relationship nearly hit an impasse when Windows 8.1 threatened to come between us. Oh Windows XP, how I mourn you. Rest in peace, my friend.
I wish I could say I was back to my normal writing schedule and that navigating the new system is a breeze. However, I keep remembering websites I used to have bookmarked (I’m talking about you Africam.com), my cat is on the upswing of a serious illness and her royal highness is demanding a lot of attention, and my dog keeps finding stuffed animals to tear apart at my feet.
Then again, it’s only January 12th. I’ll get there.
Alice Munro Quote
“When you’re a writer, you’re doing a job people don’t know you’re doing and you can’t really talk about, and you’re always finding your way in this secret world.”
–Alice Munro
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