Ghana bags, the Mayor of New York, and the Thing About Grace
cindyphillips 27 June birthdays: Joey Covington (born 1945, died 4 June 2013) and Grace Lee Boggs (born 1915, died 5 October 2015) Joey Covington was a drummer and songwriter with The…
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Doughnuts and Dreams: Of Presidents, Pastries, and Presley’s Private Pain
Today's post unwraps a curious blend of faith, folklore, and that feeling of being just a little bit too clever for your own good. Featuring literary gossip, a nod to…
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About Pigs
My birthday calendar says we’ve got Orwell and Carly Simon on the same day? That’s literary-political sass and 70s self-aware sparkle rolled into one. Delicious! “All animals are equal, but…
Ambrose Bierce and Mick Ralphs, Wondernauts
“Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.” Ambrose Bierce I told Aggie I almost named him Ambrose, so many years ago, when I thought he was…
Ray Davies, Jean-Paul Sartre, and the Solstice
Today’s Brew: Existentialism, English pop, and a shared birthday June 21st isn’t just the solstice. It also happens to be the birthday of two men who couldn’t have looked more…
WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME
What do YOU need to write before it’s too late? From a happy author: “Cindy helped me produce an heirloom of incalculable worth to my extended family and future generations.…
WHY NOT NOW?
You own your story, why not write it now? Is there a story inside you just waiting to be told? Whether you’re at the beginning of your writing journey, stuck…
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? Work fulfills me by enabling me to buy pet food. My work brings added joy when I see an author’s…
A NUGGET I IGNORED
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? “Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” Clementine Paddleford #dailyprompt
EARWIG, CAREFUL HOW YOU GO!
“There was some women in a café the other week that I was sat in, and she came up and she sat down with her mate and she was talkin’…