The very cool Tumblr kept by The Strand Bookstore posts found photos and underlined passages in the books. They recently hosted a contest to write a piece based on one of their posts. I chose a black and white photo of a young girl dancing. I did not win, but I would still like to…
Ephemera from Illinois
If you follow any of my other blogs, you probably already know that I visit my relatives in (very) rural Illinois just about every year. One of my favorite things to do there is sift thorough the random bits of paper in antique stores, or even in one of my grandparent’s houses. No one throws…
My Letter to Dr. Watson
My Letter to Dr. Watson is now up and you can view it here: http://letterswithcharacter.blogspot.com/2010/05/arthur-conan-doyle-hound-of.html Write your own letter to a fictional character and send it to LettersWithCharacter@gmail.com It’s fun, I promise.