Posts Tagged ‘Authors’
1909 Footage of Mark Twain
Posted by: Crystal King on: February 9, 2008
Wow. That’s all I can say. Wow.
Check out this link to see silent film footage taken in 1909 by Thomas Edison at Stormfield (CT) at Mark Twain’s estate. Twain is shown walkng around his home and playing cards with his daughters Clara and Jean. The flickering is due to film deterioration, but this is the [...]
A Good Halloweeny Read
Posted by: Crystal King on: October 8, 2007
In between all the other things I’m doing I’ve been sucking down (no pun intended) The Historian (careful, link has plot spoilers) by Elizabeth Kostova. It’s a tale of the search for Dracula, told through letters and through the eyes of a sixteen year old girl who is trying to figure out how her [...]
and now…
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 23, 2007
- In: Writing
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I have a bushel of apples that I need to figure out what to do with. We went apple picking at Nashoba Valley Winery yesterday. If anyone has any great, easy apple recipes, send them my way.
Sad because I thought I would be able to write all day but there is a party I forgot [...]
The Wheel of Time Turns
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 17, 2007
- In: Writing
- 2 Comments
For me, writing is cyclical. I tend to go through spurts of writing and then it tapers off for a bit. Lately it’s tapered down but I need/want to get into a more steady cycle. If I can manage to write at least 500+ words five days a week (the real goal is 1k but [...]
Perhaps She Caught a Tesseract: RIP Madeleine L’Engle
Posted by: Crystal King on: September 8, 2007
- In: Writing
- 2 Comments
News of her passing just came out in the NY Times.
I just wrote about her a little over a week ago, about the wonderful advice she gave in the book, Madeleine L’Engle {Herself}, how inspirational she was and how I met her briefly when I was in the 7th grade. Oh how I wish I [...]
Roman Honey Cakes
Posted by: Crystal King on: July 28, 2007
- In: Writing
- 4 Comments
Ian asked about honey cakes (and as I write this, I realize that I’m terribly hungry as well). Here are some ancient Roman honey cake recipes if anyone wants to give them a go–and please report back if you do!
Sally Grainger is one of the most well-known food historians, especially when it comes to the [...]
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