Today is the birthday of Wanda Gag. Did you know that her last name rhymes with frog? One Newbery, two Caldecotts were her quota. Not bad for a wunderkind from Minnesota.
Loon: Oh, here’s an elegant looking little ballerina. What was you favorite flavor of ice cream, Ms. Miller? Marilyn Miller’s ghost: Screw you, pal. Loon: Oh, sorry. Did you like to dance? Marilyn Miller’s ghost: Screw you again, pal. Strike two. Loon: Oh, well then, what was Flo Ziegfeld really like? Marilyn Miller’s ghost: That’s […]
It was not actually raining, but each gas lamp had a rusty little halo of mist. That’s from Chapter 12 of The Secret Agent. I should have said CHAPTER TWELVE!! Why? There are 13 chapters in The Secret Agent. All of them save one are chapters. That one is a CHAPTER!! And that one is […]
Believe it or not, William Howard Taft’s former butler is the correct answer. It’s a long story. Such a long story. Way too complicated. For instance, at one point it involves eels and the Sargasso Sea.
All of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s stories were whipped into shape and typed up for him while he dreamed by: a. a magic alligator. b. 3 parrots and a mynah bird. c. William Howard Taft’s former butler. d. Zorro.
trek if ye dare into the wood defy the enveloping mist and when ye be lost, forlorn, without hope with doom ye will hold a last tryst
According to Mr. Roy Morris, Jr. in his tome, Lighting Out For The Territory, Sam Clemens caused the following information to be distributed on a handbill advertising his October 2nd, 1866 public lecture debut in San Francisco: A SPLENDID ORCHESTRA is in town, but has not been engaged. A DEN OF FEROCIOUS WILD BEASTS will […]
Loon: Welcome to this week’s 3 Question Interview With A Celebrity Ghost. I’ve been informed that the formidable looking presence hovering above the ottoman is one Gertrude Stein. Ms. Stein, can you tell us about any amusing incidents you might have had concerning automobiles? Gertrude Stein’s ghost: It all depends on what you mean by […]
Still with her first half-dozen pies to make, she drove home very late, full of a gulpy love for the whole human race. Here’s a guy who did his own thing beautifully and to the nth power. That sentence up there starring ‘gulpy’ is from Mildred Pierce. In another area of the tale, Mr. Cain […]
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5 of 5 stars to The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton goodreads.com/review/show/55…
