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Kimberly Richardson's Blog
November 25, 2009
- I just discovered this poet today through an article published by the Poetry Foundation. What a voice. Lunar Baedekerby Mina LoyA silver Lucifer serves cocaine in cornucopia To some somnambulists of adolescent thighs draped in satirical draperies Peris in livery prepare Lethe for posthumous parvenues Delirious Avenues lit with the chandelier souls of infusoria from Pharoah’s ...
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November 21, 2009
- Since becoming a published (and now award winning) author, I have met some wonderful and highly talented authors within the Mid-South area and even beyond. One such author is Stephanie Osborn who resides in Huntsville, AL and is the author of the book BURNOUT: The Mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281. After listening to Stephanie’s pitch about the book during the course of attending several ...
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November 8, 2009
- This is the poem that inspired Joanne Harris' novel Sleep, Pale Sister: She fell asleep on Christmas Eve: At length the long-ungranted shade Of weary eyelids overweigh'd The pain nought else might yet relieve. Our mother, who had leaned all day Over the bed from chime to chime, Then raised herself for the first time, And as she sat her ...
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November 8, 2009
- Gothic Literature has a special place in my heart; I truly enjoy reading books filled with mystery and suspense with a touch of the macabre, foreboding castles and manors, and long buried secrets rising to the surface like a skeletal hand poking from its grave. Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris is an excellent example of said genre; she weaves a dark story using the ...
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November 1, 2009
- To those who have never attended a prep or boarding school, the thought of it may seem foreign and shrouded behind a veil of secrecy, while others who have attended may take it for granted, claiming it to be a natural part of their inner world. When I attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, a part of me felt I belonged there since I was and still am a lover of all things academia. Although some ...
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October 14, 2009
- Amid luscious backdrops, colourful costumes, and historic tales of long ago, Chinese opera gives the audience a view into the past. Emperors who rose to power only to quickly fall are given an audience that will hear their story with unabashed rapture. Concubines and women will, no doubt, receive the same respect, for they too had a story to tell that was entwined in the history of ...
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September 20, 2009
- There have been many claims that there is a connection between creativity and madness; famous artists, writers, and others with their gift for beyond the mundane appear to the outsider to be touched with a spark of insanity; where else could some of our creative accomplishments come from? For those of us on the inside, however, it is a complexly different experience; a world in which only the few ...
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September 14, 2009
- How far would you go for love? Would you give the object of your affections flowers every day, or perhaps perform serenades outside their homes while ignoring the complaining neighbours? Would you follow them to the ends of the earth, even while knowing that they do not and cannot possibly love you back? Would their denial of love for you only increase yours for them? Love is a wonderful (and ...
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August 12, 2009
- The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket [FOR WARREN WINSLOW, DEAD AT SEA] Let man have dominion over the fishes of the sea and the fowls of the air and the beasts of the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. by Robert Lowell I A brackish reach of shoal off Madaket— The sea was still breaking violently and night Had steamed into our North Atlantic ...
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August 5, 2009
- Being different can be both a blessing and a curse; those who are proud to be different than others may face harsh criticisms and other forms of jeers from people who are either narrow minded or fearful of the unknown. People make fun of what they simply fail to understand and in turn, short changes them in learning more about the world and possibly more about them as part of it. Over time, ...
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July 26, 2009
- Every time I read a new book, I find myself comparing it to a gem I have discovered, one that will stand the test of time in my mind. Some books do come and go with me with the follow up thought of if it was really worth reading at all. Then, however, are the books I want to read over and over again, simply because they are worth more than a gem to me. These are the ...
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July 23, 2009
- Nerds. Geeks. Dorks. These words are just words and yet society has turned them into weapons, stigmatas, and punishments. To be socially awkward is a sin. To “not fit in” with the popular people is a blemish upon one’s moral character. To enjoy learning about obscure matters is to be an outcast. Why? Child psychologist David Anderegg, Ph.D. explores this question and many others in his ...
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July 16, 2009
- The Jazz Age was a time of drunkenness, parties, flappers, and other sordid and decadent facets explored, enjoyed, or reviled. The time heralded in great works by literary giants, music that crossed race lines, and lives lived in ignorant bliss and happiness, unaware of the dark times later to come: The Great Depression. It was during those times of booze and inhibitions ...
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July 9, 2009
- British writers seem to have such a penchant for giving readers a view of a world thought hidden to most; a world full of high manners, well played roles, and lives hanging on a single word, threat, or understood promise. This world is for the privileged few and outsiders are rarely welcomed in unless invited. Those of the majority must rely upon novels and diaries of said folk so as to gain a ...
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July 9, 2009
- When I was younger, my mother and I visited a friend of hers who worked in a mental institution. Although the area was serene and peaceful, I still felt uneasy; several of the patients were out on the grounds as we drove through the main gate. As a published author, I have found that most of my recent stories have at least one character who is suffering from mental illness; my perception of them ...
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