It would have been cool if she had been, though. Anyway, I’m still reading Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, and I’ll probably give it 3 stars on Goodreads. That means I like it. I’d like it more if the author got out of the way of the story. I know there is such a thing as putting things in context. I appreciate context. I’ve just now read that Hayden Herrera is an art historian. This puts her over-long explanations…
I’ve been away from the computer for the last few days. Away from the computer, but not without my notebook. I started writing the lines that make up this post while on the train to Glasgow on Thursday. I like trains, and I love writing while in transit. Something about the rhythm of the journey colours the words, knowing that that there will be some sort of evidence of change from beginning to end. I’ve loved notebooks for as long…
When I started this blog, oh so long ago, I wanted to post every day. At least until it became a habit. But I have another habit. No, it isn’t collecting job-application rejections. It’s reading. More specifically, it’s books. Actual page-and-ink books. I have a lot of them. I try not to dog-ear the pages or crack the spines, but I read them. Well, I’ve read most of the ones I have. When Borders was open, I practically lived there. …
