Curious-Authentic Ink

Embracing the Strange

Post author:Eryl
Post published:20/02/2021
Post category:Lockdown Writer's Life
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It struck me, as I lambasted myself for having watched three You Tubes in a row on how to get the most out of Big Sur, that instead of fighting…

In the Liminal

Post author:Eryl
Post published:14/02/2021
Post category:Weekend Post Writer's Life
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Lost in the In-Between I seem to have fallen between the cracks again. The cracks in democracy – I knew the Republicans wouldn't have the guts, but all the same,…

Cook Your Own Stories

Post author:Eryl
Post published:31/01/2021
Post category:How Fiction Works Literature Ambassador Writer Opps Writing
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Literary Diet, the final dayTomorrow it won't be January any more, which feels rather abrupt. But there are still a few hours left of the month in which The Guardian…

Literary Cleanse: days 23 to 30.

Post author:Eryl
Post published:28/01/2021
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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I'm so behind with posting about The Guardian's Literary Diet that I'm reduced to just giving highlights. Day 23 was Roger Robinson (right) reading from his TS Eliot Prize winning…

Snacking on Literature: Days 20, 21 & 22

Post author:Eryl
Post published:26/01/2021
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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Day 20: Amanda Gorman Reads 'The Hill We ClimbThe Guardian suggests watching Under the Volcano for day 20 of its Literary Diet, but who had time to watch a film…

A Diet of Literature: 17, 18, & 19

Post author:Eryl
Post published:22/01/2021
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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https://youtu.be/JNeN7Sf-Jd4Day 17: Longplayer dialoguesThe Guardian's Literary Diet continues with video chats between interesting thinkers. I sat and listened to this one while embroidering an ensō and, while most of what…

A Diet of Literature, 14, 15 & 16

Post author:Eryl
Post published:17/01/2021
Post category:Reading Writer's Life
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Day 14:New York Times: Oops! Famously Scathing Reviews of Classic BooksFor day 14 of The Guardian's Literary Diet their link takes you to a 2019 article in which the New…

A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

Post author:Eryl
Post published:13/01/2021
Post category:Reading Writer's Life
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KishōtenketsuI heard about Kishōtenketsu a couple of years ago when listening to an episode of Bookworm. Michael Silverblatt was interviewing Ocean Vuong about his novel On Earth We are Briefly…

A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

Post author:Eryl
Post published:10/01/2021
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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Image: Pinterest An Afternoon in Linen, Shirley Jackson Until I went to the USA in 2019 I hadn't heard of Shirley Jackson. Then, in one of those pleasant, idle conversations…

A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

Post author:Eryl
Post published:08/01/2021
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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Having forgotten quite how busy the first working week of a year can be, I've gotten a little behind with my literary diet. This has been a week of meetings,…