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Scriblets: Thoughts on a Famous Book
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Thoughts on a Famous Book. Hances are high that every writer likes to see his or her book singled out by the press for pre-publication notice. But on occasion the coming of a new book can be marred by too much attention from the press. Take the case of Harper Lee’s new book, Go Set a Watchman. As someone who considers To Kill a Mockingbird. Rejected with...
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Scriblets: Arigatô, Mr. Nagahara
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Arigatô, Mr. Nagahara. N 1947 a 15 year-old boy went to work at the Sailor Pen Company in Hiroshima, Japan. He continued to work there for 64 years building a worldwide reputation as one of the finest fountain pen nib designers anywhere in the world. Nobuyoshi Nagahara, known as the “God of Fountain Pens” in Japan,. Shumi no bungu bako. In which the barre...
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Scriblets: The Times & Travails of Manny
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Times and Travails of Manny. Ot out of bed, poured a cup of coffee, added a splash of half and half and looked on unbelievingly as it instantly curdled. Not a good start to my Thursday morning and despite a Christian tongue I did let loose with a few loud “Damn! Titty-Titty, Damn Damns! 8230;…………. Life gets serious around here once in a while and there...
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Scriblets: Gin & Tonic Hitchcock
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Gin and Tonic Hitchcock. Ake an idea from Alfred Hitchcock—the one about looking in windows—stir in a moderate to heavy mix of paranoia, obsession, loneliness, drunkenness, lying, cheating and self pity, spice it up with a heavy dose of psychological twists, then write it all down. What do you end up with? Readers of The Girl on the Train. But don’...
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Scriblets: August 2015
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Green Stamps and Necker Knobs. The protagonist of Doig’s tale is an 11 year-old boy named Donal “Red Chief” Cameron who just might be one of the freshest and most memorable juvenile characters in fiction since Huckleberry Finn. One of the most enjoyable reads of the year. Easily among this reader’s Top Three. Labels: Coming of Age Novels. The story con...
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Scriblets: May 2015
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Times and Travails of Manny. Ot out of bed, poured a cup of coffee, added a splash of half and half and looked on unbelievingly as it instantly curdled. Not a good start to my Thursday morning and despite a Christian tongue I did let loose with a few loud “Damn! Titty-Titty, Damn Damns! 8230;…………. Life gets serious around here once in a while and there...
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Scriblets: January 2015
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Friday, January 30, 2015. The Library with a Big Mouth. Irst, due homage to the guys at the source of this post: One of my favorite websites is put together by Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras who produce something called Atlas Obscura. Palazzo Zuccari is a 16th-century building in Rome located near the Spanish Steps. The Bibliotheca Hertziana is probably the only library in the worl...
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Scriblets: December 2014
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Farina wishes everyone a merry, merry Christmas! The carpet of leaves in our Old Dixie Lane front yard. If you squint it might look a little like Christmas ornaments. Not exactly a Christmas tree but it’s almost as pretty as one. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Oak Hill, Florida, United States. A longtime expat relearning the footwork of life in America.
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Scriblets: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Monday, June 8, 2015. Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Until I read Bill Bryson’s 1998 book, A Walk in the Woods. Like so many good books, this was another gem a long time coming to my attention. For years I’ve been familiar with Bill Bryson and have even read one or two others of his books, but A Walk in the Woods. June 10, 2015 at 10:17 AM. June 16, 2015 at 10:27 AM. Hiking the Ap...
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Scriblets: February 2015
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A scrambled scribble of hodgepodge scraps, ragbag thoughts, an all-around mishmash about pens, inks, books and…well, whatever. Friday, February 27, 2015. One of those who returned from Europe with new ideas was Takeuchi Seihô, considered by many to be a leading modern nihonga. Takeuchi Seihô (1864-1942) was born in Kyoto and even as a boy loved drawing, leaving little doubt he would become an artist. At the age of sixteen he began studying traditional painting with Kôno Bairei. Striking in this large wor...