March 27, 2014: I watched a great movie last night – The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe. No, this is not the one with John Cusack from 2012 — that was called The Raven. This is the one made in 1942 in black & white. There is this wonderful scene which depicts Poe sitting down... Continue Reading →
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Writers and their Ghosts Feb. 4, 2014: A few weeks ago, or perhaps a month ago, I watched, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I click on the YouTube link to the very first episode which aired in September of 1968. I haven’t heard that opening song since I was a boy – the French horns... Continue Reading →
My Desktop Inspiration
July 13, 2010: I read an arts review of Norman Rockwell in The New York Times this past Sunday. Several of his works from the private collection of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were put on display at the Smithsonian. On a rainy summer day at East Hampton, I would flip through the pages of... Continue Reading →