Steinbeck's Diary

 This looks helpful. I write many of these same things in my notebooks. Perhaps there is hope I will finish that novel!!! Thanks Brain Pickings!! 

https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/02/john-steinbeck-working-days/

An American Hero

 What a wonderful tribute to a fellow American!!

https://lithub.com/remembering-david-gilkey-the-american-photojournalist-with-an-afghan-heart/

Writing Routine

 Happy writing!!! It's all about the routine!!

https://blog.bookbaby.com/2021/04/writing-routine-10-tips/

storytelling here and there

Great article on story telling around the world!! 

https://lithub.com/our-fairy-tales-ourselves-storytelling-from-east-to-west/

Paris with Eric!!!

Let's go to Orwell's Paris. The Paris of the Roaring 20's. Meet you there!!!

 https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/orwell-in-paris/

From Japan insides. Interesting how different the dress, but I suspect the male gaze was taken into account with each image and affected similarly the males of 1700 and today. Interesting how we present that which we find attractive!! 

https://japaninsides.com/

Authors making up authors. I love it.

Fernando Pessoa is a fascinating author. He is an author that is not well known generally. Hopefully that changes. Here is a great read on him and one of the authors he created and the work that created author wrote. I love it!!

https://lithub.com/the-literary-life-of-pessoas-alter-ego/