... his death and the letter he wrote before paint a different picture. No wonder, who would be able to bear so much? So I thought maybe the book is not a good answer to your question depending on whether one would tend to prefer examples in which people survive.

Reading it, it seemed to me that he managed to uphold his inner world (interests, moral compass, importance of writing, love for Lotte etc.) for such a long time through all the troubles he endured. I remember thinking how healthy and stable his inner core must have been. But ...

... to create a completely different reality. Isn't every conspiracy also a tale of the power of sowing doubt? It's intriguing as long as no one gets damaged in any way, shape or form.

HIROSHIGE, Untitled (Two Rabbits, Pampas Grass, and Full Moon), 1849-51

The Colliseum, 1919

(collections.lacma.org/node/217375)

"They deal in masses of light and shade: Strength is in the quantities of these. The quality of composition, line, and sentiment furnish the emotional appeal."

Sigismund Blumann on H. Y. Summons:
photoseed.com/collection/s...

J'aime l'idée de Bubulle beaucoup ! C'est pratique pour les voyages que les lecteurs feront après avoir été inspirés par vos voyages. Sinon, peut-être un carnet à pages blanches avec un de vos dessins sur la couverture ?

Thank you for the link! I'll watch it later - but also, I did indeed miss it so your link is very welcome.

In case you missed it, Prof. Imani Perry and author Tananarive Due discussed a titan of Afrofuturist fiction,

Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,

"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy", hosted by

@libraryofamerica.bsky.social .bsky.social
#Lit #BlackSky #SciFi #SpecFi

Wow that's great! I'd love to read success stories like this one more often: It would help against that doom and gloom feeling but others' successes ALSO serve as a reminder that success is possible (I live in a country with comically inept politicians).

"Little is known concerning the life of British pictorialist photographer H.Y. Summons, including his dates."

Thank you for sharing your recommendation!

The "External Links" on Wikipedia provide links to an audio of one of the talks by Lewis (the book is based on BBC talks by him) and the link to the book (PDF; Canadian public domain edition) :

So glad you stood up for her! I've been that girl at school, it was normal, I wish my parents complained.

...arena for a scam. On their website, Outrider says they pay $1,000 per article. Dwell’s rates start at 50 cents a word—a fee that’s difficult to justify if you actually want to interview 10 of the top designers in the world, but a healthy payday if you only need to enter a few words into ChatGPT."