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Via JASNA.2021-03-24T00:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/11/was-walter-potter-related-to-beatrix-potter/2021-03-24T00:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/11/08/surprising-facts-about-my-favorite-authors-the-agatha-christie-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agathachristie-surfing.jpgAgathaChristie SurfingAgatha Christie surfing. (Photo: Agatha Christie Ltd)2021-03-24T00:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/12/06/surprising-facts-about-my-favorite-authors-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ironhand2.jpgIronHand2B's more complex second hand can still be seen on display in the castle museum in Jagsthausen, Germany. (Photo via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ironhandgotz.jpgIronHandGotzA 19th century engraving showing the inner workings of Ber's iron hand. (Image via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/goethe.jpgGoetheStop rolling your eyes at me. I just said you weren't my favorite author. Get over it. 2021-03-24T00:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/01/21/surprising-facts-about-my-favorite-authors-raymond-chandler-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/raymondchandler.jpgRaymondChandlerAlthough Veronica Lake was given the lead female role in Raymond Chandler's The Blue Dahlia, Chandler was no fan. He reportedly referred to her as Moronica Lake. (Photo: Alamy via The Daily Mail)2021-03-24T00:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/02/14/cats-who-paint/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mrs-broadmoors-painting-cat.pngMrs.Broadmoors painting cat1887 poster advertising Mrs. Broadmoor's painting cat. (Via Tales from Twisty Lane)2021-03-24T00:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/10/31/sweeps-nomads-quacks-and-crawlers-victorian-london-captured-on-film/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/itinerantphotographer.jpgItinerantPhotographerClearly the most disreputable of the lot -- a down and out photographer taking photographs on the cheap on Clapham Common. (Photo: John Thompson/Bishopsgate Institute)2021-03-24T00:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/01/10/flaunting-social-conventions-victorian-style/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/escortcards.jpgescortcardsI can't imagine any chaperone objecting to *that.* (Photo courtesy of Alan Mays)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flirtyvictoriancards.jpgFlirtyVictorianCards(Photo courtesy of collector Alan Mays)2021-03-24T00:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/03/27/its-sunday-time-to-drink-some-tea-and-catch-up-on-victorian-gossip/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1891gossip.jpg1891Gossip2021-03-24T00:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/04/24/surprising-facts-about-my-favorite-authors-the-jerome-k-jerome-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/little-wars.jpglittle Warshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jeromejerome1890.jpgJeromeJerome1890Jerome K. Jerome in 1890. (Source: National Media Materials, via Wikipedia)2021-03-24T00:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/07/18/the-rajahs-man-the-indomitable-lady-doctor/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rajahsman-copy.jpgRajahsMan copyThe Rajah’s man. (Source: The Congregational Church of Needham Archives)2021-03-24T00:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/29/the-greatest-day-in-needhams-history/2021-03-24T00:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/08/thou-shalt-not-play-sports-nor-smoke-tobacco/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cyclistsin1903tourdefrance.jpgCyclistsin1903TourDeFranceCyclists in the first Tour de France in 1903. Men of dubious moral character, all. Especially that guy in the white jersey. He's Maurice Garin, aka "The Little Chimney Sweep" and had the dubious distinction of winning the race. (Image: AP Photo/Conservatoire du Patrimoine Sportif)2024-12-10T14:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/04/our-calvinist-roots/2021-03-24T00:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/08/30/how-could-the-friendly-society-have-staged-the-1890-strawberry-festival-when-theyve-only-been-around-79-years/2021-03-24T00:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/09/13/how-did-people-make-ice-cream-before-freezers/2021-03-24T00:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/09/06/how-could-the-price-of-ice-jeopardize-an-entire-strawberry-festival/2023-06-19T17:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/09/27/a-brief-history-of-dr-josiah-noyes/2021-03-24T00:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/09/20/who-were-the-peak-sisters-and-what-were-they-doing-in-needham-ma-in-1890/2024-03-17T03:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/25/mystery-photo-scarecrow-with-pumpkins/2021-03-24T00:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/15/1907-the-ceremonial-burning-of-the-mortgage/2021-03-24T00:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/22/the-tale-of-the-rajahs-man-and-the-indomitable-lady-doctor/2021-03-24T00:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/12/06/the-1924-fire-and-capital-campaign/2021-03-24T00:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/01/17/have-you-seen-this-window/2021-03-24T00:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/01/10/the-practice-of-collecting-pew-rents/2021-03-24T00:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/07/21/2014-book-bingo-update/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/julyscorecard.jpgJulyScorecard(Scorecard: Shala Howell)2021-03-24T00:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/09/23/the-man-booker-prize-long-list-saves-the-day/2021-03-24T00:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/03/07/rebuilding-my-attention-span-with-the-2014-book-bingo-reading-challenge/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/feb-scorecard-ii.jpgFeb Scorecard IIhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/feb-scorecard.jpgFeb Scorecard2021-03-24T00:05:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/12/30/i-read-all-the-books/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bookbingodone.pngBookBingoDone2021-03-24T00:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/02/16/2015-reading-resolutions/2021-03-24T00:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/12/30/my-year-in-books/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/samplingyear2016books.jpgsamplingyear2016bookshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/yearinbooks2016shala.jpgyearinbooks2016shalahttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/my-year-in-books.jpgmy-year-in-bookshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/yearinbooks2015.jpgyearinbooks20152021-03-24T00:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/12/06/hark-vagrant-kate-beaton/2021-03-24T00:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/09/01/book-review-wag/2021-03-24T00:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/11/22/book-review-struck-by-orca-subsequent-encounter/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/struckbyorca.jpgStruckbyOrca2021-03-24T00:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/04/12/book-review-outdoors-with-kids-boston/2021-03-24T00:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/12/13/swindling-shooting-and-stalking-just-another-day-in-bostons-south-end-1880s/2021-03-24T00:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/11/21/1901-boston-time-capsule-unearthed-last-october/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ap_boston_time_capsule_04_jc_141015_16x9_992.jpgap_boston_time_capsule_04_jc_141015_16x9_992Photograph of the 1901 time capsule recently found outside the Boston State House. (Photo: Bostonian Society/AP)2021-03-24T00:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/26/book-review-read-me-another-story/2021-03-24T00:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/11/01/3-books-i-cant-wait-to-get-my-hands-on/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/heidipitlor.jpgHeidiPitlorHeidi Pitlorhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lorriemoore.jpgLorrieMooreLorrie Moorehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/emma-donoghue.jpgEmma DonoghueAuthor Emma Donoghue. Her 2010 novel, The Room, was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/harrietchance.jpgHarrietChance2021-03-24T00:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/03/13/24-books-3-reasons/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/quickbooks.jpgquickBooks2021-03-24T00:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/12/20/on-christopher-meeks-two-hats-for-todays-writers-and-10-awful-truths/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/twitter-feed.jpgTwitter feed2021-03-24T00:01:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/01/how-the-chicago-writers-conference-taught-me-to-stop-hating-twitter/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/diagnosisawesome.jpgDiagnosisAwesomehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tagboardscreenshot.jpgTagBoardScreenShotMy Tagboard for the Chicago Writer's Conferencehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dougsieboldediting.jpgDougSieboldEditinghttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dougsieboldwedding.jpgDougSieboldWedding2021-03-24T00:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2017/12/17/my-most-recent-twitter-crop-of-writing-angst/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/encouragement-e1513212983629.jpgencouragementhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/love-e1513212965287.jpgLovehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/movieclass-e1513212996174.jpgmovieclasshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/firsttimemarketingplan-e1513213017234.jpgFirstTimeMarketingPlanhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/writingavoidance.jpgWritingAvoidance2021-03-24T00:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/09/13/book-reviews-bunnicula-by-james-howe-and-lent-by-jo-walton/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lent.jpgLenthttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bunnicula-1.jpgBunnicula2021-03-24T00:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/05/15/writing-advice-from-somewhere-in-the-middle-of-a-great-book-barry-hughart-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chroniclesmasterli.jpgChroniclesMasterLi2021-03-24T00:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/06/05/boston-area-folks-come-to-my-first-book-event/2021-03-24T00:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/11/30/event-alert-curves-los-altos-holiday-boutique/2021-03-24T00:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2017/07/03/julys-to-read-pile/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/naturaldragons.jpgNaturalDragonshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hourglass-factory.jpgHourglass Factoryhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/allclear.jpgAllClearhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lucifervol2.jpgLuciferVol2https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summerreadingstack2.jpgSummerReadingStack2My Summer Reading Stack. While I was piling up the books this morning I laughed to see how many of them already had bookmarks in them. I've been working on some of these for a while. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summerreadingstack.jpgSummerReadingStack2021-03-24T00:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/09/27/book-review-emma-by-kaoru-mori/2021-03-23T23:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/02/book-review-in-season-a-natural-history-of-the-new-england-year/2021-03-23T23:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/16/book-review-the-burgess-bird-book-for-children/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/burgess.jpgBurgessThe backup copy. If there ever was a picture of Carol the Meadow Lark on the cover of the Family Heirloom, it's long gone now.2021-03-23T23:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/08/11/book-review-the-hidden-alphabet/2021-03-23T23:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/08/18/book-review-rembrandt-art-for-children-series/2021-03-23T23:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/03/01/book-review-the-mcelderry-book-of-grimms-fairy-tales/2021-03-23T23:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/06/12/book-review-valiant-by-sarah-mcguire/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/valiant.jpgvaliant2021-03-23T23:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/08/17/book-review-uprooted-by-naomi-novik/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/uprooted.jpgUprooted2021-03-23T23:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/06/23/book-review-prehistoric-actual-size/2021-03-23T23:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/09/30/book-review-stone-girl-bone-girl/2021-03-23T23:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/03/13/book-review-dinosaur-odyssey-fossil-threads-in-the-web-of-life/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lavalampleon7wikipedia.pngLavalampLeon7WikipediaConvection. It's just like that. (Image by Leon7 via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cretpark-smaller.jpgCretPark SmallerThe Four-Year-Old, hard at work on Cretaceous Park, with a little help from the reference text. https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dinosaurodyssey.pngDInosaurOdyssey2021-03-23T23:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/05/03/book-bryson-short-history/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bryson.jpgBryson2021-03-23T23:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/05/17/book-review-the-planets/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/planets.jpgPlanets2021-03-23T23:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/12/22/book-review-blockhead-the-life-of-fibonacci/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fibonaccisspiral.jpgFibonaccisSpiralThe "ammonite", also known as the Golden Spiral (created by linking the opposite corners of the squares in Fibonacci's tiles). (Image via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fibonacci-tiles.jpgFibonacci tilesFibonacci's sequence, translated to tiles. (Image by Borg via Wikipedia)2021-03-23T23:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/19/book-review-sir-cumference-and-the-great-knight-of-angleland-a-math-adventure/2021-03-23T23:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/12/13/55-steampunk-reads-for-the-holiday/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/parasolprotectorate.jpgParasolProtectorateGail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate (Image via Buzzfeed)2021-03-23T23:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2020/01/03/cogs-maketh-man-joan-wendland/2021-03-23T23:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/05/book-review-pooh-invents-a-new-game/2021-03-23T23:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/23/book-review-snow-friends/2021-03-23T23:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/08/23/the-five-year-old-reviews-books-china-rabbits-lighthouses-and-kindergarten-oh-my/2021-03-23T23:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/16/book-review-minerva/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/minerva.jpgMinerva2021-03-23T23:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/08/03/book-review-darcy-swipes-left-by-courtney-carbone/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/darcyswipesleft.jpgdarcyswipesleft2021-03-23T23:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/08/02/one-last-set-of-beach-reads-as-we-say-goodbye-to-summer/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/deathchimneysweep.jpgDeathChimneySweephttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/redrose.jpgRedRose2021-03-23T23:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/05/21/breakfast-with-jane-austen/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/logobw3d.pngLogoBW3D2021-03-23T23:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2020/01/10/book-review-the-national-trust-book-of-scones-by-sarah-clelland/2021-03-23T23:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2017/06/22/books-by-native-writers/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/plagueofdoves.jpgPlagueofDoveshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/marrow-thieves.jpgMarrow Thieves2021-03-23T23:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/06/05/this-weeks-twitter-crop-of-writing-angst/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tweet5.jpgTweet5https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tweet4.jpgTweet4https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tweet-3.jpgTweet 3https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tweet2.jpgTweet2https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tweet-1.jpgTweet 12021-03-23T23:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/08/20/book-review-short-pride-prejudice-zombies/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/zombiespp.jpgZombiesPP2021-03-23T23:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/01/14/if-you-can-read-this-i-need-you-to-disable-java-in-your-web-browser-please/2021-03-23T23:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/27/decluttering-the-bookshelf/2021-03-23T23:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/10/14/new-article-on-together-yes-2/2021-03-23T23:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/10/19/new-article-on-together-yes/2021-03-23T23:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/01/22/getting-the-food-right-cooking-the-way-my-characters-would/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1896cookbookfanniefarmer.jpg1896CookbookFannieFarmerThe Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook. If you were to pick just one old-timey cookbook for your reference library, I'd go with this one. In addition to actually useable recipes, it includes lots of information on when various foods are in season and available in the local markets. (Image: Shala Howell)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/newenglandcookbook.jpgNewEnglandCookBookMarion Harland etal's 1905 New England Cook Book. A joy to read, if a bit tricky to cook with. 2021-03-23T23:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/04/28/book-review-the-doctor-and-the-diva/2021-03-23T23:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/05/how-do-i-write-a-query-letter-notes-from-the-chicago-writers-conference-part-5/2021-03-23T23:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/11/06/someones-been-selling-my-ebook-and-it-wasnt-me/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/revisedforclarity.jpgRevisedforClarity2021-03-23T23:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/12/15/a-random-collection-of-helpful-writing-links/2021-03-23T23:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/09/16/old-school-printing/2021-03-23T23:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/09/book-review-naturally-skinny-100-organic-recipes-under-350-calories/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/naturally-skinny.jpgNaturally Skinny2021-03-23T23:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/09/13/joss-whedon-shakespeare-cast-of-angel-buffy-firefly-best-home-movie-ever/2021-03-23T23:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/07/how-the-five-year-old-helped-me-understand-the-victorian-practice-of-posing-with-their-dead/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mementomorimotherchild.pngMementoMoriMotherChildBabies and young children were commonly posed as if sleeping. Although it was common to pose adults as if sleeping, many memento mori feature adults propped up in chairs as if still alive. (Image via cogitz.com)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mementomori-family-heartbreaking.jpgMementoMori Family HeartbreakingThe mother's expression is simply heartbreaking. https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/memento-mori-daughter.pngMemento Mori DaughterDeceased adults in memento mori were commonly propped up as if still living. Exposure times for photography in those days were extremely long, which had the perverse effect of making the dead daughter in this example the only reliably in-focus image, while her (then) living parents appear blurred and more ghost-like. 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(Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library Archives)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/warpeace.jpgwarPeacehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mockingbird.jpgMockingbird2021-03-23T23:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/07/14/book-review-boy-were-we-wrong-about-dinosaurs/2021-03-23T23:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/07/28/book-review-the-important-book/2021-03-23T23:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/08/25/book-review-somebody-elses-nut-tree/2021-03-23T23:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/09/15/book-review-when-i-feel-angry/2021-03-23T23:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/09/30/book-review-remarkable-creatures/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/recreatures.jpgReCreatureshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/catspjs.jpgCatsPJs2021-03-23T23:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/10/07/54/2021-03-23T23:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/10/14/book-review-our-tempestuous-day-history-of-regency-england/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tempestuous-day-copy.jpgTempestuous Day copy2021-03-23T23:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/10/27/book-review-mr-poppers-penguins/2021-03-23T23:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/11/10/book-review-three-more-stories-you-can-read-to-your-cat/2021-03-23T23:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/11/17/book-review-brambly-hedge/2021-03-23T23:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/11/29/book-review-wired-love/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wiredlovefrommrronsbasement.jpgWiredLoveFromMrRonsBasement2021-03-23T23:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/12/10/unforgettable-first-lines-the-deanna-raybourn-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/darkenquiry1.jpgDarkEnquiryhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/darkenquiry.jpgDarkEnquiryhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/silent-in-the-grave.jpgSilent in the Grave2021-03-23T23:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/07/the-best-childrens-book-you-havent-read/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/grumbly-bunnies-cover.jpgGrumbly BunniesGrumbly Bunnies, by Willie Welch and Timme Lyon2021-03-23T23:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/12/speaking-of-books-heres-one-we-cant-wait-to-get-our-hands-on/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thedispossessedstate2.jpgTheDispossessedStatehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thedispossessedstate1.jpgTheDispossessedStatehttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thedispossessedstate.jpgTheDispossessedState2021-03-23T23:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/03/08/book-review-how-the-guinea-fowl-got-her-spots/2021-03-23T23:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/03/15/book-review-meow-cat-stories-from-around-the-world/2021-03-23T23:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/04/11/book-review-death-comes-to-pemberley/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/deathcomestopemberley.jpgDeathComestoPemberley2021-03-23T23:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/24/book-review-the-borrowers/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/borrowerssign2-e1337885465601.jpgBorrowersSignOne of many signs The Five-Year-Old plastered about the house in her campaign to get me to allow Pod, Homily, and Arrietty to move in. https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/borrowerssign1-e1337885345580.jpgBorrowersSignOne of the many signs The Five-Year-Old posted around the house in her campaign to get me to allow Pod, Homily, and Arrietty to move in.https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/borrowerssign.jpgBorrowersSignOne of the many signs The Five-Year-Old posted around the house in her campaign to get me to allow Pod, Homily, and Arrietty to move in. 2021-03-23T23:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/28/memorable-quotes-from-somewhere-in-the-middle-of-a-book/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cozywithemma1.jpgCozywithEmmaLook who else loves his Jane Austen....https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cozywithemma.jpgCozywithEmmaSuper sweet cat, but my goodness, he required a lot of exfoliating. 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(Image via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kingjohnlackland.jpgKingJohnLacklandKing John of England. Shifty-eyed even in effigy. (Photo via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lionheart.jpgLionheart2021-03-23T23:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/01/26/memorable-quotes-from-somewhere-in-the-middle-of-a-book-hey-thats-my-name-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shalasmith.jpgShalaSmithhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/roomslave.jpgRoomSlaveJust brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it? (Excerpt from The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/monkey-yoga-shala.jpgMonkey Yoga ShalaSign for Monkey Yoga Shala studio in Oakland, CA. (Photo: Monkey Yoga Studio)2021-03-23T23:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/02/23/memorable-quotes-from-somewhere-in-the-middle-of-a-book-the-david-liss-edition/2021-03-23T23:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/03/19/6-setting-tricks-i-learned-from-reading-mr-emersons-wife/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lidianemerson.jpgLidianEmersonDaguerreotype of Lidian (real name: Lydia) Jackson Emerson, wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and their son Edward Waldo Emerson (1844-1930). Image courtesy of Harvard University Library. (Via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ralph-waldo-emerson.jpgRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson. (Photo via Wikipedia)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mremersonwife.jpgMrEmersonWife2021-03-23T23:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/04/02/3-dialogue-tips-i-picked-up-from-reading-hottentot-venus/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/exhibition-poster-sarah-b.jpgExhibition Poster Sarah BPoster advertising the Hottentot Venus. (Image via Wikipedia Commons)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sarah-baartman-copy.jpgSarah Baartman copy19th C illustration of Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman (Image via Wikipedia Commons)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sarah-baartman.jpgSarah Baartman19th C illustration of Saartjie Baartman (1790–1815). 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Writers Holiday Wish List2021-03-23T23:20:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2017/12/25/merry-christmas-3/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017xmascard.jpg2017XmasCardVintage Christmas Card via Winter Blue Music (Public Domain)2021-03-23T23:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2017/12/08/life-after-apple-watch/2021-03-23T23:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/12/25/merry-christmas-4/2023-12-19T08:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/12/25/thank-you-for-reading-bostonwriters/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/xmascard.jpgxmascard2021-03-23T23:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2020/01/01/happy-new-year-3/2023-12-14T16:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/03/02/book-review-anywhere-but-paradise-by-anne-bustard/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/page-break-clip-art.jpgPage break clip arthttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/last-list_blog-hop-300x300.jpglast-list_blog-hop-300x3002021-03-23T23:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/05/how-john-gardner-convinced-me-to-stop-being-an-idiot/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/on-becoming-a-novelist.jpgOn Becoming a Novelisthttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mybookasylum-copy1.jpgMyBookAsylum copyThree copies -- one to mark up and two to keep -- printed using Lulu for a tenth of what it would have cost to print a single copy of my manuscript up at Kinko's.https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mybookasylum-copy.jpgMyBookAsylum copyThe first fully complete draft of that novel I've been working on (and off) for 14 years. 2021-03-23T23:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/06/writers-retreat/2021-03-23T23:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/12/13/books-i-cant-wait-to-read-marissa-meyer-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/marissameyer.jpgMarissaMeyer2021-03-23T23:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/01/24/books-i-cant-wait-to-read-the-giles-milton-edition/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gilesmilton.jpgGilesMilton(Photo: Picador)2021-03-23T23:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/18/vintage-photos-of-london/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/magicalreading1890.jpgMagicalReading1890I love the glow around the book. Reading is magical for me too. (Collection of the National Media Museum/Kodak Museum)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/womanrowingboat1890.jpgWomanRowingBoat1890Woman rowing a boat in 1890. (Photo: National Media Museum)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/childrenatbeach1890s.jpgChildrenatbeach1890sSeriously, Ma, you expect me to play at the beach in a suit? (Photo: National Media Museum)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/streetscenelondon.jpgStreetSceneLondonStreet scenes like these fascinate me. They show the wear and tear of daily life--the broken window above the door. (Photo: British Library)2021-03-23T23:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/08/07/book-review-the-one-and-only-ivan/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-one-and-only-ivan.jpgThe One and only Ivan2021-03-23T23:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/07/11/book-review-the-cats-pajamas/2021-03-23T23:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/02/28/the-villains-of-childrens-fiction-in-the-dock/2021-03-23T23:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/02/19/egmonts-last-published-list/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/valiant.jpgvalianthttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patrickjennings.jpgPatrickJenningshttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bick.jpgBickhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/anywhere-but-paradise.jpganywhere but paradise2021-03-23T23:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/01/23/book-review-the-lady-in-red/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ladyinred.jpgLadyinRed2021-03-23T23:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/07/09/book-review-an-uncommon-soldier/2021-03-23T23:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/08/07/book-review-short-homes-for-the-mad/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/homesformad.pngHomesforMad2021-03-23T23:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/08/13/book-review-short-wild-rose/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/civilwarspy.jpgCivilWarSpy2021-03-23T23:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/01/07/book-review-beginning-birdwatchers-book/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/birdwatchercover.jpgBirdwatcherCoverhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/birdwatchinginsidepage.jpgBirdwatchingInsidePageThe Five-Year-Old's comments on the murder of crows we spotted along the highway on a recent trip to Dallas. (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-03-23T23:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/12/27/book-review-what-kings-ate-and-wizards-drank/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/whatkingsate.jpgWhatKingsAte2021-03-23T22:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/20/thinking-of-publishing-your-own-ebook/2021-03-23T22:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/11/28/simon-schuster-joins-forces-with-author-solutions-to-rip-off-writers-david-gaughran/2021-03-23T22:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/30/kobo-update-most-ebooks-back-on-shelves-now/2021-03-23T22:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/17/words-and-the-real-world/2021-03-23T22:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/10/11/vintage-photos-from-the-early-days-of-casual-photography/2021-03-23T22:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/02/14/death-by-pie-public-domain-images-of-fish-and-jane-austens-hand-copied-sheet-music/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fancierfish.jpgFancierFishRare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Gumard, sapphirine, Trigla hirundo" New York Public Library Digital Collections.https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/thekingsfish.jpgTheKingsFishhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jane-austen-music.jpgJane austen music"Deck the halls" handcopied by Jane Austen (Austen House Museum)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/causesofdeathshakespeare.jpgCausesofDeathShakespeareSomehow I suspect "death by pie" isn't the slow moving deeply disquieting feeling you get after polishing off your sample platter of Thanksgiving apple, mincemeat, pecan, and pumpkin pies (a la mode, of course). 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Help2021-03-23T22:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2011/12/29/book-review-a-shilling-for-candles/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shillingcandlestey-copy.jpgShillingCandlesTey copy2021-03-23T22:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/02/29/book-review-naked-heat/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nakedheat.jpgNakedHeat2021-03-23T22:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/03/29/book-review-the-unquiet-bones/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/unquiet-bones.jpgUnquiet Bones2021-03-23T22:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/01/book-review-evelina-by-fanny-burney/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/evelina.jpgEvelinahttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fannyburney.jpgFannyBurneyPortrait of Frances Burney (Madame d'Arblay, 1752-1840) by her relative Edward Francis Burney2021-03-23T22:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/16/book-review-the-annotated-pride-prejudice/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/annotatedpprej.jpgAnnotatedPPrej2021-03-23T22:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/06/06/book-review-the-help-2/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/the-help.jpgThe Help2021-03-23T22:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/07/23/book-review-short-i-shall-not-want/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/soldier.jpgSoldierhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ishallnotwant.jpgIShallNotWant2021-03-23T22:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/11/12/book-review-the-beekeepers-apprentice-by-laurie-r-king/2021-03-23T22:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/12/20/a-novel-way-to-pick-your-next-book/2021-03-23T22:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/02/07/the-3-books-rocking-our-family-togetherness-reading-separate-books-time/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/familytogethernessreading2-5.jpgFamilyTogethernessReading2-5Although we are all well past the first books in our respective series, I used the covers of the first books in case you are in need of your next great read. 2021-03-23T22:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/07/beautifully-crafted-sentences-are-your-enemy-but-just-for-this-month/2021-03-23T22:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/25/the-six-year-old-discovers-nanowrimo/2021-03-23T22:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/11/03/its-that-time-again/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nanowrimo2014.pngNaNoWriMo20142021-03-23T22:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/11/07/one-week-in-tips-for-finishing-nanowrimo-from-boston-writers/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sketch-of-ebenezer-smaller.jpgSketch of Ebenezer SmallerThe Seven-Year-Old's character sketch of Ebenezer Rabbit. 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But there's more I'd like my future self to remember. Marginalia to the rescue. 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My daughter's three-year-old feet provided for scale. 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Man on top of train provided for scale. (Photo: Minnesota Historical Society)2021-03-23T21:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/10/25/at-cwc2015-ines-bellina-said-we-should-write-15-minutes-every-day-heres-what-happened-when-i-tried-it/2021-03-23T21:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/11/15/5-things-i-learned-reading-nancy-lambs-crafting-stories-for-children/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/crafting-stories-for-children.jpgCrafting Stories for Children2021-03-23T21:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/12/27/4-things-i-learned-reading-1-star-reviews-of-pride-prejudice-yes-they-exist/2021-03-23T21:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/01/17/what-i-learned-reading-1-star-reviews-of-wuthering-heights-on-amazon/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wutheringheights.jpgWutheringHeights2021-03-23T21:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2016/05/01/aristotle-at-lunch/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/aristotlelunchbox.jpgAristotleLunchbox2021-03-23T21:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2019/04/10/ap-vs-chicago-roses/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roses.jpgRoses(Photo: Shala Howell)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roses2.jpgroses22021-03-23T21:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2018/06/10/20-quirks-of-famous-writers-and-one-very-patient-blogger/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/janeaustenjackmilgram.jpgJaneAustenJackMilgramYou didn't really expect me to skip the part about Jane Austen, did you? (Illustration: Jack Milgram)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/joyce.jpgJoyceI saw Joyce's handwriting once at the British Museum. It was worse than mine. I made fun of him for days about it. And now I just feel bad. I'm sorry, James. (Illustration: Jack Milgram)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dumasinfo.jpgDumasInfoWait, this isn't just good organization? 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(Image: Shala Howell)2021-03-23T21:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2013/11/19/what-if-publishing-were-easy/2021-03-23T21:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2015/03/02/author-interview-anne-bustard-anywhere-but-paradise/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abp_jkt_final.jpgABP_jkt_finalhttps://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/annebustard_headshot-copy.jpgAnneBustard_Headshot copy2021-03-23T21:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2012/05/06/the-new-york-times-opines-on-television-in-1939/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tv.jpgTVClearly. (Image: Shala Howell)2021-03-23T21:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bostonwriters.blog/2014/03/14/book-review-the-lives-they-left-behind/https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sistermarie.pngSisterMarieSister Marie Ursuline's doctor's bag was filled with tattered Ace bandages, small dried out bottles of iodine and gold leaf, dessicated acorn seeds, black shoelaces, and a hollowed out apple filled with buttons, needles, and sewing notions. Farther down, the authors found a large collection of religious items, including a worn Bible, dozens of votive cards, hymnals, and a package of letters, including several letters Sister Ursuline sent to her local bishop requesting clarification on her religious status. (Photo from the Willard Suitcase Exhibit Online) https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dmytre-sofia.jpgDmytre-SofiaDmytre Zarchuk and his wife Sofia on their wedding day. (Photo from The Suitcase Exhibit online)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hermanssuitcasecontents.jpgHermansSuitcaseContentsHerman Graham's case was filled with equipment and books from his days as a photographer. (Photo: Lisa Rinzler)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/margaretdunleavysphotos.jpgMargaretDunleavysPhotosMargaret Dunleavy's trunk included photos, postcards, letters, tourist brochures, and maps from her many travels before her admission to Willard. (Photo: Lisa Rinzler)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frankcoles.jpgFrankColesFrank Coles, a WWII army veteran who stayed at Willard for only three years before being transferred to the VA. (Photo: Lisa Rinzler)https://bostonwriters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lawrencemarek.jpgLawrenceMarekLawrence Marek, who worked at the asylum as a gravedigger for 31 of his 52 years at Willard. 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