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“The best thing for being sad…is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.” T. H. White

January 31, 2018 by Vickie Lester

I just completed a very big task in terms of the book I wrote, and I thought I’d reward myself, by reading a childhood favorite of mine; a novel I read—enchanted, immersed—compulsively one week during a hot summer vacation many, many years ago. A book written over a period of years from 1938-1958 by T. H. White, The Once and Future King. I picked up the yellowed paperback, and suddenly I wasn’t reading it as a fantasy, but as a […]

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, London, Movies, New York, Relationships, Story, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Act Up, activist, courage, health, human dignity, I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools, I don't consider myself an artist, It’s about speaking up being a buffalo if you have to being mean if you have to, King Arthur, Larry Kramer, Larry Kramer Lives to See His ‘Normal Heart’ Filmed for TV - NYTimes.com., Larry Kramer quote, Merlin, Merlyn, political, reading a novel in the context of history, speaking up, T.H. White, The best thing for being sad...is to learn something, The Normal Heart, The Once and Future King, the right to love, valor, WWll

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“Larry Kramer wrote a gay marriage 30 years ago, way before it was culturally acceptable or even in the lexicon. He had that kind of authenticity 30 years ago. I think that’s amazing.” Matt Bomer

June 30, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Marriage, Memoir, Movies, New York, Photography, Relationships, Romance, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Act Up, activist, Alfred Molina, Directed by Ryan Murphy, gay marriage, HBO, I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools, I don't consider myself an artist, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts, Larry Kramer, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Produced by Brad Pitt, Taylor Kitsch, The Normal Heart

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“I don’t consider myself an artist. I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools.” Larry Kramer

June 30, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Marriage, Memoir, Movies, New York, Photography, Relationships, Romance, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Act Up, activist, Alfred Molina, Directed by Ryan Murphy, HBO, I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools, I don't consider myself an artist, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts, Larry Kramer, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Produced by Brad Pitt, Taylor Kitsch, The Normal Heart

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In the 17th century you would have smacked somebody who called you a flapper, hard. By the 20th century the #flapper became the sensation seeking, impulsive, and thoroughly #modern offspring of the Jazz Age. Now it evokes the olden times — much like the term “groovy” — which came into being during the same era — and now is a creaky relic of the 1960s. . I wonder what superlatives will exist in 300 years? . This book by Booth Tarkington? Also kinda creaky. A #bestselling #author in his time he is now largely forgotten. His #books are possibly best remembered in their film adaptations (#aliceadams #starring #katharinehepburn or #themagnificentambersons directed by #orsonwelles) — but I love the cover! . #words #wordsmith #etymology #talesofthejazzage #fscottfitzgerald #bookstagram #design #language #literature #reading #bookworm #20thcentury #hollywood #bookcover #history #theroaring20s #style #nostalgia

Ever been so intrigued by a book you read the notes (all of them, introductory and explanatory) with relish? @realvenetianblonde knocks it out of the park — editing-wise — presenting #fscottfitzgerald’s lost #stories with insight, verve, and wit. ‘“The Women in the House,” later cut severely and revised into “Temperature,” is a medical story centered on a patient with heart trouble—which Fitzgerald was himself at the time he wrote it. But it is also about famous stars, dope, drinking, dazzle, and the Hollywood he knew...”’Loved this book! The rest of the #paperbacks in the picture are recommendations from friends, I’ll let you know, but I have a feeling it’s going to be a summer of fabulous reads. . . . . . #iddieforyouandotherloststories #bookstagram #book #bookworm #writersofinstagram #read #reading #lovethisbook #author #authorsofinstagram #literature #flickers #tinseltown #lastory #hollywood #history #masterpiece #20thcentury #writer #thegreatgatsby #zeldasayre #oldhollywood #creative #imagination #bookcover

This was the first female photojournalist to cover war from the front lines — Gerda Taro. She fled Nazi Germany, and died covering the Spanish Civil War. She was fearless, and all of 26. . My dad was reconnaissance photographer in WWII, he never talked about the war, something indicative of his generation, yet I found out more about what he did, and what people thought of him as a young man very recently... . More on the blog, link in the profile. . . . #memorialday #blackandwhitephotography #photographer #photojournalist #history #composition #perspective #lookingback #learn #past #bio #courage #thankyou #memorialdayweekend #love #peace

An #arabesque of bright pink #petals, contrasting the #rose against a gray #May #morning. Some things stop me in my tracks, and I pause and point the phone... Today I met a neighbor as I was #walking, her name is Amelia, her husband is Angelo, she told me she was Italian and had lived in her #stylish #home for forty years. She kept calling me #darling, I suspect because she hadn’t caught my name, and I promised (happily!) to come by and see her again. . . . . . #goodmorning #ilovela #garden #blossom #petalperfection #floral #californiadreaming #theresnoplacelikehome #elegant #bungalow #architecture #oldhouselove #gooutside #explore #openyoureyes #beautifulday #greenery

Left the #nest to see family and friends, far to the north, and along the way stopped on the eastern side of the Sierras to catch a glimpse (perhaps, the exact location is unknown to the public) of the second oldest tree in the world — it’s around 5,000. The oldest, in Norway, is 9,500. #Imagine that. The oldest #tree existed before the invention of #writing, and the second oldest tree sprouted just about the time we started to record our #history. . . . #goodnight #californiadreaming #blue #shell #exploretocreate #gooutside #liveagreatstory #amwriting #artofvisuals #writersofinstagram #design #nature #inspiration #lastory #botanical #birdsnest #stilllifephotography #beautifulnature #darlingweekend #creative #livethelittlethings #writersofinstagram

Out where I couldn’t reach the Internet, but at night, with no city lights, it felt like I could reach up and touch the Milky Way. . . #MarkTwain wrote about this place in “The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County” . . In regard to the tale Mr. Twain said... . . “When I became convinced that the "Jumping Frog" was a Greek story two or three thousand years old, I was sincerely happy, for apparently here was a most striking and satisfactory justification of a favorite theory of mine—to wit, that no occurrence is sole and solitary, but is merely a repetition of a thing which has happened before, and perhaps often.” . . #californiadreaming #sierra #mountains #bluesky #historic #home #exploretocreate #beautyofstillmoments #artofvisuals #frontporch #roses #heart #outforawalk #literature #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #agameoftones #thehappynow #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #witty #story

There’s a stand of palm trees I like to see as night falls. This old place was built in 1924. The woman who slept here, up under the eaves, so very long ago, was a violinist. Do you know how some places speak to you? This place sings to me. . #sweetdreams. . . . . . #hollywood #night #viewfrommywindow #postitfortheaesthetic #bluesky #silhouette #thatsdarling #agameoftones #thehappynow #beautyofstillmoments #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #evening #story #style #californiadreaming

Solar sneezing — when you walk just before dawn, and as soon as the sun beams down and hits your nose — kerchoo! I’ve learned to bring tissues. Sleeves will only get you so far. . . . . . Time for a #sunnyday cup of #coffee. . #livethelittlethings #beautyofstillmoments #goodmorning #decor #door #heart #outforawalk #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #architecture #thehappynow #gooutside #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story.

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