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Tortured in Tulsa
Click the Photo for More Information The literary organization Booksmart Tulsa was kind enough to invite me to speak at an event at the Philbrook Museum of Art next month. I’m so excited to do be doing...
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London Burning
On this day in 1613, William Shakespeare suffered a huge professional setback when London’s Globe Theatre, which produced his plays, burned to the ground. The fire broke out during a June 29...
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In Which A. A. Milne Falls Into a Bear Trap
On this day in 1926, A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh was first published by Methuen Publishing in London. Milne had been an accomplished playwright, essayist, poet, and humorist before he conjured up a...
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The Death Vortex: Jack Kerouac, Francois Truffaut, Shannon Hoon, Fred Berry
Well, October 21 is apparently some kind of bizarre death vortex for tortured artists. Among the influential tortured artists who died on this day are beat writer Jack Kerouac, French New Wave...
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Gifts for Writers
The tortured writer Charlotte Bronte just bought Tortured Artists on her iPad. The good news is Tortured Artists (Adams Media Corp., 2012) makes the perfect gift for any anyone who is interested in the...
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Season’s Broodings
Folks, if you’re still looking for the perfect gift for that temperamental artist in your life, don’t settle for another Bob Ross DVD box set. Stop by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite indie...
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Are Liberals More Creative Than Conservatives? Science Says Absolutely
If you lean a little to the left, or even a lot to the left, you may secretly believe that you would make a great artist. And if you happen to have Republican friends, you may equally believe that they...
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Tortured Artist Fact: J.R.R. Tolkien
Long before he rose to fantasy-novel fame with The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkein was sent to the front lines of World War I, where many of his school chums were killed in battle. He referenced the traumatic...
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Tortured Artist Fact: J.D. Salinger
Little-known tortured artist fact: J.D. Salinger, the father of American teen angst, was a New Year baby, born January 1, 1919. Happy New Year, all.
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Happy Birthday, Will Shakespeare
Shakespeare and his wife, Anne Hathaway, celebrate Will’s 449th birthday. By the way, our friends at Because America, That’s Why seem to think everyone’s American. Anne Hathaway and William Shakespeare.
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