“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”~Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini was born on this day in 1909.
“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”~Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini was born on this day in 1909.
Bert pulls out another hand-drawn map, this time of a town. “Tiernen was built at the crossroads of two trade roads.” He points at a mark at the western end of the east-west trade road. It sits along the path leading north to Port Ramall and south to Noxport. “It started as a small human … Continue reading Adaran: Tiernen
“Oh, the comfort—the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person—having neither to weigh thoughts nor to measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together.”~Dinah Maria Murlock Craik English novelist and poet Dinah Maria Murlock Craik was born on this day in 1826.
“Don’t dream it, be it.”~Tim Curry British actor and singer Tim Curry was born on this day in 1946.
“Traveling around I don’t think people are that horrible, I think they just don’t know.”~Kathy Acker American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer Kathy Acker was born on this day in 1947.
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.”~Karen Blixen Danish author Karen Blixen was born on this day in 1885.
“Literature allows us to be open, to listen, and to be curious.” ~Tracy K. Smith American poet and educator Tracy K. Smith was born on this day in 1972.
“I don’t think you should let your age stop anything you want to do. Don’t put an age limit on your dreams.” ~Dara Torres American former competitive swimmer Dara Torres was born on this day in 1967.
Stevie supplies the group with drinks while they tell their tales. I listen closely as Bert describes the area. “The Western Wood is the northwestern section of a vast forest extending from the ocean on the west coast all the way to the Dragon’s Tail Range in the east. It stretches east to the Western … Continue reading Adaran: The Western Wood
“People who are against hate are not a fringe minority, not even a silent majority, but are a silenced majority, silenced by the corporate media.” ~Amy Goodman American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author Amy Goodman was born on this day in 1957.
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