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Category Archives: Art Narratives
The Song in Her Heart
My mom grew up in the Ozarks. She believed that staying there would give her few possibilities in life. So she changed her condition of possibility by moving to San Antonio. Women at the time were raised to believe that … Continue reading
Johnny Jump Ups
My mom and I lived far away from one another so we looked forward to our weekly telephone conversations. We talked about everything although lately much of what we said was about the Age of Decadence we’re living in and … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Aesthetics, Johnny Jump Ups, Toni O'Brien
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French Provincial
Her real name was Frances, a name that, in her opinion, lacked glamour. So she changed it to “Toni” as in “Antoinette” as in “Marie Antoinette”. Several years ago, I published an e-book, “Bebina Bunny’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, and dedicated … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art Narratives, Beauty, People, storytelling
Tagged aesthetics, Bebina Bunny, French Provincial, Marie-Antoinette, Toni O
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Toni O.
My mom died a few days ago. Generally I try to keep private things private and probably would have continued doing so had it not been for those waves, those unexpected bomboras of grief that were breaking me down. A … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Beauty, female consciousness, People, storytelling
Tagged Condition of possibility, grief, Mark Twain, Moe Bauschez photographer, my mom, Toni O
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Keats-Shelley House, Rome
In 1820 at the age of 25, the poet John Keats left for Rome. He had tuberculosis and his doctors hoped that the Italian sun would provide a cure. But Keats, in love with Fanny Brawne, kept postponing the trip. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fanny Brawne, John Keats, Joseph Severn, Romantic Poets
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