Category Archives: Books

Profiling Storytellers

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Before the FBI’s criminal profiling, there was Miss Marple. Miss Marple didn’t need an FBI profiler to know a criminal when she saw one. A careful observer of human behaviour, she relied upon her own experience to identify personality types. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, storytelling | Tagged abductive reasoning, Agatha Christie, bomb shelters, criminal profiler, Miss Marple, World War II | 1 Comment

Bedtime Stories for Adults

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Insomnia is still stalking me. I know, it’s all in my brain. Wide awake at 2 a.m. once again, I understood that I needed help in redirecting my thoughts. Maybe by reading. Reading for just six minutes, according to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books | Tagged bedtime stories, choice, Frank R. Stockton, Mrs. Bardwell, reading, The Lady or the Tiger | Leave a comment

The Aesthetics of Reading

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Art for Housewives

The Uffizi in Florence is a historical gallery containing masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. One of the most visited paintings is that of Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, a painting also famous for provoking Stendhal’s Syndrome. But the Uffizi is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, storytelling | Tagged Botticelli, reading, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, Uffizi Gallery, visualization | 4 Comments

Bebina Bunny

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Several years ago, I published an e-book, “Bebina Bunny’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, that’s about, as the title indicates, curiosities. Until recently the book has been for sale on-line but I recently uploaded it on Archive.org to make it available, for … Continue reading →