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The Aesthetics of Reading
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
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Tagged Botticelli, reading, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, Uffizi Gallery, visualization
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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
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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Volver and Olivia Laing
Our cat, Volver, is an intellectual. He likes to use books as pillows. It helps him absorb information he knows nothing about. Here he is enjoying the Italian translation of Olivia Laing’s The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of … Continue reading
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Tagged Olivia Laing, The Lonely City, Volver the cat
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The Narrative Within 