Category Archives: THE DIARY OF LUZ CORRAZZINI

Eudora Welty (1909-2001)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Even though the fan was going full blast, I was suffocating.  It was a night in June of 1963 and I was in Jackson visiting my friend Eudora.  There’d been much tension in town due to the demonstrations. Nerves were … Continue reading →

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I’m nobody and so are you

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Art for Housewives

It was the fall  of 1884 and I was in Amherst watching the leaves fall to the ground. The maple trees were dripping red and yellow foliage. In awe, I signed up for a watercolor class with the intent of … Continue reading →

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Every day is a short story

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Art for Housewives

One should count each day a separate life. Seneca A short story is a work of fiction limited in length and meant to be read in just one sitting. It is based on a plot, that is, a series of … Continue reading →

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Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942)

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Art for Housewives

My friend Carlotta had been committed because, said the doctors, she suffered from hysteria. That’s why one August morning in 1904 I went to the Burgholzli Psychiatric Hospital loaded with drawing supplies.  Carlotta was a wonderful artist and I felt … Continue reading →

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Walking with Thoreau

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Years ago, Lydia Jackson and I were pen pals and enjoyed sharing secrets.  She confided that she’d met Ralph Waldo Emerson at a social gathering held after one of his lectures and, BOOM, immediately got stars in her eyes. A … Continue reading →

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