Tag Archives: THE DIARY OF LUZ CORAZZINI

Freud’s Cat

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Nothing can be more overwhelming for self-image and self-esteem than a lousy love life—something I quickly learned after an abrupt break up. Unhappiness is very destructive and I began developing a series of quirks and tics For example, I draped … Continue reading →

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Pillow Books and Lingering Lists

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Art for Housewives

My mother had a knack for collecting unusual acquaintances. One such acquaintances was an English Lord who’d fallen madly in love with her while in Texas buying mustangs for his stables. Bertie, as she called him, insisted that we visit … Continue reading →

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Nick Cave’s Weather Diaries

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Art for Housewives

It was our first night together in the big room with a little bed on via Garibaldi. Nick Cave and the Seeds provided the background music. Hugh found it all so poetic but, to tell the truth, Nick kinda unsettles … Continue reading →

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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 →