Oh, I know, I know. I should be promoting my latest book (price drop! we broke the buck!). I have another Object almost ready to go. I should be working on that. But how can I resist this one? Robie Macauley and Arthur Koestler – themselves two titans of the mid-century literary scene. And…
…and that’s Flannery O’Connor! Laughing! Here’s a close-up:
Love this! And guess where they were? The Amana Colonies. Of all places. The Amana Colonies. This is such a spectacular piece of the story I hardly know what to do with myself.
Happy Friday everyone!
Image Credits:
“Robie with Flannery 1947” by Cmacauley (talk) 22:41, 28 February 2010 (UTC). Original uploader was Cmacauley at en.wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:ARTEST4ECHO using CommonsHelper.(Original text : I (Cmacauley (talk) 22:41, 28 February 2010 (UTC)) created this work entirely by myself.). Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jacke Wilson 
It’s great to have a photo of her enjoying herself. She had a pretty tough life.
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Yes, exactly. And such bleak stories! I’ve seen her smiling grimly, probably because of the pain. But this picture is different, and makes me smile too.
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This is incredible! I still am speechless after reading A Good Man is Hard to Find.
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In that case you might really enjoy this… Flannery reads the story! (And it is awesome.)
https://jackewilson.com/2014/04/02/flannery-speaks/
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I was about to comment on “A Good Man is Hard to Find” as well. What a wonderful link!!! I will enjoy this myself and share it with the students I work with.
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Awesome! Thanks for the link.
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You know, sometimes things that are fun and make us smile or laugh trump the things we “should be” doing. 😉
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Flannery O’Connor is my Absolute.I know of no other writer who could use a wedge of black humor the way she did. I love this photo!!
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Happy Friday…I guess it’s Saturday now 😛
I’m nominating you for the One Lovely Blog Award. You can read about it at http://montairyus23.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/one-lovely-blog-award/
Congrats!
Aul
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Thank you!
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You’re very welcome!
Aul
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