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Looking Ahead to Another Good Week!
Hello! I hope everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving and is looking forward to the rest of the holiday season and the new year. It’s a time to rejoice (or read-joyce, as we had going last year) and to not be lonely. It looks like another busy week here in Jackeland! On Monday, we’ll have an episode Continue reading
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Buster Keaton and The Art of Showing (Not Telling)
Every aspiring creative writer hears it at some point:. It’s one of those great phrases that sound cryptic and meaningful and take a while to puzzle out. Yes, yes, young grasshopper, I see you’ve written some words on the page here, and I see you’re trying to do something like write fiction, a craft I myself Continue reading
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A Jacke Wilson Thanksgiving. What Could Possibly Go Wrong…?
Good morning, everyone! Today is a day for thanks. I’ll get to that in a minute. So I had to run through some old 100 Objects posts for a potential new publishing project. I know I’m not the first to say that it’s not easy rereading your old writing. I’m a writer, it comes with Continue reading
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History of Literature Episode 4 – Sappho
Ancient Greece viewed her as Homer’s poetic equal; Plato referred to her as the “tenth muse.” As a fearless and lyrical chronicler of female desire, she had a profound impact on literature and society. Author Jacke Wilson takes a look at the genius of Sappho, the first great female writer in the history of literature. Continue reading
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Cezanne’s Mystery Woman
What does a genius painter reach for when drafting a love letter? Why, the back of one of his canvases, of course. Who has time to look for paper when you are this tormented by love? I saw you, and you let me kiss you, from that moment I have had no peace from profound turmoil. Continue reading
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