Bruce Wishart
@brucewishart.bsky.social
Whimsies about writing, and life on the Northwest Coast. Sometimes.
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
This. Absolutely this.
I'm going to blow your mind: It is possible for the same person to enjoy paper books, ebooks, AND audiobooks, all for different reasons and at different times.
November 23, 2024 at 11:19 PM
This. Absolutely this.
Reposted by Bruce Wishart
Once upon a time I researched the stories behind the logos of 32 book publishing houses.
medium.com/p/f14679107742
medium.com/p/f14679107742
The Tales Behind the Branding of 32 Storied Book Publishers
Logos fight for center stage in the theatre of our attention — but not when we’re holding a book. Publishing houses tuck their marks away. Each book is an autonomous property, best known by its cover…
medium.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Once upon a time I researched the stories behind the logos of 32 book publishing houses.
medium.com/p/f14679107742
medium.com/p/f14679107742
Wow. I could definitely nest there for awhile. 😉
The wee home & the mountains.
"Flora's House", one of the older houses in our crofting township of South Erradale (Wester Ross) standing tall before the deep-time splendour of Beinn Alligin's summits (Sgùrr Mòr left, Tom na Gruagaich right).
📷 by my husband @rgworsley.bsky.social
#naturewriting
"Flora's House", one of the older houses in our crofting township of South Erradale (Wester Ross) standing tall before the deep-time splendour of Beinn Alligin's summits (Sgùrr Mòr left, Tom na Gruagaich right).
📷 by my husband @rgworsley.bsky.social
#naturewriting
November 21, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Wow. I could definitely nest there for awhile. 😉
Tolkien’s “On Fairy Stories” was an early signpost in my understanding of fantasy as simply a different way of seeing and telling reality.
Tolkien on fairy tales, the psychology of fantasy, and why there is no such thing as writing "for children"
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”
“Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else (make something new), may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Tolkien’s “On Fairy Stories” was an early signpost in my understanding of fantasy as simply a different way of seeing and telling reality.
Look at me... an XL ex-X user...
November 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Look at me... an XL ex-X user...
So this is Bluesky... Maybe not quite the cool old 2008 vibe of the other place, but at first blush this seems like a nice neighbourhood. Howdy, folks.
November 18, 2024 at 1:12 AM
So this is Bluesky... Maybe not quite the cool old 2008 vibe of the other place, but at first blush this seems like a nice neighbourhood. Howdy, folks.