“She was a nightmare for editors who cared more about control than language. She’d vanish for days at a time. The newsroom was a lousy place to write. The ditch bank or the coffee shop or the front seat of her car or the little back room of her bungalow were much better places.

““Where in the hell is Marcum?” became the frustration of nearly every editor, which became a delight to Diana. When she finally did turn in her story, she knew it would redeem everything …”

https://fragmentsintime.substack.com/p/the-tenth-island

He drew magazine covers featuring flying saucer 'buses,' exotic land-sea cruisers, and parking places for personal helicopters.

Despite chronicling the technofuturism of the 1940s and 50s, this mysterious artist, Arthur C. Bade, is almost forgotten today.

https://fragmentsintime.substack.com/p/arthur-c-bade

Reflections this Valentine's Day on the fragility of life and relationships – and what that means for how we love …

https://fragmentsintime.substack.com/p/my-love-is-this-fear-valentines-day

#valentinesday

"The Last One to Go"

A poster hanging in a library hallway, bringing at least one observer to tears.

https://fragmentsintime.substack.com/p/the-last-one-to-go

"In spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope."
– Vincent Van Gogh

https://fragmentsintime.substack.com/p/on-the-winter-solstice

#WinterSolstice #WinterSolstice2022 #Winter #Solstice