Monthly Archives: June 2024

Stay Alert Sweet Girl of Mine

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Caroline Ailanthus

When I was small, I watched Sesame Street often, and one of the skits in regular rotation in those days was a music video for a song about the importance of learning to read danger signs and the importance of … Continue reading →

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Why, Thank You Very Much!

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Caroline Ailanthus

I did an online library talk the other day–unfortunately, it won’t be posted, you had to be there. I do plan to do the same talk again elsewhere. But one of the participants told me she’s already read my two … Continue reading →

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Master Class

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Caroline Ailanthus

I have heard that art students practice–or at least used to practice–by painting copies of the works of masters. I sometimes look at paintings closely to see if I can tell, from the marks of individual brush-strokes, how the painting … Continue reading →

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Things That Maybe Don’t Go Together

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Caroline Ailanthus

Certain things mean less than you think they do, or at least they used to mean less until everybody made the same mistake together and assigned a new meaning thereby. Case in point: gender. No, I don’t mean gender identity … Continue reading →

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