The Literary Art of Melissa Zink
Melissa Zink left art school in her 20s, a failure in her teacher’s eyes. She couldn’t grasp abstract expressionism, the era’s dominant style. Two decades passed before her creative impulses surfaced again.
Melissa Zink left art school in her 20s, a failure in her teacher’s eyes. She couldn’t grasp abstract expressionism, the era’s dominant style. Two decades passed before her creative impulses surfaced again.
Heinrich Schliemann–discoverer of Homer’s Troy, self-taught polyglot, self-made man. Admirable accomplishments. But did he go too far with Agamemnon’s mask?
He allegedly spoke 14 languages, made millions, and worshiped Homer. In his 40s, he brought Troy from legend into reality. Was Heinrich Schliemann the real deal or a con?
She’s neither barefoot, nor a contessa, nor even Italian for that matter. But she was a nuclear power analyst. Ina Garten’s delicious story.
Long before King Richard III was unearthed from a Leicester parking lot, Sharon Kay Penman sought to tell the truth of his life. She ook on propagandist William Shakespeare and acquitted herself more than admirably. But not before a dastardly deed was done…
In which I revisit Chandler’s classic 1944 Atlantic Monthly essay on genre writing.
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