translator’s notebook “lost” recording of romaine brooks finally surfaces at the archives of american art Founded in Detroit? The Archives of American Art? Yep. Imagine that. Never a dull moment fleshing out the life and loves of Élisabeth de Gramont, whose biography I’m translating. Last week it was ferreting out a “lost” recording made by
Screenwriter’s Notebook Garbo Slept Here I was working in Los Angeles last week, which played havoc with my writing routine. To clear my mind and reset, it helps to lose track of time. Back when Paris was a woman, Natalie Barney reported “getting more out of life than it perhaps contained.” And that’s just what
My new story set in London and Chicago is inspired by efforts to end inheritance inequality in Britain.
My screenplay’s in the news. Or rather, its main theme is. One of my favorite journalists, Sarah Lyall of The New York Times, published an interesting piece today on primogeniture in Britain. Here’s the link to her article,“Son and Heir? In Britain, Daughters Cry No Fair.” She leads in with DOWNTON ABBEY, but she could just
My story “Quiet Enjoyment” will soon be published in Defying Gravity by Paycock Press.
Could SCOTCH VERDICT be the next CRYING GAME? Could Tabou be the next DOWNTON ABBEY?
Springtime with artists in the family: never a drab moment in the Virginia countryside.
April 30, 1909: a daughter of France was coming over. Miss Barney gathered the plover’s eggs and put the Château Yquem on ice, betting on another comet year.
April 23 is the birthday of the Modernist author, sculptor and music patron Élisabeth de Gramont. More than 500 passionate letters exist between Élisabeth and her lifelong lover and “eternal mate,” Natalie Barney. Nobody’s read them in English. Till now.
What are you reading this spring? I’ve always got a few books going at any given time, including this one.
