May 2012
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Although the wind
BY IZUMI SHIKIBU
TRANSLATED BY JANE HIRSHFIELD AND MARIKO ARATANI
Although the wind blows terribly here, the moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house.
via the Poetry Foundation
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April 2012
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Moles dig up buried treasure where human trowels... →
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Grand National
I’ve supported the Grand National for years. I love horses and I love the steeplechasers, I know that they are well looked after and I respect the fact that they’re not babies like the flat racehorses are but I honestly can’t watch the Grand National any more. My reason has nothing to do with racing in general, it’s the fact that the way the race is organised doesn’t...
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March 2012
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Monastic cemetery find “unique”, say... →
More on the archeological find in St. Andrews.
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Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost,...
– from Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus (via forwhenifeellikesharing)
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Monk skeleton find halts roadworks | Deadline News →
This is very cool, although I’m not that surprised.
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To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own...
– Allen Ginsberg (via wordpainting) (via awritersruminations) (via booklover) (via silver-glass-ships)
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The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow.
– Kurt Vonnegut (via louobedlam) (via elume) (via winterlief) (via booklover)
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Save Undershaw - e-petitions →
If you’re a Arthur Conan Doyle fan or a Sherlock Holmes fan, please consider signing the e-petition appealing to the government to buy Undershaw, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Surrey home. The plan is to save this unique building and create a Conan Doyle Museum.
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February 2012
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You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and...
– Ray Bradbury (via doubledaybooks)
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