Three Things: The Lovers Edition, II
Wren gets hitched this Saturday! In honor of the bride and groom, let’s write some words for lovers this week.
P.S. You have until tomorrow to apply for the open editorial positions here at Hazel & Wren!
Edward Gorey. Pen and ink illustration from The Fraught Settee, 1990. Published by The Fantod Press.
Unknown photographer, None but you, date unknown. Found photograph. Via Shorpy.
Max Ernst, La Cour du Dragon #24 from Une semaine de bonté ou Les sept éléments capitaux (One week of kindness / Goodness week or The seven deadly elements), 1934. Collage of wood engravings. Published by Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris.
Using a mirror as a storytelling device is hardly a new idea. But when was the last time you wrote a mirror into your work? This week let’s—ahem—reflect on the object (yes, I know, that was pretty terrible), and then write some words. Go!
Edward Gorey, Untitled, from The West Wing. Pen and ink illustration. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1963.
Markus Åkesson, Rites of passage (The big night), 2010-2011. Oil on canvas. www.markusakesson.com
Duane Michals, The Vanity of Animals, 2004. Photograph.
Three Things: The Empty Room Edition
This week I’m imagining an empty room. Perhaps there is evidence left over from a previous occupant, perhaps not. Regardless, it is now empty. Now what?
Chelsea James, Pink Bathroom, 2009. Oil on panel. www.chelseajames.com
Edward Gorey, Untitled, from The West Wing. Pen and ink illustration. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1963.
Uta Barth, Ground #70, 1996. Photograph.
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Hey you! Have you submitted your work-in-progress yet for this month’s online Open Mic? You’ve got today and tomorrow to submit before the pieces get workshopped on Wednesday!
Three Things: The Cup of Tea Edition
I’m sitting here nursing a cup of tea, thanks to a persistent sore throat. The weather here in Minnesota has also been the perfect tea weather: a fairly constant damp, chilly drizzle (positively British!). This week, let’s write an ode to that cup of tea. I’ve got three to get you started.
Janet Fish, Herb Tea, 1995. Oil on canvas. Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA.
Edward Gorey, The top of the zagava tree / Was frequently where they had tea. Pen and ink illustration for The Osbick Bird, 1970. Collection of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
Ilya Zomb, Nightly Cup of Tea, 2010, from Overcoming Stillness series. Oil on linen. www.zombart.com
P.S. This week is online Open Mic week! Submit your work-in-progress today and tomorrow for feedback from your fellow writers on Wednesday! Please note: we’re taking an Open Mic break for the month of July, so this is your last chance to submit something for two whole months! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming on August 14th.
