Thinking of You

In Freya's mailbox this morning . . .Birthday reminders:

It's the 247th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in Steventon, Hampshire, England on this day in 1775.

123 years ago today in 1899, English playwright Sir Noël Coward was born in Teddington, near London.

And Arthur C. Clarke was born 105 years ago today. The science fiction author born in Minehead, Somerset, England in 1917.

Good writing works from a simple premise: Your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone’s. – Dorianne Laux and Kim Addonizio