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Send to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for January 5, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Eula McLeod presents Come Fill Me Again in response to Writing Reader prompt #540 Leavin’ on a Jet Plane.
The Creative Mindset
Veronica Campos-Hallstrom presents Creativity Takes Courage posted at Club Creative Studios.
Shaun Rosenberg presents The Scamper Technique, Creativity In The Workplace And Beyond! posted at Shaun Rosenberg
Tameka Anderson presents Failure or success? posted at Supreme Team
Sharing Our Work
Beth presents The Truth About Rejection Letters posted at Shimmer.
Joe Bunting presents Does Your Story Really Matter? posted at The Write Practice.
Cathy presents Banned words posted at Write a Novel in 10 Minutes Flat.
Dani Shapiro presents On Taking Risks posted at DaniShapiro.com.
Frances presents Yoga! posted at Ramblings of a Teenager
Meghana presents Around The World: Lentils Rangoli posted at Around The World
Andrew M. Crusoe presents How to Release Attachment to Outcomes & Embrace Joy in the Present Moment posted at Byteful Travel
JeanNicole Rivers presents Habits of a Habitual Reader posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Liz Shaw presents There and Back Again posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Jack Adams presents Today felt weird posted at Something for the day
Writing Quote of the Week
“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.” -George R. R. Martin
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents How To Write A Short Story posted at Write with Fey.
CS Lakin presents Setting Your Characters in the Proper Setting posted at Live Write Thrive.
Deborah Jones presents Finding Story Ideas Through Pinterest posted at Writing Out Loud.
Gabriela Pereira presents Prompt: Make A Writer’s Block Survival Kit posted at DIY MFA.
Melissa Donovan presents Creative Writing Prompts for Crafting Compelling Imagery posted at Writing Forward.
Brian Klems presents 5 Ways to Come Up With Great Story Ideas posted at Writer’s Digest.
Salon presents Salon’s guide to writing a memoir posted at Salon.
Jon Rhodes presents The Four Essential Components of Storytelling in Scriptwriting posted at Film Script Writing
Creativity Boosts
Steven presents How To Start A Productive Day posted at Socratez Online
Podcasts
Last week’s podcast at Writing Excuses was all about The Hero’s Journey and this week’s is all about including pets in your stories.
Visual Arts
M. Herrera presents Earth posted at Chocolates para Lucía.
Journaling
Kenny Jahng presents The 5 Questions for Journaling posted at Godvertiser.
Yvonne Root presents How to Write in Your Journal Even if You Don’t Have Time posted at Journal in a Box.
The Business of Creativity
Douglas Smith presents Why Short Fiction?: The benefits of the short game to a writing career posted at Amazing Stories.
Meg Stivison presents Author, Publisher, Entrepeneur posted at Simpson’s Paradox
Beth Barany presents Why Writers Need to Use Pinterest posted at Writer’s Fun Zone.
Crafts
Maureen Rostad presents Upcycling Making Colored Jeans posted at Upcycled Fashionista.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for December 30, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Debra Mauldin responded with a haiku to The Writing Reader Prompt #517 Word of the Week – Imperious.
The Creative Mindset
Jim Woods presents How to Get Those Creative Juices Flowing posted at Jeff Goins Writer.
Resources/Tools
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Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents Ensenada Madonna posted at View from the Wine Press.
J.T. Ellison presents Victimizing Our Heroines posted at Criminal Element.
Writing Quote of the Week
“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.” -Herman Hesse
Writing Tips and Prompts
Adair Lara presents 7 Ways to Perfect Your Writing “Tone” posted at Writer’s Digest.
Edith presents Keeping A WRITER’S DIARY posted at In a Room of My Own.
Chrys Fey presents To Epilogue or Not to Epilogue posted at Write with Fey.
CJ Lakin presents The Inevitable Ending You Know Is Coming posted at Live Write Thrive.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Secret History.
Visual Arts
Julie Ann Shahin presents Art Journaling 102: Technique Feature – Mixing Patterned Papers posted at Tangie Baxter Studio.
Lauren Davis presents Surreal Illustrations for Fairy Tales that Don’t Exist Yet posted at io9. Perhaps you’ll write them…
Deborah Kanfer presents Queen st W, Toronto 2012 posted at Deborah Kanfer Fine Art Photography
Journal Writing
Dale Shanklin presents How to Journal Properly posted at Dale Shanklin’s Personal Development Blog
The Business of Creativity
Alice Seba presents What Does Persuasive Writing Mean Anyway? posted at DIY PLR.
Writer’s Relief presents When And How To Follow Up With (Or Nudge) A Literary Agent About Your Book Query posted at Writer’s Relief.
Jason Boog presents Mark Coker Predicts: ‘More money will be made in author services than in book sales.’ posted at GalleyCat.
Gabriela Pereira presents Branding Basics from ThrillerfFest posted at DIY MFA.
Geoff Hoff presents Writing for Kindle posted at Geoff Hoff Online.
That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for October 28, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Eula McLeod presents Dichotomy at Dusk posted at View from the Wine Press based on Prompt 457 – Visual Prompt – Moon Over a Country Road.
Sharing Our Work
Totsymae presents Does Speaking Southern Make Me Bilingual posted at Totsymae.com.
Writing Quote of the Week
“The next time you feel the urge to create, sit with the feeling. Go to a place of stillness, become completely in touch with your body, bring your consciousness to bear on this urge, and you will feel it in your body: a sensation, perhaps almost imperceptible, that begins in the nest of your pelvis, then rises up, reaching your heart and throat, and bursts into an aching, a longing, a profound need.” – Teri Degler
Writing Tips and Prompts
Gabriela Pereira presents Demystifying Dialogue: Perfect Your Punctuation posted at DIYMFA.
Jami Gold presents Michael Hauge’s Workshop: Combining Emotional Journeys and External Plots posted at Beach Reads with Bite.
Karen Woodward presents Are You Writing The Right Book? 5 Ways To Find Out posted at KarenWoodward.org.
Demian Farnworth presents 12 Lessons Learned from 12 Years of Writing posted at CopyBlogger.
PJ Hoover presents Plotting Made Easy – The Complications Worksheet posted at Adventures in YA and Childrens Publishing.
CS Lakin presents Bad Guys Have a Story to Tell posted at Live Write Thrive.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Tie In Fantasy Fiction with James L. Sutter.
The Business of Creativity
Jane Lebak presents How to Begin Querying posted at QueryTracker.
Caroline and Gary Smailes presents The Shocking Secret About Ebook Prices That will Help You Price Your Ebook posted at BubbleCow.
Christie Yant presents Lessons From the Slush Pile: Your Cover Letter and You posted at InkPunks.
Journal Writing
Amber Lea Starfire presents A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: Judging Others, Judging Ourselves posted at Writing Through Life.
Gretchen Rubin presents Why I started keeping a daily “one-sentence journal” (ok, a not-quite daily journal) posted at The Happiness Project.
That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for October 1, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Brian Godspeed presents Stop Faking Progress posted at Power Motivator: Incredible Power, Unlimited Success
Courtney Sperlazza presents On Baby’s First Word, and Proclaiming Myself Not Creative posted at Well Wise Happy
Cynthia Morris presents Your Imperfection is Your Gateway to Your Happiness posted at Original Impulse.
Resources/Tools
Nicole Dean presents Never Ever Run Out of Blog Post Ideas Again posted at Blog CPR.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents The Summer of ‘With’ posted at View from the Wine Press.
Writing Quote of the Week
The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter. -Neil Gaiman
Writing Tips and Prompts
Charlie Jane Anders presents How to Write an Omniscient Narrator If You’re Not Actually Omniscient Yourself posted at io9.
C.S. Lakin presents What’s Your Motif? posted at Live Write Thrive.
Ed Cyzewski presents 6 Ways to Never Run Out of Ideas posted at Rachelle Gardner.
Julie Duffy presents Climbing Mt. Revision One Step at a Time posted at Story a Day.
Gabriela Pereira presents Villains vs. Antagonists posted at DIY MFA.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Death. Let’s kill some characters this week!
Visual Arts
Angela presents Why not make your own Manifestations? posted at Evolve and Express.
Journal Writing
Joe Petrowsky presents The Power and Importance of Journal Writing posted at Active Rain.
The Business of Creativity
Iyabo Oyawale presents Hit a Brick wall? This is How to Get Fantastic Ideas for Your Blog Posts! posted at Ask Iyabo Oyawale.com.
Jason Boog presents New Twitter Profile Tips for Writers posted at MediaBistro.
Derek Pankaew presents Learn by Example: 20 Lessons from 3 Successful Blogs posted at Concentrix.
Jeff Goins presents One Sure Sign You’re a Professional posted at Jeff Goins Writer.
Creative Promotions
Rick Villa presents The Art of the Personalized Correspondence Card posted at Personalized Stationery Blog.
That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for June 17, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Eula McLeod presents Slugs on a Porch posted at View from the Winepress.
Resources/Tools
Make sure that your writing is correctly targeted by putting it through the Readability Index Calculator. This has modules for English, Danish, Spanish, Dutch, and French. Have fun!
Sharing Our Work
Kerin Gedge presents Kerinthian’s: The Cleverly Devised Poetical Dictionary of Difficult Words posted at Kerinthian’s.
Writing Quote of the Week
“If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must write it.” -Toni Morrison
Writing Tips and Prompts
Jordan Lee presents Top 10 Myths about Writing posted at KindCritic.
C.S. Lakin presents Watch Your Tone posted at Live Write Thrive.
Esther Inglis-Arkell presents 10 Science Concepts That Could Spawn Awesome Supervillains posted at io9.
Jennif3r presents Receiving the Symbolic Gifts of the Rainbow posted at Freedom from Ashes. (Visual prompt)
Creativity Boosts
Liz Andra Shaw presents The Inner Critic Pt. 2 posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Podcasts
The Writing Excuses gang is doing another project in depth. This week, Brandon Sanderson is grilled about The Way of Kings.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for June 3, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Linda Fisher Thornton presents What is Creativity? posted at Leading in Context LLC
Resources/Tools
Looking for some inspiration? Try the Poets & Writers Literary Places Database. Or how about joining a conversation at the Conversation Cafe?
Mark Nichol presents 7 Great Websites for Writers posted at Daily Writing Tips.
Sharing Our Work
Emi Bauer presents All Those Whiny Vegetarians posted at Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger.
Eula McLeod presents True North posted at View from the Winepress.
Liz Shaw presents The Inner Critic posted at LizAndraShaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide. -Roddy Doyle
Writing Tips and Prompts
C.S. Lakin presents Endings that Spark Beginnings posted at Live Write Thrive.
Phil Plait presents How I Stopped Worrying (About Science) and Learned to Love the Story posted at io9.com.
D.D. Syrdal presents Don’t Let Anybody Squash You presented at Filling Spaces.
Ali Luke presents Keeping a Journal Can Save Your Life posted at The Change Blog.
Michio Watanabe presents New Technique to Write Off Anxiety: PTSD Encouraged to Keep Journals to Help Treat Their Disorders posted at The Daily Yomiuri
Creativity Boosts
JeanNicole Rivers presents Hello! Happy Birthday! Get Well Soon! posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Podcasts
The podcasters at Writing Excuses are answering questions asked by their Facebook fans in this week’s episode, Microcasting.
Visual Arts
Katie presents Koko: The Gorilla That Speaks to Humans and Paints posted at Anthropology Gallery.
Creative People Paying it Forward
Carisa Mellado presents Magic Monster Radio Posts Highlights of 24 Hour Fundraiser Broadcast For Streaming posted at Magic Monster Music, saying, “Only the self-professed strangest radio station in LA, Magic Monster Radio, could manifest a 24-hour circus in a week’s time. When it came time to raise cash for their appearance at SXSW, this most motley of crews called on friends new and old to join them as they braved sleep deprivation, ghost stories, and close encounters of every kind in a 24-hour live broadcast heard round the world.”
The Business of Creativity
Daniela Baker presents 7 Hobbies that Can Make You Money posted at Hobbies on a Budget, saying, “Are you thinking of starting a side business and are looking for ideas? Look no further than the things you love and the activities you enjoy doing. Here are just some of the hobbies you can use to make money.”
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for May 13, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Sharing Our Work
Chase Dumont presents Rain Story posted at Terrifying Tales.
Eula McLeod presents Voila! posted at View from the Winepress.
Emi Bauer presents Proud Mommy Moments posted at Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger.
Liz Andra Shaw presents In Which Our Heroine Competes posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
Don’t sit down in the middle of the woods. If you’re lost in the plot or blocked, retrace your steps to where you went wrong. Then take the other road. And/or change the person. Change the tense. Change the opening page. -Margaret Atwood
Writing Tips and Prompts
JeanNicole Rivers presents Three Steps That Will Help You Finally Write That Novel posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
C.S. Lakin presents Don’t Go Nowhere Fast posted at Live Write Thrive.
Kevin Hanrahan presents What to Do and Not to Do During the Query Process posted at Kevin Hanrahan.
Jody Hedlund presents Avoid Being Branded an Amateur: Use These 7 POV Basics posted at Jody Hedlund.
Podcasts
James Dashner joins Writing Excuses for a live Q&A session at Life, the Universe, and Everything at Utah Valley University.
Visual Arts
Laura Edgar presents PHOTO GALLERY: Fishy Faces at Monterey Bay Aquarium posted at NerdWallet | Travel.
Crafty Creativity
Krystel Lapalme presents Bath Mitts posted at Home Spooled.
Linda Miller presents Pinterest Party -Our 1st One Ever! posted at those crafty sisters.
Meagan presents DIY Colorblock Belt posted at Questionable Logic.
Benoit presents Designing a T-Shirt posted at CustomYourShirt.com Blog.
The Business of Creativity
Laura Dawson presents Conquer Headlines and Shine! posted at Design Quotes Digital Marketing Blog.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for April 29, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Phillip Gruneich presents The stuff that IDEAS are made of posted at Short of Stories.
wizard presents The Greatest Reality posted at Wizard Corpse, saying, “Your reality is technically what you perceive the world or more accurately the universe to be. But it is an important fact that that different perceptions of reality lead to different results and different inspirations of how one would live. Some live fully while some don’t. And it is also apparent that the same law of nature applies for you and me so now as a climax of our Reality Check Special, I will share with you one of the most vital (if not the most vital) guideline that will govern your life towards more meaning”
Resources/Tools
Jayme Gates presents Supersize Me: Supervolcanoes posted at Science in My Fiction. A nice general review of the science and mythology of volcanoes with links to additional resources.
Sharing Our Work
Marcy presents Tuk Tuk Hell, or Heaven posted at Too Timid, Too Squeamish.
Jennif3r presents A Prayer for Creative Flow: Healing Creative Blocks (Poetry) posted at Freedom from Ashes, saying, “This is a prayer/poem about Creativity, Spirituality, surrender and allowing our Creativity to flow through the healing of any blocks.”
Emi Bauer presents The Strange Case of Dr. Feingold and Mr. Mike posted at Confessions of an Icompetent Blogger
Eula McLeod presents It’s Gr-r-r-r-r-reat!! posted at View from the Winepress.
Liz presents You Pays Your Money and You Takes Your Chances posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
When they give you lined paper, write the other way. – Ray Bradbury
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents Find Writing Inspiration posted at Writing with Fey.
C.S. Lakin presents Creating “Moments” So You Don’t Bore Your Readers posted at Live, Write, Thrive
Creativity Boosts
JeanNicole Rivers presents Writing Frustration and A Creative Way to Push Through posted at JeanNicole Rivers, saying, “Getting over writing frustration.”
Podcasts
Larry Correia joins the Writing Excuses podcasters to discuss Guns and Fiction. If you’re talking guns in your writing, you’ll want to listen to this.
Visual Arts
Nicole Elena Robertson presents Nicole Elena Robertson: Paper Lantern posted at Nicole Elena Robertson, saying, “A recently produced papercut, responding to the prompt ‘play on words’.”
Creative People Paying it Forward
Pamela Jorrick presents Trashy Art- Washed Ashore posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
The Business of Creativity
Daniela Baker presents 6 Skills Every Blogger Needs posted at Bloggers Passion, saying, “There are key ingredients in building a successful blog. You will need a set of skills like what’s listed on this article.”
Jon Rhodes presents How To Make Money From Your Hobbies posted at Affiliate Help!, saying, “This article gives hints and tips on how to make money from your hobbies.”
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for April 22, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
iman presents How to stay creative in a non-creative environment posted at LabellaIman, saying, “A few tips on staying creative in a non creative environment”
Resources/Tools
Chrys Fey presents Formatting Your Manuscript posted at Write with Fey.
Sharing Our Work
Tracy Fulks presents working out : eating bacon posted at tracyfulks, saying, “I know I’m not the only one…”
Eula McLeod presents That’s Entertainment posted at View from the Winepress. Guaranteed to make you laugh!
Sherril presentes Water Run posted at Today’s Visions.
Marcy presents 47 Years of Great Rock: You Say It’s Your Birthday at Too Timid, Too Squeamish. Don’t miss this one – put on your headphones and enjoy!
Liz Shaw presents Peter Watts, Feedbooks, and FictFact posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. Think of what you skip reading a novel: thick paragraphs of prose you can see have too many words in them…if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. -Elmore Leonard
Writing Tips and Prompts
C.S. Lakin presents The Defining of a Scene posted at Live, Write, Thrive.
Creativity Boosts
Melanie Grant presents How to Journal: Create a Personal Profile posted at Mel’s Mouthful on Mothering, saying, “Creatively designing your journal creates a wonderful environment for you to express yourself”
Podcasts
The Writing Excuses podcast is continued from last week as the guys continue giving Mary feedback on her novel outline.
Visual Arts
Sarah presents Etsy Spring Amsterdam posted at Natsumi.
Daniela Baker presents 7 Landscape Film Photography Tips posted at Guide to Film Photography, saying, “For those who want to build a career in landscape photography, here are 7 tips that will give you stunning landscape photographs every time.”
The Business of Creativity
Chase Dumont presents How to Make an eBook (That Makes You Buckets of Money) posted at Chase Dumont, Rainmaker.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for April 15, 2012. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Resources/Tools
Here’s a great resource for anyone looking to publish an ebook – a spreadsheet of folks who provide professional services, including cover design and editing.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod’s two loves -baking pies and speeding in her SUV- collide in her story, Carma, posted at View from the Winepress.
Emi Bauer shares her opinion on sharing your opinion In Mixed Company on Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger.
Siobhan Sullivan tells us how Sometimes Memory Lane Hurts Your Feet at Wonderland.
Liz Shaw shares a book review of Tahoe Blowup by Todd Borg at Liz Andra Shaw and gives it 5 stars. More importantly, the dogs give it 2 paws up.
Writing Quote of the Week
My prediction is that, if you sit a million monkeys at a million typewriters for a million years, you’ll just end up with a lot of monkey junk all over your rebuilt Smith-Coronas—that, and a big banana bill. And they won’t change the ribbons as often as they should—if, of course, at all. So—no Shakespeare, no Hemingway— not even Judy Blume. Now, I don’t have the math or the millions— OR the time—to prove this, but I’m going on record here and now anyway: no Shakespeare. And esp. not—if punctuation counts. So, you know—let me know how that works out. —W. Gregory Stewart
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey is back with an excellent post on The Very Sentence posted at Write with Fey. Carol Riggs weighs in on the same subject in Hook: The First Line posted at Artzicarol Ramblings.
Charlie Jane Anders shares 10 Books Every Fantasy Author Should Read posted at io9.
C.S. Lakin shows us how to See the World through your Character’s Eyes at Live Write Thrive.
Cynthia Morris helps us to Write a Book Even When Clueless at Original Impulse.
Ashley March gives us 5 Dialogue Mistakes You Can Fix Right Now at Fiction Groupie.
Jayme Gates stimulates our creative juices with prompts about Water Purification and Civilization at Science in My Fiction.
Sarah Salway encourages us to have fun in The River: Putting the Fun Back Into Writing at Writing Our Way Home.
Creativity Boosts
Melanie Kindrachuk shares 12 Benefits to Start a Journal in 2012 at Four Rooms.
Podcasts
Mary Robinette Kowal allows her fellow writers at Writing Excuses to offer editing advice on her novel outline. Interesting process!
Visual Arts
My favorite picture of the week was shared by Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden on Flickr. It’s an illustration from the 1880s showing the port of Calcutta.
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