Photographer Steve Lindon captured this stunning image of a rainbow — or rainstripe? — seemingly piercing through cloud cover in Herefordshire, England. (via the Telegraph)
Little Things
❝ Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough. ❞
Stephen King, On Writing (via nickmiller)
“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“Building a fence in my back yard.”
“Oh c’mon.”
“I’m serious. I married my best friend, I live on the Atlantic Ocean, I’ve played music my entire life. But this fence is giving me trouble!”
❝ 18) As you cross the street with your bag of new books, remember the first time your mother took you to a bookstore and told you to pick something out. To keep, not borrow. You were overwhelmed by choice and wonder. Remember how you pulled things off the shelf at random because every book was equally unknown and fresh and promising. ❞
Rebecca Makkai, How to Shop at a Bookstore: An Easy 20-Step Guide for Authors | Ploughshares (via housingworksbookstore)
“When the tears stopped she daydreamed. She lay on her back on the now rumpled bed and daydreamed of stealing the Pearly Thomas and flying to another country. Of becoming famous and rich and receiving an apology from Weedy Revenall. She daydreamed until all that remained of the day itself was night.”
—Patricia Griffiths, from “Dust”
Photography Credit Sandra Gonzalez
New York City of the 1940s and 1950s, as seen in a vintage View-Master reel dated 1950. Shown here are the Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Square, Coney Island, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, lower Manhattan, and Park Avenue.