Things seen over the past few days:
The Declaration of Independence. One of only eleven ornamented Stradivarus violins. The flag for which the Star-Spangled Banner was written. An original copy of the Magna Carta. (Sadly, one of my first thoughts was, "I stole that!" If you didn't play on Crucible City MUX, it's a long story.) A perfect Gutenburg bible. The first map to have "America" printed on it. An entirely unique portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Julia Child's kitchen.
Story sparker for the Flow universe on the Metro.
And this, on the wall of the Library of Congress: "Art is long, and life is fleeting." Longfellow, so says Google. It stuck with me.
About Me
- Lindsey Duncan
- I'm a professional harp performer, chef / pastry chef, and speculative fiction writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. My contemporary fantasy novel Flow is available from Double Dragon Publishing, and my science fiction novel Scylla and Charybdis is now out from Grimbold Books. I've also sold a number of short stories and a few pieces of speculative poetry. I write predominantly fantasy, usually epic and/or humorous, with some soft science fiction. I play the traditional lever harp with a specialty in Celtic music - but I also perform modern and Renaissance tunes. And yes, you read that right - I have a diploma in Baking and Pastry and an Associates in Culinary Arts and am currently working in the catering field at Kate's Catering and Personal Chef Services (Dayton, KY). I am a CPC (Certified Pastry Culinarian) and CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine).
2 comments:
Wow, was the violin beautiful?
BTW, I sent you a you tube video of me playing with my harpist friend. I'd love to know what you think of it! :)
It was gorgeous! Very cool to see.
I am stuck on my laptop, which is an old clunker, but I will definitely check it out when I get home.
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