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The Androgyny of Creativity

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

Woolf believed that the creative mind is androgynous. She was an expert in Elizabethan literature. She loved both the scope and the certainty of the Renaissance mind. Shakespeare, writing his sonnets to boys and women with equal passion, understanding the … Continue reading →

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My Great Weakness

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Kestrel Slocombe

Once in a while, I give in: I buy books. When I do, I limit myself with the following parameters: the book must be either 1) extremely unusual; 2) so long that if I got it from the library I … Continue reading →