An afternoon stroll through silent, artistic Totnes, Devon

Totnes, Devon, England/ Kimberly Sullivan

Back in September, I was at the fabulous Historical Novel Society UK Conference in beautiful Devon. Each day, on our way to the spectacular conference venue, Dartington Hall , the bus taking us from our hotel would pass through picture-perfect Totnes, nestled along the River Dart. I would press my face against thw window and…

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WFWA authors among my current reads…

Books / Kimberly Sullivan

I have a particularly crowded reading schedule right now. I have plenty of great novels by Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors on my proverbial bedside table (since they are ARCs, they’re all on my ereader), but the reviews are forthcoming. Therefore, in the meantime, I’ll highlight all these recently launched or soon to launch…

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Met Rooftop – Summer 2024

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Rooftop Terrace/ Kimberly Sullivan

I’m a member at the wonderful New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, and I always love passing by to see the latest exhibitions and visiting my favorite wings, whenever I am back in NY. And, when I’m there in summer, I always stop off to see the installation art on The Met’s spectacular rooftop terrace.…

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Ma che stai dicendo, AI?

Roman Snow / Kimberly Sullivan

For those who don’t read Italian, my title asks “What on earth are you saying, AI?” While I am sure it has its uses, I remain skeptical about AI. I stubbornly stick to the idea that it is one tiny millimeter away from flat-out plagiarism. I am not a teacher, but if I had a…

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Hanging out in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiananapolis, Indiana/ Kimberly Sullivan

I’ve already written a post about my cross-country driving trip with my younger son last summer from Washington, DC to Kansas. One of the stops along the way was a city new to both of us. I’ve driven by Indiana’s capital city multiple times, but have never before taken the time to drive in, park…

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Chagall’s splash of color in Zurich’s Fraumünster

Chagall painted glass, Zurich / Kimberly Sullivan

On a recent trip to Zurich, I returned to see the Chagall painted windows I hadn’t seen in years. Russian-Jewsih artist Marc Chagall (Moishe Segal/Mark Zacharovič Šagal, 1887-1985) began a new phase of his career with stained glass and painted windows for churches. Zurich’s Fraumünster church, founded in 853 by Louis the German for his…

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