I rented Revolutionary Road, directed by the great Sam Mendes, from Netflix. The 1st disk arrived cracked in half. The replacement had the abortion scenes edited out. Sabotage, censorship! I called Netflix; they said the movie studios do it because abortion is such a hot political topic. Are they afraid of getting penalized? They said it is one of the reasons they are retiring DVD service after 25 years.😟
BLOG
Contents copyright 2023 by Valerie Harms
My current project
October 10, 2022
I write about my obsessions
Myth,
theories of psychological growth
animals
relationships , easy and difficult
children young and old
poetry for young and old
dreams
so-called disabilities
Pop culture
Elvis' death the 16th
August 14, 2022
Elvis died on the 16th. Tne new movie about his relationship with "colonel" Tom Parker is terrific. I met Elvis when I was 15, he 19, just beginning to get started. He was very friendly until he became superfamous. Then he was out of reach. I still love him and his music. That's me next to him.
deaths
December 27, 2021
E.O. Wilson was my hero as a naturalist and conservationist. He was the gentlest of people. Anita Greene was my Jungian analyst for years at different times of my life. I miss both terribly already.
latest book by a client
July 26, 2021
This is a witty and amusing and heartfelt documentary of a long life. I recommend it.
1 Comments
my new novel, Blood & Water
July 4, 2021
Blood & Water -- a novel
I have embarked on an experiment: publishing this novel with themes I care about deeply via an almost-free ebook self-publishing service. The book is available on all online places, including libraries. If you like the book or are interested in this company, contact me for a guide to self-publishing your own book online.
The world of ebook self-publishing has expanded. This service -- Draft2Digital seems the best so far to me.
New methods of self-publishing
May 29, 2021
Let me help you discover the best way to produce your works. The options have improved.
nature diaries by women (partial list)
May 17, 2021
Fishing Diary by Muriel Foster
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
Love Among the Butterlies by Margaret Fountaine,
Notes from a Natualist's Diary, Clarie Walker Leslie
Tracks, Roybyn Davidson
Home at Grasmere, Dorothy Wordsworth
Frist Spring, Phylllis Meras
Rural Hours, Susan Fenimore Cooper
The Flowrer and the Nettle, Anne Morrow Lindbrgh
Plant Dreaming Deep, May Sarton
Earthly Paradise, Colette
Pigrim. at Tinker Creak, Annie Dillard