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Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century: “I Loved Him. He Was My Safety.”
Vincenzo Barneyvanityfair.com
‘She was the wife of John Bell, who owned Lowlands until his death in 1889, and we’ve never known anything more about her: it’s as if she’s been cut out of time. We have records of their marriage, but not of her death; we have no portraits of her anywhere, and when the house and contents were sold none of her possessions were listed in the inventor
... See moreSarah Perry • Enlightenment
When this theft is committed, Billy is 16 years old. After he escapes, he leaves his home in Silver City, never to return. Any reluctance to leave behind his stepfather and older brother Joseph is likely reduced by the earlier death of his mother of “an affection of the lungs” on September 16, 1874.[52] Another frequent guest who will deal with Bil
... See moreDavid G. Thomas • La Posta - From the Founding of Mesilla, to Corn Exchange Hotel, to Billy the Kid Museum, to Famous Landmark
His wife had left guilt behind her as well as memories; it coloured her wake like a dark stain.
Christopher Burns • A Division of the Light
Brother Edwin Booth, the most famous actor of his time and a member of New York Lodge 330, heroically saved a young man from being crushed by a train during the Civil War. Booth's courageous act was made more notable by the fact that the young man was Robert Lincoln, son of President Lincoln. In an even more incredible twist, Edwin Booth was the br
... See moreTodd E. Creason • Freemasons

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John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
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