I've Waited 100 Years....

 Marie King ©

A little sneak peak into the children's book by Samantha Biskup.

Coming soon!

Facebook Timeline

I adore the new Facebook timeline. I fell in love with the concept the moment it came out of Mark's mouth and I started using it as soon as Mashable put up the cheat to get it ahead of time. However, I never tried to utilize the cover photo potential despite the many, many awesome examples I've seen. So world, here's my first shot- an edited pic of Monsier Smooshcheese & Senior Poofcakes.

 

The Google+ Adventures of Senior and Monsieur

 

 

 

A work in progress...

My friend and I discovered the apps for the Google+ hangouts... 
We got carried away with Google Effects.

More to come.

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Support a Dreamer!

Samantha is the sweetest! She deserves great things- so help her out and buy the book!

They flew instead of fell...

Photo: Bert van 't Hul Design: Marie King

I love this poem and most particularly, this line.

The Crooked Path

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love builds up the broken wall

and straightens the crooked path.

love keeps the stars in the firmament

and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides

each of us is created of it

and i suspect

each of us was created for it”

 

--Maya Angelou

Faintly through the universe...

-James Joyce

Forgive the misquote (*His soul), I was really tired when I did this.

Once upon a time...

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The next big adventure...

There were two places I wanted to go in this world more than anything.

One was Alaska. 

The other is London.

Guess where my next big adventure is going to be!

From moment to moment....

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Miles to go before I sleep...

“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”

-Robert Frost

-Photo: Edited by Marie King©- 

Find original photo here

"The library, and step on it"

In my humble opinion, David Foster Wallace is one of the best writers of the past century. His beautiful use of the English language, his rich, complex plot lines, and the introspection into the human conscious remain unrivaled by most. His work makes me laugh, cry and question this existence. Fun fact -- he grew up in Urbana. Sometimes I'd wander the streets and marvel at the fact that he had likely done the same.

R.I.P. Mr. Wallace.

You should watch/listen to 'This is Water' if you have not
(a very insightful commencement speech he gave before departing this earth)

Quote: D.F. Wallace ©
Photo: Lonnie Bradley, http://www.sxc.hu/photo/348663 

Edited/Design: Marie King

Visually Driven Words

'To enjoy the little things...', Curated by Marie King

So, I'm working on the next part of my book late at night, a continuation of the one I wrote for NaNoWriMo. This isn't going to be the book, in fact I don't know that I'm going to let anyone read it EVER, but I need closure. I intended it to be more serious than it is, in the vein of Never Let Me Go but it has drifted from it's course and I can only grasp at it's tails. 

However, I've been using Evernote to create my magic world for my Harry Potter-esque series that I intend to write in the next year. It takes quite a bit of time and planning. Evernote has come in quite handy, allowing me to organize my thoughts and inspirations- you should check it out if you have any projects you're trying to tackle. 

"Flame the Fame", Curated by Marie King

Pinterest is also a great way to get into it. I use a few of my boards to inspire a tone/feeling for my writing. If you too are a visually driven person, I'd highly recommend this up and coming site!

'Oh the places you will go', Curated by Marie King

What the time? What's the place?

Back in the days of my childhood, when I lived in the city- up in Lakeview, this was the church we used to go to. St. Alphonsus. I'll never forget walking in the freezing, cold Chicago winds to go on Saturday night. My dad would always buy us pie afterwards from the art-deco Greek restaurant across the street. 

I stopped in recently and there was still a waitress who worked there when I was a little girl and the small 13" tv above the diner that we used to watch the Bulls on (in the days of Jordan). Back in the day, we'd all go to the Golden Apple- my friends and their parents- after a school event. We'd be running around and staring at the pies going round and round in their glass case.

All the good times... how fast they went by.

Photo: Marie King ©, Chicago, March 2012

Infected with Irish Fever

 

  

 

A terrific evening of Irish pubs, old friends and Guinness!

Happy St. Patty's!