Stitched with stolen silk
This hand-bound, home-made note book contains the manuscript of Orlando's great poem, 'The Oak Tree', begun in 1586. He takes...
Writers and the spirit of the age
This touches on the big question of how one retains one's independence while being a product of, or at least...
People to go with the furniture
Orlando goes on a massive interior design spree, lavishing huge expense on new furniture and other luxuries for the 365...
A voice answering a voice?
More than just the writing of poetry, isn't writing in general often 'a voice answering a voice'?
This touching quotation...
On growing up
An interesting definition of growing up - losing your illusions. But then humanly allowing the possibility that you will acquire...
Saying what you think and writing how you want
This, in particular the second part, resonated with me. In an age where Search Engine Optimization sometimes seems to want...
A comprehensive indictment
Orlando's elaborate life includes a depressing barrage of lawsuits as conflicting as they are outrageous. While the law trundles through...
Dead or alive?
This marvelously stark encounter with a dark stranger proves to be Orlando's first meeting with the man she will marry. ...
Which would you choose?
I would be hard put to choose but I think I would opt to leave behind a wall where peaches...
Up and out at dawn
Orlando, who at this stage in her 400 year life has only quite recently woken up to find herself transformed...
No plebeians here
How noble can you get? Most aristos trace back to some humble origin until they got a knighthood or some...
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