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From Ethan to Ethan Frome

Posted on July 22, 2016 by carilynn27

From Ethan to Ethan Frome You might have read my fiction, my diaries or my dream diaries and noticed that I wrote extensively about a man named Ethan McMillan. Ethan McMillan is not his real name—it is one I made … Continue reading →

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A Certain Slant of Light

Posted on September 22, 2014 by carilynn27

September 27, 2012 Slant of Light “A Certain Slant of Light—on winter afternoons—that oppresses like the weight—of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it gives us—we can fine no scar—but internal difference—where the meanings are,” wrote Emily Dickinson. The poem talks of … Continue reading →

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Wild About Poe

Posted on July 6, 2014 by carilynn27

Wild About Poe Poe released her first album in 1995 and it quickly caught my attention. My boyfriend bought the CD and we listened to it frequently. My favorite song on the album is Fingertips. It has a smooth jazzy … Continue reading →

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Mad About Belinda Carlisle

Posted on July 1, 2014 by carilynn27

Mad About Belinda Carlisle Belinda Carlisle became a favorite singer of mine with her song Heaven Is A Place on Earth back in 1987. I made sure to put that song on my cassette tape compilation. I’d recently gotten more … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Music | Tagged 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, A Woman and A Man, backyard, Belinda Carlisle, Cari Lynn, Cari Lynn Vaughn, Circle In The Sand, Coccaine, Damon's House, Drug Use, Emotional Highway, Ethan McMillan, Go Go's, Growing Pains, Head Rushes, Heaven Is A Place On Earth, I Get Weak, La Luna, LIps Unsealed, Little Black Book, Live Your LIfe, Live Your Life Be Free, Mad About You, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Our Lips Are Sealed, peasant dress, Radiant Darkness, Real, Runaway Horses, see through, single, Summer Rain, Turkey, Vacation, Viola, Whirling Dervish, Wings of Desire | Leave a comment

J.J. Abrams

Posted on June 1, 2014 by carilynn27

J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams first came to my attention back in 2001 with the success of Alias. The Metaphysical Journey of Sydney Bristow caught my imagination, and so it was only natural that I was curious about her creator. About … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV | Tagged 1966, 1976, 1984, 2001, 6 Degrees, Alias, Almost Human, Bad Robot, Birthday Day, Book, Buoyant Billions, Connection, Damon Lindelof, Debate, Ethan McMillan, Felicity, Forever Young, Fringe, Gene Roddenberry, George Bernard Shaw, George Lucas, Humaity, Huxley, Infinite, Intelligence, Intertexuality, Island, J.J. Abrams, June 27th, Lost, Lost in Hypertext, Love of Literature, Nerd, Pala, Reader Response, Revolution, S., Science Fiction, SJ, Star Trek, Star Wars, Sydney Bristow, Technology, The Force is Strong With This One, The Internet, The Neverending Story, The Ship of Theseus, The Society For The Study of Lost, The X-Files, What About Brian | Leave a comment

The Stories Behind The Stories

Posted on July 25, 2013 by carilynn27

“Radiant Darkness” was published by universe.com the fall of 2000. I thought l would give you the skinny on the stories—the stories behind the stories. The first story is Death of a Pizzaman which was inspired by the Arthur Miller … Continue reading →

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Posted in Event, Flashback, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Writing | Tagged Albert Camus, Arthur Miller, Ben Cassity, Bucyrus, Cari Gilkison, Cari Lynn, Cari Lynn Vaughn, Chakras, Death and Masterbation, Death of A Pizzaman, Death of a Salesman, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, East of Chicago, Ethan McMillan, Existential Hell, Fall of A Sparrow, Falls Church, Fells Church, Franklin Church, Hotel California, Italy, Jason Vaughn, Jean-Paul Sartre, Joe Cole, Lost Souls, Lume, Mark Woods, Mina, Nikki Hanners, No Exit and other Plays, Paul Newman, Radiant Darkness, Raging Bull, Rikki, Robert Helenga, Sarah Shepherd, Shadows. Paul Dennis, Soul Glimpse, Subtext, Teen Pregnancy, The Beast, The Eagles, The Long Hot Summer, The Mad Bull, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Red Shoe Diaries, The Vampire Diaries, Tradition, Treasure, Veronica Franco, Wings of Desire | Leave a comment

Invisible

Posted on May 7, 2013 by carilynn27

August 11, 2006 Invisible Invisible. As a teen, I used to feel invisible. I would imagine that I slipped on the magic ring and walk around the store unseen. People would pass me by, but never really look at me. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Lost, Movies/TV, Mythology, Psychology | Tagged A Spy in the House of Love, A Spy in the House of Metaphors, Alias, Anais Nin, Birthday, Bridget, Cari Lynn, Compassion, Control, Ethan McMillan, Gyges and His Ring, Intelligence, Invisible, JJ Abrams, June 27, Liar, Lie Detector, Lost, Lume, Metaphysical, Professor, Radiant Darkness, Robert Hellnga, society, The English Patient, The Fall of the Sparrow, The Lord of the Rings, The Odyssey, Wuthering Heights | Leave a comment

Summerhouse Later

Posted on March 2, 2013 by carilynn27

April 2006 Are we drawn to literature that speaks to us directly? Can we know someone through what they read? Is literary biography accurate enough to even bother with? I am listening to Summerhouse, Later by Judith Hermann. I am … Continue reading →

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Posted in Event, Literature/Pop Culture | Tagged Emotinal Affairs, Ethan McMillan, German Authors, Happiness, Happiness is the moment before, Judith Hermann, Literary Biography, Sonja, Summerhouse Later, Verna, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire | Leave a comment

September 11, 2006

Posted on December 10, 2012 by carilynn27

September 11, 2006 On the 5 year Anniversary of America’s Darkest Day, I contemplate Gothic Romanticism. What happened on 9/11 seems to have little to do with Wuthering Heights, but perhaps there is a common thread. I dug out my … Continue reading →

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Posted in Event, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, News, Politics/Economics, Psychology, Writing | Tagged 9/11, Alias, Dancing Swan, Ethan McMillan, Evil, Gothic Romanticism, Identity, JJ Abrams, Joel Schwan, Kissing, Lack of Empathy, Spy, Sydney Bristow, Writing, Wuthering Heights | Leave a comment

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