Well, the year’s end is upon us and I am behind on my pilot rewrites. So, today’s post is going to be short and sweet and visually focused. And it might be the last one for 2022!
I’ve been exploring what’s going into the public domain in 2023 for potential adaptation and a lot of my research takes place on, surprise surprise, the Public Domain Review. It’s an incredible website, filled with sundry strangeness and eccentric stories and fascinating histories.
It was there that I came across two articles. In Search of True Color and The Kept and the Killed, both written by Erica X. Eisen. In these articles, Eisen surveys collections of alluringly flawed old photos and analyzes their time in history and the record they leave behind. Eisen provides the context, I’ll just share some of my favorites here. It might be fun to take them in standalone first, see what feelings they conjure up. I know I’ll be keeping them in my mind’s eye for inspiration, and perhaps a writing prompt or two in the weeks to come.
And with that delightfully odd note, happy holidays and New Year’s to you!