The There There Letter: Lounging, Lunging, and Longing
Tiger woodcut by Franz Marc When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" (Sydney J. Harris) DAH is me, David...
The There There Letter: Urge, Ubiquity, and Utopia
"Cycling Home," by Simon Palmer It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. (Oscar Wilde) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance....
The There There Letter: Credulity, Curvet, and Crepuscular
Silhouettes woodcut by Jeanne Amato Sometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms around the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left, agog,...
The There There Letter: Sandwich, Sundown, and Sanctuary
Sunset Pathway woodcut by Steven Noble "Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so...
The There There Letter: Together, Trust, and Tonic
woodcut by Jeffrey Thompson It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much. (Yogi Berra) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This...
The There There Letter: Feast, Fizz, and Frisky
Thanksgiving Turkey woodcut by Harry Cimino If you obey all the rules, you miss all of the fun. (Katharine Hepburn) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This...
The There There Letter: Deptford, Drambuie, and Dough
Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position. Christopher Marlowe DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free every Friday! You can...
The There There Letter: Geography, Greenwich, and Globe
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it. (Terry Pratchett) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free every...
The There There Letter: Rumbustious, Rumpelstiltskin, and Ralph Roister Doister
Gray Jay woodcut by Betsy Bowen I am sorie God made me so comely. (Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister, Act I, sc. ii) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This...
The There There Letter: Wit, Wellerisms, and Well-made plays
Linocut by Fiona Horan (Sussexcards) I'm not funny. What I am is brave. (Lucille Ball) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free every Friday! You...
The There There Letter: October, Ochre, and Oven
Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar. (Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing) DAH is me,...
The There There Letter: Variety, Vitality, and Vivacity
Woodcut by Kate Mitchell I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. (William Ernest Henley) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free...
The There There Letter: News-Avoidance, Noise-Abatements, and Now-Annoyance
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. (Alice Morse Earle) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This...
The There There Letter: Jackanapes, Jiggery-Pokery, and Jactitation
Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. (William Shakespeare) DAH is me, David Anthony...
The There There Letter: Bountiful, Benevolent, and Bookish
They gave each other a smile with a future in it. (Ring Lardner) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free every Friday! You can subscribe and...
The There There Letter: Kiddish, Kooky, and Kissing
Being joyful isn't what makes you grateful. Being grateful is what makes you joyful. (Ann Voskamp) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free every...
The There There Letter: Evitable, Elephant, and Eastlick
Elephant linocut by Ieuan Edwards Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind (Lionel Hampton) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This...
How Embarassing: An Apology
In yesterday's TheThereThere letter, an egregious error marred "Madrid." My mind wandered from Iberia to Italy in suggesting that our San Luis Obispo wine...
The There There Letter: Madrid, Macaronesia, and Melilla
Woodcut art by Eko There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. (George Santayana) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. This Letter is Free...
The There There Letter: Yokel, Yare, and Yoicks
Woodcut art by David Witbeck The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. (Alan Watts) DAH is me, David...