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© Thomas Wilson Shawcross 20 Feb 2006 Nighthawks, 1942 Oil on Canvas 76.2 X 144 cm The Art Institute of Chicago Edward Hopper’s paintings o...

Here is a story my daughter wrote today. It was an assignment in her Creative Writing class, based on a "prompt" that Chekhov had ...

© Thomas Wilson Shawcross 1 Jan 2006 William Powell, “Asta,” and Myrna Loy For Christmas this year, Lauren and Michael gave me a box set ...

© Thomas Wilson Shawcross and Rich Marcy 3 Dec 2005 Cleverly concealed in its native habitat, the Golden Boulder amply rewards the perc...

© Thomas Wilson Shawcross 24 Nov 2005 Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha a.k.a. Carmen Miranda Before I started writing daily blog storie...

© Thomas Wilson Shawcross 23 October 2005 First Day of Issue of the U.S. commemorative postage stamp honoring Richard Buckminster Fuller ...

© Thomas Wilson Shawcross 16 Oct 2005 The Wayback Machine, circa 1959 Shown here are Peabody and his boy Sherman Last Friday afternoon at ...