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By CR Elliott on September 17, 2019 ( Leave a comment )

Calloway is Shades of Nin

I’m not especially keen to jump on this bandwagon but I found myself attracted to a familiar dynamic in Caroline Calloway, one I saw once in Anais Nin that is […]

By CR Elliott on July 2, 2019 ( Leave a comment )

Goodreads Review: Trapeze (Anais Nin 1947-1955)

Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1947–1955 by Anaïs Nin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Anais at her most brittle but the result is a greater glimpse into […]

By CR Elliott on May 30, 2019 ( Leave a comment )

Grief is a Curious Thing

Spring has been a bit of a doozy this year. My mother, who had been in decline for over a decade, passed away right before Mother’s Day. The timing was […]

By CR Elliott on July 29, 2018 ( Leave a comment )

Goodreads Review: Apprenticed to Venus

Briefly, a little background–I have been reading Anais Nin for years. I wouldn’t call myself a fan because I came to her work already knowing a lot of the details she tried to keep hidden in her life but I was curious about her because she is often quoted in […]