Johanna Garton

Apr 2, 2024 | writersdigest.com | Johanna Garton

A word count representing six weeks of work stared back at me. Cutting it was the easy part, requiring only a few keystrokes and placement of the words into a holding document. I called it my parking lot, and though it would likely never be used, it pained me to think about simply deleting the entire thing. This seemed less barbaric, as if to tell myself the words could have value in some other, future moment. (6 Types of Personal Essays for Writers to Try.)The harder part was more emotional.

Jan 18, 2024 | dailycamera.com | Paul Murphy |Johanna Garton |Catherine Dawson March |Marissa H. Forbes

Falling Rocket: James Whistler, John Ruskin, and the Battle for Modern ArtBy Paul Thomas MurphyNonfiction, 394 pages, paulthomasmurphybooks.comSummary: In November 1878, America’s greatest painter, James Whistler, sued England’s greatest critic, John Ruskin, for a bad review. The internationally reported, widely discussed and hugely entertaining trial that followed was a titanic battle between the opposing ideas and ideals of two larger-than-life personalities.