And so we find Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore. Those who look to unravel the mystery of how Poe died here are chasing windmills or chasing a buck. There's a good reason we'll never know the truth about Poe in Baltimore on his fateful last visit. It's none of our business. Dying is a private … [Read more...] about Eating Poe: Poe in Baltimore, his last act on the mortal stage, living and dying in the shadow of the sea
An Incomplete Herbal, a curious little book of haunting herbs and flowers from UK artist Cate Davies
Cate's beautiful botanical art wedded to quotes on the flowering of love, this seductive 7" x 7" fine art book deserves a spot on your bedside table. Book Available October View and purchase fine art prints from the book The work of Cate Davies as fine art prints, from the book … [Read more...] about An Incomplete Herbal, a curious little book of haunting herbs and flowers from UK artist Cate Davies
The Antiquarian’s Folio, A Portfolio of Prehistoric British Sites with art from Cate Davies and Todd Atteberry
Step into ancient landscapes which still bear the mysterious marks of humanity thousands of years later Everybody knows Stonehenge, but there are countless sites just as fascinating and beautiful littered across the island of Britain. Long shrouded in mystery with little chance the full truth … [Read more...] about The Antiquarian’s Folio, A Portfolio of Prehistoric British Sites with art from Cate Davies and Todd Atteberry
The spring quarterly … Raising the Dead: A look at the dark side of love
Love can't always be depravity, torture racks and snipping the heads off flowers ... sometimes love turns dark In the spring 2018 issue of our quarterly periodical, Hung, Drawn and Quartered, we take a look at the loss of love, and how to survive a broken heart. With essays from A Gothic Curiosity … [Read more...] about The spring quarterly … Raising the Dead: A look at the dark side of love
Our summer magazine looks at Edgar Allan Poe’s life and finds some surprises
Living with Edgar, or how Poe crept into my head and taught me the truth about the raven The summer issue of our magazine takes a tour of Poe related sights and eateries in Charleston, New York City and Baltimore, with a side trip into Richmond where Poe grew up. Also included is Living With Edgar, … [Read more...] about Our summer magazine looks at Edgar Allan Poe’s life and finds some surprises
Into The Mist: A fine art book of British atmospheres by Cate Davies
The British landscape cloaked in mist, from the churchyard to the witchwood Explore the misty British countryside and towns with atmospheres by Cate Davies. From ruins in the churchyard at Bury St. Edmunds, to the woods of Wiltshire, Cate captures a timelessness in the landscape that sucks you in … [Read more...] about Into The Mist: A fine art book of British atmospheres by Cate Davies
Eating Poe: Part Three, Poe’s life New York City, where he found fame, tragedy and madness, and I search Il Buco for The Cask of Amontillado
It's a tantalizing legend, that the building that now houses Il Buco in New York City was the macabre inspiration in Poe's life for the setting of The Cask of Amontillado. The places Poe touched in Manhattan and the Bronx can still be found, though in most cases the surroundings are unrecognizable … [Read more...] about Eating Poe: Part Three, Poe’s life New York City, where he found fame, tragedy and madness, and I search Il Buco for The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
I first read The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe in high school. I was lucky enough to attend a school which gave the option of studying the literature of Poe and Twain in more depth, and I jumped at the chance. My teacher, Gary Harrison loves both authors, but was particularly animated about … [Read more...] about The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
A return to Bardstown, Kentucky: Spending the night in a cell at the Jailer’s Inn, a haunted jail in a town known around the world for its ghosts
The only troubling sound I heard the night I spent in the Jailer’s Inn in Bardstown, Kentucky was the sound of a cell door closing. There are two reasons I found that disturbing. First, the jail was shut down late in the twentieth century, so there are no inmates, and it’s unlikely the staff was … [Read more...] about A return to Bardstown, Kentucky: Spending the night in a cell at the Jailer’s Inn, a haunted jail in a town known around the world for its ghosts
Pondering why landscapes become sacred and the mysteries of the Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and White Horse Hill
A month ago I stood atop a long barrow on White Horse Hill, with the grass covered chalk walls of Uffington Castle behind me, the galloping Uffington White Horse below me, and pondered a question for which there is no answer. What makes a landscape sacred? Is sacred the right word? Mystic … [Read more...] about Pondering why landscapes become sacred and the mysteries of the Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and White Horse Hill
The hammer of the gods still ring out at Wayland’s Smithy, a long barrow chamber tomb nestled in a secluded grove in Oxfordshire
The chambered tombs and long barrows of Britain have long tickled the imagination, and perhaps none more so than Wayland’s Smithy. Perhaps it’s the stand of beech trees enclosing it which makes it feel more intimate, more hushed. Unlike West Kennet Long Barrow near Avebury, sitting exposed to the … [Read more...] about The hammer of the gods still ring out at Wayland’s Smithy, a long barrow chamber tomb nestled in a secluded grove in Oxfordshire
The dark beauty of botanicals … haunting flora in fine art prints by Cate Davies
I always hated flower photography. Then I saw the floral art of British artist Cate Davies. She turned my head around. We equate flower photography with guys in safari vests sporting huge zoom lenses, stalking the local gardens. Or the garden club member who just got a new macro lens for their … [Read more...] about The dark beauty of botanicals … haunting flora in fine art prints by Cate Davies
