Author: McFeats

Professor, writer, hiker.

For days when no typewriter is available.

Some more goodies from Cottonwood, Colorado. The pen and pencil set were made by a local artist. Until I can strap a typewriter to my neck, I’ll have to go old school. The book in Harlem Renaissance poetry was a real find. Vacation will be over in about a week. It was a success.

Her Olivetti Valentine

I bought this for my girlfriend for Valentine’s Day but was not able to give it to her until now. This machine took a little work. Some strange goop covered the carriage lever bar. It was missing a shift key, and the vibrator needed some loosening up. The case was missing its rubber latches, so…

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Bloomsday Cat – a poem

Happy Bloomsday, Everyone. Here is one of the many unanswered questions about James Joyce’s Ulysses. (See poem.) The cat starring in the photo is named Molly, after Molly Bloom. She, along with her brother, Murphy (of Beckett’s Murphy), was born on St. Patrick’s Day. History is full of mysteries.