19th century novels,
absinthe,
bandes dessines,
c.s. lewis,
cafes,
children's books,
clothes,
decadence,
fairy tales and folklore,
france,
independent comics,
japan,
librarians and libraries,
live music,
live theatre,
louisiana,
marlowe,
new york,
patricia mckillip,
puppets,
roots music,
shakespeare,
social history,
teaching writing,
terry pratchett,
the color green,
tolkien, traditional british ballads,
travel,
writing in notebooks