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William Maxwell and his must read “Nearing 90” NYT piece

October 29, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

“If writers don’t put down what they remember, all sorts of beautiful and moving experiences simply go down the drain forever,” William Maxwell said in a 1982 interview with the Paris Review. A lover and collector of concise sentences, he infused his work with memory, introspection, attention to detail, and depth. This resulted in successful and significant stories about seemingly insignificant people. He was influenced by Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and James Joyce’s Ulysses, inspired to emulate their writing in his […]

Categories: Art • Tags: aging, books, challenges, death, dying, human spirit, introspection, Irving Penn, james joyce, loss, nearing 90, paris review, reading, reflection, self reflection, the new yorker, virginia woolf, william maxwell, writing, writing advice

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Nepal: Soulful Sadhus in Pashupati

June 12, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

Having learned my grandfather passed away the previous night, I was forced to make a decision. And it needed to be a quick one. I had one final day to explore Nepal and hadn’t visited the place I was most eager to experience and photograph: Pashupatinath. Situated outside Kathmandu on the banks of the Bagmati River, this is where the sadhus reside. Coincidentally, it is also where people go to honor and release the soul of those who have passed […]

Categories: Good Company, Photography, Traveling • Tags: after death, bhagavad gita, Buddhism, death, dying, gratitude, Hinduism, holy sites, kathmandu, love, Nepal, pashupati, pashupatinath, Photography, Portrait Photography, sadhus, travel photography

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