{"id":8628,"date":"2015-10-17T20:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=8628"},"modified":"2015-10-19T16:42:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:42:57","slug":"diversions-and-photo-prompts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2015\/10\/diversions-and-photo-prompts\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversions and photo prompts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Daily<\/a>As I have mentioned here before, I am a crossword puzzle enthusiast, an addict really. The Chicago Tribune<\/strong><\/em> runs the puzzle from the Los Angeles Times<\/em> syndicate and the Sun-Times<\/em><\/strong> runs the The<\/em> New York Times<\/em> puzzle (a week later than it originally appears),\u00a0 I still get the Trib<\/em> delivered and do the puzzle each day. Usually I warm up with the Jumble. I work in pen. I time myself.<\/p>\n

I have let my Chicago Sun-Times<\/em> subscription lapse. The paper is not what it once was, and I figure I can save the dough. I buy the Friday and\u00a0 Saturday papers because those puzzles are best. Lately I have been shelling out six bucks for the The New York Times<\/em> on Sunday.\u00a0 Showing up in my Facebook feed is a special for an app from The<\/em> New York Times<\/em>, with puzzles galore. But I prefer pen to pixels.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I mention all this because it ties to an essay I could really relate to. It’s by our friend Lesl\u00e9a Newman;<\/strong><\/a> it’s titled “Always a Crossword Between Us.” It appears in Lilith.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Also wanted to mention that the Chicago Book Expo<\/strong> is coming. It’s Saturday, November 21 and it’s at Columbia College.\u00a0 Here’s the link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"cropped-fontless-try_wordpress-header_960x260_2015\"<\/a>Now that I’ve mentioned the crossword puzzle I may have to go buy the Chicago Sun-Times and settle in to do the puzzle. Tomorrow is Open House Chicago<\/strong><\/a> so I will be out exploring all day.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I am going to leave you with some pics in hope they may work as prompts. A couple of times recently I’ve gotten the message of “almost but not quite” so here’s how that shows in my photography.<\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Almost<\/a>
Almost but not quite \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Reflect<\/a>
Reflect on this \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Root,<\/a>
Root, root, root \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2105<\/dd>\n
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