“Basket of Plums” (1769) By Anne Vallayer-Coster

“Basket of Plums” (1769) By Anne Vallayer-Coster

“Basket of Plums” (1769)
By Anne Vallayer-Coster

Colors.

Our county’s fields
have turned and are those
of the crusty cakes.

Our trees are ripening to
those of the basketed fruit.

Magnifique.

“Basket of Plums”
is through the courtesy of
Cleveland Museum of Art
in Cleveland, OH.

Music is “The Pupa”
By SHIOU-SHIEN YEH.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

“Lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Lake Erie” (c. 1839–41) Pierre Eugène Aubert

“Lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Lake Erie” (c. 1839–41) Pierre Eugène Aubert

Turbulence, whether created or received . . .

. . . Mild or extreme . . .

. . . Comes with a beacon.

If prepared to search for it.

“Lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Lake Erie”
is through the courtesy of
Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, OH.

Music is “The Pupa” By SHIOU-SHIEN YEH.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” (1867)Jasper Francis Cropsey

“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” (1867)
Jasper Francis Cropsey

Near the Pompton River,
distracted by colors,
a battle still rages.

The blistering heat of
Summers parches the
soil and splits it apart.

And the chill of Mr.
Cropsey’s Autumns
further cracks the land.

Will it heal?

“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” is through the courtesy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Music is “The Pupa” By SHIOU-SHIEN YEH.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

“Waterloo Bridge, London, at Sunset” (1904) By Claude Monet

“Waterloo Bridge, London, at Sunset” (1904) By Claude Monet

“Waterloo Bridge, London, at Sunset” (1904)
Claude Monet

The afternoon is ending, and the bridge is looming. Is this a return home?

A crossing toward opportunities?

A reminder of a past left behind?

Or, perhaps all three.

“Waterloo Bridge, London, at Sunset” is through the courtesy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Music is “The Pupa” By SHIOU-SHIEN YEH.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

A walk through “Mortlake Terrace” in 1827 By J.M.W. Turner

A walk through “Mortlake Terrace” in 1827 By J.M.W. Turner

A walk through “Mortlake Terrace” in 1827 By J.M.W. Turner

The afternoon sun, sinking into the West, colors and shades the Thames and its banks.

Backs and oars power hulls and working vessels through the water.

The Lord Mayor’s barge –
decorated and ceremonial – is the center of the procession.

The moment’s calm, with its yellows, reds, browns, and greys, is offered.

This is the quiet of Turner’s “Mortlake Terrace” (1827).

“Mortlake Terrace” is through the courtesy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Music is “Serendipity” By Victory Olympia Day.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

From Studio D: Building The 3:57 Set for Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet”

Studio D is the home for The 3:57 and other projects. After completing the Soft Goods and Hard Truths episode titled “To Sauté or not to Sauté,” the studio was re-configured for Chekhov’s “The Bet.”

Also, further refinements to lighting capabilities were presented.

Cheers,

The 3:57

The 3:57 presents Charlotte Brontë’s “Napoleon and the Spectre”

Written in 1833, the story was published posthumously in 1926 as part of collection titled “The Twelve Adventurers and Other Stories.”

Brontë’s summary bio includes the following:

  • Born: April 21, 1816, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: March 31, 1855, Haworth, Yorkshire (aged 38)

Published works include:

  • Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (pseudonyms for Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, 1846)
  • Jane Eyre (pseudonym Currer Bell, 1847)
  • Shirley: A Tale (1849)
  • Villette (1853)
  • The Professor (posthumously in 1857)
  • The Twelve Adventurers and Other Stories (posthumously in 1926)
  • The Letters of Charlotte Brontë (posthumously from 1995–2004)

Next on The 3:57 will be Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” from 1889.

Until then, cheers.

The 3:57