Missives From Troy
I am Helen Doremus. I write. I sing. I create things. I do kung fu. I wear a hat. I occasionally curse. I like pie. When I make a thing that's meant to amuse, it comes here to live.
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Posts I Like
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Writing Unnatural Hair Colours
Writing a character with dyed pink hair when you’ve only dyed natural colours, if at all, is worth a...
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HEY #teamHAWKGUY:
Shirts. Shirts for you. For us. Curated by me. By WE LOVE FINE. They actually went for that one. Can you...
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Benedict Cumberbatch and the joy in playing the villain
The Times’ Gina McIntyre recently sat down with rising star Benedict Cumberbatch to...
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“Star Trek: Into Darkness” Is Fine, But It’s Still No “Galaxy Quest”
Recently Kumail Nanjiani tweeted that the best Star Trek...
Who I Follow
- “ Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” —Mark Twain
- Actor Christian Bale and wife visit survivors and memorials in Aurora, Colorado.
- “The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me.” —Christopher Nolan
- Actor Jason Alexander’s well-reasoned thoughts on gun control legislation.
- “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” —Havelock Ellis
