books Archives - Helen Walsh

Departures and Arrivals (part 1), The Typewriter Museum, Books and Film/TV.

By Helen WalshPosted on December 22, 2023Posted in LetterboxTagged books, film and TV, helen walsh, Italy, Puglia, typewriter museum, winter solstice

Taking Stock Last night was the winter solstice. Midwinter, the shortest day, the longest night. The ancient astronomers saw the solstice as the moment the sun stood still. A long, winter’s night that even before it finishes, has given birth to the slow climb back toward longer days and a more fiery sun. The Gemini twin-heads of endings and beginnings are on my mind as I write, waiting for the sun to come up. This year, I […]

Special Edition: London Book Fair, Part 3/3 + Newport, Rhode Island

By Helen WalshPosted on May 16, 2023Posted in LetterboxTagged books, helen walsh, indie publishing, newport, publishing, rhode island, the ocean race, writing, writing life

I’m writing this from the Newport, Rhode Island where I am having a 4-day long weekend. It’s The Ocean Race weekend, the only North American stop on an around the world sailing race (32,000 nautical mile or 60,000 km), that is amongst the world’s toughest and craziest team sports. The crew race day and night for more than twenty days at a time on some legs, slammed by the wind and waves and extreme conditions that can fluctuate from -5 to +40 degrees […]