A Rhode Island State of Mind
Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a cruise along the Blackstone River line
I'm in a Rhode Island state of mind
(Twisted out of context: Lyrics to Billy Joel’s, “New York State of Mind,” from his
‘Turnstile’ album, 1976)
For the most part, this native Rhode Islander’s state of mind has resided in the setting for my upcoming Women’s Fiction novel, ‘An Enlightening Quiche.’ Underway with efforts to promote my book, I’ve begun posting daily “Behind-the-Scene” notes on my Facebook Author Page pertaining to northern Rhode Island’s geographic entities, notable landmarks, historic references, and French-Canadian regional cuisine which are interwoven throughout the story.
Thus far:
No. 1 – Fabricating my fictitious mill, “Brulé Bookbinding Co.,” I envisioned it by the minor Falls of the Blackstone River as its historical predecessor, “American Tourister Luggage,” now “Highland Falls”—a condo complex. I researched the founding of Albion, Rhode Island and the construction of the mill, substituting facts with fiction.
No. 2 – In construing the day-to-day operations of Brulé Bookbinding Co., I resurrected memories from my own college summer employment at Sidney-Higgins Bookbinding Co. which I vividly describe in my latest Memoir—“In a Bind!” http://tinyurl.com/zo2tyub
No. 3 – A longtime resident of Lincoln, Rhode Island, I loosely based my fictitious, French-Canadian mill town of Beauchemins on the village of Manville where I taught, infusing its charm, warmth, and folksiness.
No. 4 - I’m heading to Woonsocket’s Castle Luncheonette, famous for its French-Canadian “dynamite”! Read my previously published essay on this explosive subject which relates to the novel, “Rhode Read: Northern RI’s Dynamite!” http://tinyurl.com/zpxrlny
Occasionally, I detour from my Rhode Island state of mind to read and comment on what other writers from all over the world have posted at Authors Den. Out of admiration and respect for the kindred authors on my Friends list at Facebook, I’ve their shared posts on my wall.
Now, to quench my thirsty state of mind in this high heat and humidity, I’ll “Stop at the Sign of the Lemon”—“Rhode Read: Del’s Lemonade – a RI Original!” http://tinyurl.com/hc7vt9a
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a cruise along the Blackstone River line
I'm in a Rhode Island state of mind
(Twisted out of context: Lyrics to Billy Joel’s, “New York State of Mind,” from his
‘Turnstile’ album, 1976)
For the most part, this native Rhode Islander’s state of mind has resided in the setting for my upcoming Women’s Fiction novel, ‘An Enlightening Quiche.’ Underway with efforts to promote my book, I’ve begun posting daily “Behind-the-Scene” notes on my Facebook Author Page pertaining to northern Rhode Island’s geographic entities, notable landmarks, historic references, and French-Canadian regional cuisine which are interwoven throughout the story.
Thus far:
No. 1 – Fabricating my fictitious mill, “Brulé Bookbinding Co.,” I envisioned it by the minor Falls of the Blackstone River as its historical predecessor, “American Tourister Luggage,” now “Highland Falls”—a condo complex. I researched the founding of Albion, Rhode Island and the construction of the mill, substituting facts with fiction.
No. 2 – In construing the day-to-day operations of Brulé Bookbinding Co., I resurrected memories from my own college summer employment at Sidney-Higgins Bookbinding Co. which I vividly describe in my latest Memoir—“In a Bind!” http://tinyurl.com/zo2tyub
No. 3 – A longtime resident of Lincoln, Rhode Island, I loosely based my fictitious, French-Canadian mill town of Beauchemins on the village of Manville where I taught, infusing its charm, warmth, and folksiness.
No. 4 - I’m heading to Woonsocket’s Castle Luncheonette, famous for its French-Canadian “dynamite”! Read my previously published essay on this explosive subject which relates to the novel, “Rhode Read: Northern RI’s Dynamite!” http://tinyurl.com/zpxrlny
Occasionally, I detour from my Rhode Island state of mind to read and comment on what other writers from all over the world have posted at Authors Den. Out of admiration and respect for the kindred authors on my Friends list at Facebook, I’ve their shared posts on my wall.
Now, to quench my thirsty state of mind in this high heat and humidity, I’ll “Stop at the Sign of the Lemon”—“Rhode Read: Del’s Lemonade – a RI Original!” http://tinyurl.com/hc7vt9a
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