Unfortunately for May, Louisa had established herself long before she had an opportunity to pursue her art. Her life would be a struggle to escape the title of ‘the other Alcott.’
I am enthralled by your articles! I actually began reading about Jane Austen this morning and ended up working backwards to Louisa May Alcott and know I must now emerge from this rabbit hole of fascinating historical ‘Input’ (for today - as I will return tomorrow) and schedule time to ‘output.’
Speaking of ‘output’ - my Truth Of The Day is going to be a phrase I loved and copied from you.
Thank you so much for your work!
If I were not disciplined, I would still be down that rabbit hole, burrowing my way through all your wonderful articles. (Sigh)
Your comment just absolutely made my day! I’m so glad that you’re enjoying them! Do you have any suggestions or historical figures that you think I should look up in the future? I love input and critique! <3 THANK you!
Oh.., I love making people’s day! I wish I could put the image I made of your quote here but Substack doesn’t appear to allow a photo in comments. You’ll have to visit me if you want to see it. :-) Just posted on notes.
I had no idea about May Alcott. Thank you so much for giving her story such dignity and beauty. Her artistic work is gorgeous and filled with so much life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece!
That's such a great idea! I love how the portrait captures the vitality of life. There's such vibrance in her work. It definitely deserves more attention. I'm glad you've given her art an audience!
Learning more about the behind-the-scenes lives of famous authors is, interestingly, giving me courage and helping me gain clarity as I strive to desperately finish my own novel—five interconnected novellas, all inspired by strong characters in my family. Thank you for this wonderfully written article.
I so enjoyed reading your post about May Alcott! It was so interesting to learn more about her life as I have never really read much about her before. It is so sad that she died so young, but like she said "I have had as much happiness in this short time as many [have had] in twenty years.” Thank you for sharing! 😊🤍
I am enthralled by your articles! I actually began reading about Jane Austen this morning and ended up working backwards to Louisa May Alcott and know I must now emerge from this rabbit hole of fascinating historical ‘Input’ (for today - as I will return tomorrow) and schedule time to ‘output.’
Speaking of ‘output’ - my Truth Of The Day is going to be a phrase I loved and copied from you.
Thank you so much for your work!
If I were not disciplined, I would still be down that rabbit hole, burrowing my way through all your wonderful articles. (Sigh)
Your comment just absolutely made my day! I’m so glad that you’re enjoying them! Do you have any suggestions or historical figures that you think I should look up in the future? I love input and critique! <3 THANK you!
Oh.., I love making people’s day! I wish I could put the image I made of your quote here but Substack doesn’t appear to allow a photo in comments. You’ll have to visit me if you want to see it. :-) Just posted on notes.
I had no idea about May Alcott. Thank you so much for giving her story such dignity and beauty. Her artistic work is gorgeous and filled with so much life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece!
Thank you for the comment! 🤍 May had so much talent. I’m seriously thinking of framing that portrait she painted somewhere in my room. It’s beautiful!
That's such a great idea! I love how the portrait captures the vitality of life. There's such vibrance in her work. It definitely deserves more attention. I'm glad you've given her art an audience!
Learning more about the behind-the-scenes lives of famous authors is, interestingly, giving me courage and helping me gain clarity as I strive to desperately finish my own novel—five interconnected novellas, all inspired by strong characters in my family. Thank you for this wonderfully written article.
I so enjoyed reading your post about May Alcott! It was so interesting to learn more about her life as I have never really read much about her before. It is so sad that she died so young, but like she said "I have had as much happiness in this short time as many [have had] in twenty years.” Thank you for sharing! 😊🤍