Born on this day – Johnny Appleseed:

Johnny Appleseed

Missionary

Gardener

September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845

Born on this day – Saint Francis of Assisi:

Saint Francis of Assisi

September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226

Recommended reading - Nightwebs (1971):

Nightwebs

By Cornell Woolrich.

Short story anthology.

Includes the short story The Corpse Next Door, filmed as Union City (1980), directed by Mark Reichert.

Paperback.

Published Orion Books.

First published 1971.

ISBN 13: 9780752851709

ISBN 10: 0752851705

ASIN: 0752851705

Description:

“Possibly the finest mystery writer of the twentieth century.” – The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection.

Cornell Woolrich was a haunted man who lived a life of reclusive misery, but he was also a uniquely gifted writer who explored the classic noir themes of loneliness, despair and futility. His stories are masterpieces of psychological suspense and mystery, and they have inspired classic movies like Hitchcock's Rear Window and Truffaut's The Bride wore Black. This collection brings together twelve of his finest, most powerful and disturbing tales.

Contents: Graves for the Living; The Red Tide; The Corpse Next Door; You'll Never See Me Again; Dusk to Dawn; Murder at the Automat; Death in the Air; Mamie 'n' Me; The Screaming Laugh; One and a Half Murders; Dead on Her Feet; One Night in Barcelona; The Penny-a-Worder; The Number's Up; Too Nice a Day to Die; Life is Weird Sometimes.

Rebecca Stead, on pajamas:

Pajamas are good for the soul.

- Rebecca Stead.

I can't imagine a world without art:

Earth without art is just "eh".

- Author unknown.

Toni Morrison, on life & art:

Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.

- Toni Morrison.

On this day in movie history - S is for Stanley: 30 Years Behind the Wheel with Stanley Kubrick (2015):

S is for Stanley:
30 Years Behind the Wheel with Stanley Kubrick

documentary directed by Alex Infascelli,

written by Alex Infascelli, Vincenzo Scuccimarra and Filippo Ulivieri,

based on the autobiography Stanley Kubrick and Me by Emilio D'Alessandro,

was released at Fantastic Fest in the United States on September 25, 2016.

Music by John Cummings.

Cast:

Emilio D'Alessandro, Alex Infascelli, Roberto Pedicini, Clive Riche, Janette Woolmore.