This week’s trend On The Road provokes a feeling of wandering, cozy textures worn with rustic tones for those days when you just want to hit the back roads. (…) Read more »
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An Inspiration, On The Road
Sep 19, 2012Being on the road can be an exhilarating feeling… the freedom, the lost thoughts and the uncertainty. The high you get from meeting an unknown world; people from different walks of the world. (…) Read more »
Monday Quote: The Road Is Life
Aug 13, 2012“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac Image. (…) Read more »
What Author Speaks To You The Most?
Jul 08, 2012For me it has always been Jack Kerouac. My introduction to his writing was of course On The Road but I think of all his novels “Big Sur” speaks to me the most. (…) Read more »
On the Road: A Movie We Can’t Wait to See
Jul 08, 2012“The best teacher is experience.” ~Jack Kerouac On the Road is one of those books I read in college that has stuck in my soul ever since. There’s something about Jack Kerouac’s way of writing that gets my heart beating so fast. I loved the energy I loved the rhythm it had — it got (…) Read more »
Documentary: Magic Trip
Sep 23, 2011I have more than a small obsession with Jack Kerouac. I have all of his books and I treasure them, often re-reading them and each time finding something new and eye-opening in their pages. On the Road was the first one I read, and then re-read when I was literally on the road taking my (…) Read more »
monday quote
May 02, 2011“what is the feeling when you’re driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -it’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. but we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” - jack kerouac images by 4th and bleeker. (…) Read more »
on the road – final post
Jan 04, 2010well we have come to the end of our first book club selection, jack kerouac’s on the road. i’ve read the book several times, but this time i really took notice of the writing style. kerouac got a lot of criticism for his skill as a writer due to the fact that it was written (…) Read more »
on the road: part two
Dec 07, 2009“what is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-by. but we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” what did you all think of part two of on the (…) Read more »
on the road: part one
Nov 23, 2009did everyone finish reading part one of on the road? what did you think? i love part one of the book because it really captures the feelings of freedom and independence as sal (kerouac) crosses the country for the first time. i was lucky enough to be able to take a road trip in the (…) Read more »
book club selection 1: on the road by jack kerouac
Nov 12, 2009good morning everyone…i am so excited to announce about the launch of the book club! we have chosen on the road by jack kerouac as the first book featured in the free people book club! this is one of my favorite books of all time, and I can’t wait to hear what you all have (…) Read more »
