Thursday, November 9, 2017

88 Keys

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Tickle Those Ivories


“There are 88 keys on the piano. Do you ever run out of music?” 

—Nora Roberts, who has had 198 novels on the NYT best-seller list, was asked on “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” if she ever runs out of ideas, 2017.




Editorial Comment: “Chopsticks” is eternal.




PeezPix by Ted Pease

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