Ripped from the Wall Street Journal. Know which author writes on colored 3×5’s from Office Max, who writes in bed, who writes at 4 A.M? Maybe you’re not so strange after all.

One of the joys of writing is doing research for the weird, quirky bits needed to fill out a story. So, in support of my current project Goblin Girl, I’ve been wandering the late 1800’s and came across this kerosene masterpiece.

The ornate brass SEARCH LIGHT Bicycle Lamp
manufactured by The Bridgeport Brass Company.
Louis Hornberger’s Pat. No. D28,080, Dec. 21, 1897

I want one!