tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026533228500602962024-03-18T21:11:18.015-05:00Lilac Wine, a Novel and PodcastIt was the summer of 1917. As America prepares to shed her blood on a distant shore, two lonely people are brought together by fate. Torn apart by war. Consecrated by wine. Lilac wine.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-52833398435577174632020-03-01T11:31:00.001-06:002020-03-01T11:31:31.996-06:00All Episodes of Season 1 Are AvailableAll episodes of Season 1 of <i>Lilac Wine: The Podcast</i> are available. Season One consisted of 26 chapters of the novel in progress. The show is on hiatus, as I try to find time to write. I can't wait to revisit Lily Springs and continue the story of Abelia and Robert.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-10419559499086816782019-09-02T10:18:00.002-05:002020-03-01T10:15:05.787-06:00Thank you for Listening!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Season One of Lilac Wine - The Podcast is now in the books, so to speak. Thank you for listening. I couldn't have done it without you.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">We are currently on hiatus. Hopefully, I will be able to continue writing very soon and get Season Two off the ground.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">In the meantime, please tell your friends about Lilac Wine, especially those who enjoy historical fiction.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">If you haven't done so, please follow us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lilacwinepod/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/lilacwinepod" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilacwinepod/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Instagram</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white;">When will season two drop? To be honest, I have no idea. Life often gets in the way of writing. And anyone who knows me knows that I often have too much on my plate. <i>Lilac Wine</i>, though, always consumes my thoughts. Hopefully, new chapters will flow soon.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">In the meantime, I would love to hear from you. What did you like about Season One? Anything I can do to make the podcast experience better? You can simply send your comments to </span><a href="mailto:comments@lilacwinenovel.com" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">comments@lilacwinenovel.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for listening.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Sincerely,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Bruce Janu</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">author of Lilac Wine </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-64466987970152957722019-08-19T22:01:00.003-05:002022-05-06T11:54:15.583-05:00Chapter 25, the Season FinaleThe Season Finale of <b>Lilac Wine-The Podcast</b> is here! Billy considers his options for getting out of Lily Springs when an unexpected visitor changes everything. After the reading, author Bruce Janu talks about the episode and discusses the future of Lilac Wine. Listen now or in your favorite podcast app.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-60603300487691324332019-08-06T00:47:00.001-05:002022-05-06T11:57:55.450-05:00Lilac Wine-Chapter 24 is now liveIn this chapter, Robert delivers a record to Abelia and they share an awkward dance on the porch to the fast-paced music of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Listen below or in your favorite podcast app.<br />
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This chapter features discussions of turn of the century death rituals, such as mortuary photography. Back in 2012, I wrote an article about this phenomenon. It is being republished below.<br />
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In the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, funeral rituals were much more personal and immediate. Most funerals were held at home, for example. The front rooms of middle class homes were called "death rooms," and were not used much for day-to day living but reserved for those times in life when one must mourn the dead. The deceased would be laid out in these rooms, sometimes for days. Flowers were used to help hide the odor as embalming was not something that most families could afford and was not something that was readily available in rural America until the 20th century when funeral parlors began to replace the in-home tradition of wakes and funerals. <br />
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The death of Abraham Lincoln and his subsequent embalming popularized the practice. Funeral parlor acceptance grew slowly and began appearing mainly in urban areas. By the turn of the century, most funerals in urban areas were held in funeral parlors. As a result, <i>Ladies Home Journal</i> in 1910 made the suggestion that the front parlor should no longer be a "death room," but a "living room" instead. As more and more people moved the process of mourning from the home to a local business, that is exactly what happened in American homes. The front parlors were now opened up, made bright and airy and became "living" rooms instead.<br />
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In my novel, <i>Lilac Wine</i>, a death occurs in the small Iowan town of Lily Springs. This, of course, necessitated some research into funeral practices of the early 20th century. One thing that has made the writing of this novel truly enjoyable has been delving into the past and learning just how different things were 100 years ago. A resident of the 21st century would no doubt be shocked as to what our forebearers did when it came to funerals.<br />
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The entire mourning process was guided by strict norms and etiquette. Not only were wakes and funerals held in the home, photographs of the deceased were commonplace. In fact, as photography was an expensive endeavor, most people reserved money for a formal photograph of their loved ones when they died. Post mortem photographers would be called in and a photograph would be taken of the deceased, often with loved ones standing or sitting near the body. <br />
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Photographers often went to elaborate lengths to give the appearance of life to the deceased. Not only would they have the deceased standing in a pose, but eyes were sometimes painted on the closed eyelids to simulate life.<br />
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This practice was called <i>Memento Mori</i> (remember the dead) and was common from the invention of photography in the mid-1800s until the early 20th century. In fact, photographs of the dead were more common than any other photograph from this period of time.<br />
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In <i>Lilac Wine</i>, there is a death in Lily Springs. Although the novel takes place in 1917, much of rural America was still very much rooted in the practices of the previous century. And Lily Springs was no different from most small towns, teetering on the edge of modernity but still clinging to tradition. Robert was asked to stand next to the casket for a <i>memento mori, </i>which was being provided by the town photographer, John Hickman:<br />
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stand next to the casket and cast a mournful eye down upon its contents. He didn’t quite understand <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">memento mori</i>. Images of death haunted his dreams at night and he didn’t need such reminders during the day. When Robert was child, Abigail DeWitt, the young girl and occasional playmate who lived next door, died at the tender age of seven, the victim of typhoid fever. Robert
watched from an outside window as the family made preparations for her funeral. A post mortem photographer was hired and Abigail’s little body was made to sit on her
favorite wooden horse through the use of hidden stands and wires. Watching the man work on young Abigail’s remains reminded Robert of a puppeteer. After she was posed properly on her horse, pupils were painted on her closed eyelids giving her the appearance of life. Her parents then sat next to her in solemnity as the photographer took their picture.</i> </div>
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Victorians on both sides of the Atlantic took mourning very seriously and the elaborate rituals surrounding death may seem somewhat macabre today. However, we must remember that images of loved ones were not often made in life, as the process was so expensive for most families. So a memory of that person, even taken in death, became a way to cherish the memory of a loved one. And if that photograph could provide a reminder of how that person was in life, then the grieving process was made easier. It is all too easy for us to judge in the present as we are surrounded by imagery and take pictures of nearly everything. The Victorians weren't so lucky.<br />
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By the turn of the century, photography was becoming more affordable and funeral practices soon moved from the home to the funeral parlor. Memento mori became less of a necessity. As more and more people bought their own cameras and could afford the development of photographs, the same thing that happened to change front parlors to living rooms happened with photography. People began collecting photographs of the living and arranging them on walls and in photo albums.<br />
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The <i>memento mori</i> photographs of the 19th century may seem bizarre, but they stand as stark reminders of the fragility of life and the desperate need to cope with loss. But they also highlight the need that we have as human beings--in any age--to cope with mortality and grief.<br />
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Links:<br />
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Dan Meinwald, "<a href="http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/terminals/meinwald/meinwald1.html">Memento Mori: Death and Photography in Nineteenth Century America.</a>" Terminals: UCLA, 1999<br />
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<a href="http://thanatos.net/">The Thanatos Archive</a><br />
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<a href="http://ostrobogulation.com/2011/05/11/memento-mori-victorian-era-postmortem-photography/">"Memento Mori ~Victorian Era Postmortem Photography"</a><br />
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160211120801/http://www.paulfrecker.com/collections.cfm?pagetype=library&typeID=1">"19th Century Photography" Paul Frecker London: Post Mortem Collection</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thanatosdotnet/sets/72157600887340360">Victorian Death and Mourning Photo Set on Flickr</a><br />
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One of the cool things about writing an historical novel is the ability to place characters in actual events and places. When I started <i>Lilac Wine</i>, I was determined to make the novel as historically accurate as possible. Being a history teacher, this was very important.<br />
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So, when my characters go on a Mississippi river excursion, for example, it is based on the actual timetables for the actual boats. In this case, the <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cvA4Te5eOPiZEIZ2eJIT2jDmKFOGGNSVUnT2TFLHA3vsXAZVZocoeZbbkLJqZEorht6_sYb8zUoeHfxsg9LmknlF3_iBQ6KEl7LkQF_YgKb2-FYoUz76ijusMaTje9q706Bmexro-Cdc/w434-h591-no/Sidney+June+24%252C+1917.png">S.S. Sidney</a></i>. When they go to a movie theater in Chicago, they go to an actual theater and see what was playing that evening---such as seeing Charlie Chaplin's classic <i>The Cure</i> at the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lPW8OoU6T2cIE1FDSDnzD3fHc16287t_2oC_8lkZTd8AEpLpxCAQ4TXjN8O-zNN0UiHJgj6dl0uQZZjd2DSiSmk-bQ_P2zB050kynyB1afI-Nu7ak1czydxWO5AZuo7hMXhTD7pX8yY0/w297-h556-no/Picture+1.png">Gem Theater</a> on June 10, 1917.<br />
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The problem is: in July of 1917, no one had ever heard of the song. Although it was written in April of 1917, it wasn't recorded until July by Nora Bayes. That recording wasn't released until October. The song was premiered live for the first time in the fall of 1917 at a benefit in New York for the Red Cross.<br />
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When I first wrote that chapter, I had read that George M. Cohan had written the song the day after war was declared in April of 1917. I assumed then that the sheet music would have been released shortly after. None of the examples of the sheet music had a date beyond the year. So, I just went with it. <br />
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Just recently I discovered that I had been mistaken. Horribly mistaken. Turns out the sheet music wasn't <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=7kshAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1306#v=onepage&q&f=false">copyrighted until December</a>.<br />
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So this brings an historical conundrum. "Over There" is a song that modern audiences will know; it can give the reader a sense familiarity. However, it is not historical. The character could not have sung that song.<br />
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So, do I go with history or familiarity? If I chose history, what could I use in its place?<br />
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Thank God for Google. Although they are no longer adding to their <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers">newspaper archive</a>, Google has hundreds of newspapers digitized. And among those digitized is the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. A few years ago, I traveled to Dubuque to view issues of the newspaper on microfilm. Not anymore. I can look at every issue from 1917 from the comfort of my own home. Thanks, Google.<br />
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So, I began searching for ads and articles related to music of 1917 and found this Victor ad from the June 18, 1917 edition:<br />
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Among the standards, such as "Hail Columbia" and "The Star Spangled Banner," the ad lists two popular songs as well. A quick search in the Victor catalogue reveals that both songs were written before war was declared and even the sound recordings were released just in May of that year. So these two songs are prime candidates if I chose to replace "Over There" in Chapter 21.</div>
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The first song is "America, Here's My Boy." It was written by Andrew Sterling and Arthur Lange. It was published on April 20, according to the Copyright office and released on Victor Records in May, 1917. This version is performed by the Peerless Quartet.</div>
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The other song is "Let's All Be Americans Now," written by Irving Berlin. This recording is by Billy Murray and the American Quartet. It was released in February of 1917.</div>
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Both songs have a great feel for a patriotic Liberty Loan rally....but, for most readers, these songs will be very unfamiliar. Does that matter? Or is it better to go with a song that many people can hum in their heads?<br />
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I think I need to go with the history. That was the intent at the beginning and I cannot change now. The question then is: which song?<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(This post was originally published in July, 2013. Updated on June 20, 2019)</span></i><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-47891658096526563082019-06-10T23:22:00.002-05:002022-05-06T12:00:35.992-05:00A Special Guest Arrives in Lily Springs - Chapter 20 is now AvailableEllie's special guest finally arrives, dressed in olive drab and with the goal of selling Liberty Bonds. His presence triggers some lucid dreams for Robert. Listen to Chapter 20 now.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-69553160693855262152019-03-04T21:31:00.002-06:002022-05-06T12:57:56.137-05:00Chapter 10In this Chapter, Billy takes Robert to his favorite spot along the Mississippi and the two of them drink Bevo, a non-alcoholic drink by Anheuser-Busch.<br />
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After the reading, Bruce talks about Bevo and steamers.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-91467780484846752152019-02-25T20:13:00.003-06:002022-05-06T13:01:45.020-05:00Chapter 9On the next episode of Lilac Wine, Robert finally arrives in Lily Springs. He's greeted at the depot and then taken for a joy ride around the town triangle.<br />
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After the reading, Bruce discusses researching how to drive a 1913 Ford Model T.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-81956840053448244522019-02-18T22:00:00.001-06:002022-05-06T13:02:20.753-05:00Lilac Wine - Chapter 8Robert is on a train to Dubuque when the war invades his dreams. This isn't the first time that this has happened. But this time the war is more real, more immediate.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-90586141239095077052019-02-11T21:33:00.002-06:002022-05-06T13:03:00.954-05:00Lilac Wine - Chapter 7In this episode, we sit with Abelia on a warm June evening on her porch. She pours herself some wine and listens to records on her talking machine. John McCormack, an Irish tenor, is one of her favorites. She is reminded of her mother, Colleen Brody.<br />
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After the reading, Bruce discusses music from the early 20th century, the difference between 78s and 33s and the only "castrato" ever recorded, Alessandro Moreschi.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602653322850060296.post-73433578263115383642019-02-07T09:16:00.002-06:002022-05-06T13:07:32.449-05:00"The Cure" Starring Charlie ChaplinIn Chapter 6 of Lilac Wine - The Podcast, Robert attends a screening of the new Chaplin film, "The Cure." Here is the film. Imagine you are in a dark theater in Chicago in 1917. It is a Saturday night, scattered people throughout the small theater. Some women are "working" in the dark corners, if you know what I mean. After the film, all hell breaks loose. Listen to Chapter 6 now.<br />
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