Writing like an art historian

This piece for LitHub was a blast to write. I had the best time revisiting my father's family's cache of 'heirlooms,' including a bag of snipped Izod alligators. 😂 Enjoy.

Libby Buck on Writing Like an Art Historian
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I am descended from a long line of packrats, people who couldn’t get rid of anything for love or money—especially if somet…


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Portraits by Gunther Campine
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