A Bit of Fun About Reading and Writing Books

Image by Molly MacRae

What do you know about the word “meme?” I didn’t know anything until I looked it up. But I had to look it up in the online version of Meriam-Webster because the word doesn’t appear in either of the dictionaries I’ve been depending on (for more than fifty years).

British Scientist Richard Dawkins coined “meme” in 1976. He defined the word as “a unit of cultural transmission.” Cool. These days “meme” most often refers to the captioned graphics we see all over the internet. They run the gamut from hitting your funny bone to immediately hitting your trash can.

Fifteen or more years ago, I paired a few dozen photographs and drawings with quotations from some of my favorite writers and a few of my own thoughts. Here are six of them. Are they memes? I think maybe so. If they appeal to you, you're welcome to share them with proper credit. 

Image by Mike Thompson

Image by naobim from Pixabay

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

Image by Molly MacRae

Image by Molly MacRae

 

Molly MacRae writes the Haunted Shell Shop Mysteries, the Highland Bookshop Mysteries, and the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries. Visit Molly on Facebook and Pinterest, connect with her on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky.