“101 Stories of Love” by William Waldorf caught my attention because I expected an anthology of love stories. But love takes many forms, and Waldorf shows this in his beautifully crafted poetry. In his collection, love echoes through many voices, sometimes as an isosceles triangle or baked in the desert like forgotten toast. William Waldorf’s […]
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Poetry Collection
if god were a woman “there would be no war she could not bear her children maimed, killed, tortured or the poor denied medical help or food in her name a mother cares therefore god is not a woman but a tool for cruelty by cold-hearted men with a passion for destruction and self-preservation with
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Book Review
I’m someone who doesn’t just read books, but lives through them. Reading isn’t merely a school requirement or part of the curriculum. It’s intimate, sacred, and comforting. A book can keep your eyelids open late at night after a day’s drudgery. The fascination of one more chapter feels like an undeniable invitation: dig one more gold mine, relish one more emotion, live one more life.
The Lemon by Mohammed Mrabet The story of “The Lemon” was first told in Moroccan Arabic and later translated into English by Paul Bowles. It follows Abdeslam, a 12-year-old boy who runs away from his village after his father beats him for fighting with his French teacher. Alone in Tangier, he navigates between cafés, ports,
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A Day with Raymond Carver I spent the day with Raymond Carver, reading story after story: “Feathers,” “Chef’s House,” “A Small Good Thing,” and “Fever.” Carver’s talent lies not in big ideas but in making ordinary life feel important. His characters are Sandy’s husband, Chef, Wes, the blind man drawing a cathedral, Mr. Carlyle, and
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