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The title of Maggie O'Farrell's memoir, I am, I am, I am: Seventeen Brushes with Death channels the author's inner Sylvia Plath, the title being a direct quote from her novel, The Bell Jar. The Irish native author captures every instance in her life where she almost died, in her words, where she "brushed" death. It's …
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng reads like flipping through a photo album that's worn, burnt at the edges, and holds all of the sophistication of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, while intertwining with the racial discrimination issues and societal expectations we deal with in our world today, while at the same time redefining the beauty …
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"In my own worst seasons I've come back from the colorless world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium outside my bedroom window. And then another: my daughter in a yellow dress. And another: the perfect outline of a full, …
She found comfort in dusty bookcases And windowpanes streaked with rain droplets, Racing each other to pool at the bottom. Tea residue at the bottom of her favorite mug And cheap cracked CD cases, Handed down from her parents. The protection of overgrown hair And wooden floorboards covered in perfect messes, Of over-worn …
The other day is the first time I have ever heard of that word. While my mom was on her way out of the house to visit my grandmum, she was showing me places around the house that need to be cleaned. For example there was my dad’s office with a million papers overflowing in …
If you've ever been through college, or are currently a sophomore like me, you'll know that the "sophomore slump" is a very real thing. Endless procrastination, cold and lazy mornings, and a constant stream of papers, reading, and everything in between. It can feel like your drowning sometimes - like you're traveling down a downward …
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