in Poetry
“HOME BODY” by Rupi Kaur
“give me laugh lines and wrinkles i want proof of the jokes we shared engrave the lines into my face like the roots of a tree that grow deeper with each passing year i want…
“give me laugh lines and wrinkles i want proof of the jokes we shared engrave the lines into my face like the roots of a tree that grow deeper with each passing year i want…
Cat (William’s wife): “There were men you owned. There were men you borrowed. And then there were men you took. I would never let anyone take him from me.” Neena (Matt’s wife): “William was, among the rich and successful men of…
“When my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids. And then guess what? I came along. Surprise. I was her miracle baby. Her precious angel from God. Her granted wish. Her…
“Dear Journal, This motherfucker is killing me. Fresh out of shower. His hair’s all damp and sexy, and his beard scruff is at that perfect length — just long enough to be soft to the touch, but not so long that…
“In Florida, Florence had grown used to being the most sophisticated person in the room. But in this grubby bar (NY), she felt inadequate–stupid, really–for the first time in her life. She had been blithely walking around thinking she knew more…
“The rape lasted for close to an hour.” ……………………………………………………………………. “They say it is a miracle treatment–to have the most horrible trauma erased from your mind. What I want to express now, at the beginning of the story, is that it was…
“Philosophy is a deeply unpopular subject that almost no one knows anything much about. The average school doesn’t teach it, the average adult doesn’t understand it–and the whole subject can seem scary, strange and not very necessary. All of this is…
“Groucho Marx said, <<Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?>>“ …………………………………………………………….. “The Pact is a group of like-minded individuals intent on achieving a similar goal. Created in 1992 by Orla Scott, The Pact has increased…
In 2018 I bought the essay book: “What if this were enough?” written by Heather Havrilesky. By reading it, I have learned that the author was a well-known columnist at “The Cut,” and while working there, she received lots of letters…
“It was very hot the summer before I ran away. Records were broken. Everyone was complaining. People started talking about global warming again, even though the prior winter had also broken records for snow and cold. I think sometimes that having…
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