In the summer of 2021, I have discovered the Italian writer Caterina Bonvicini. Her book was sold in a bookshop in Los Angeles. The same summer but another month, I discovered the Canadien writer with Indian origins, Rupi Kaur. Her book…
September 1996 “The Talibans are here.” “The following day, Kabul was overrun by trucks. Armed bearded men in black turbans sat in their beds. From each truck, a loudspeaker blared announcements, first in Farsi, then Pashto. The message was also written in…
“Alcestis is the heroine of a greek myth. A love story of the saddest kind. Alcestis willingly sacrifices her life for that of her husband, Admetus, dying in his place when no one else will. An unsettling myth of self-sacrifice, it…
“my favorite thing about you is your smell you smell like earth herbs gardens a little more human than the rest of us” Editura: Andrew McMeel, 2015
Lionel Shriver is my favorite writer by far. The subject of her latest book was extremely interesting to me because my husband and I are at the same age as the main characters from the novel. Therefore some of their concerns…
“I’m here to discuss the first thing my baby ever stole from me. Jeremy. I didn’t notice the theft at first. I was happy because Jeremy was happy. He became as obsessed with my pregnancy as I was with him.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…
“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…
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