A Review of Lucky: The Emotional Cost of a Lifelong Con
The story flashes from past to present, showing how he trained her to commit petty crimes, and how those crimes have impacted her. Throughout the novel, she reconnects with people from her past to uncover secrets she didn’t even know existed.
Childhood is Breathing Underwater
Do you remember when you launched your body into the deep, cold water, the surrender as you plummeted through complete darkness, paused?
I Am a Disappearing Man
Art fades into the gloom, music can no longer be heard. The players become ghosts on a dim stage. Words separate from their meaning and books are useless objects…
your love is a moth
You caress the nape of my neck, your kisses tickle my throat, your soft touch dances along my body as you embrace me.
Book Review: Breathe In, Bleed Out
I love a good first-person novel, and in this one, we follow the troubled Hannah as she navigates the loss of her fiancé. Hannah’s friend, Tess, suggests an unplugged wellness retreat in the desert, and gathers their friends together to make this retreat extra special.
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October 7, 2026
The story flashes from past to present, showing how he trained her to commit petty crimes, and how those crimes have impacted her. Throughout the novel, she reconnects with people from her past to uncover secrets she didn’t even know existed.
October 7, 2026
Do you remember when you launched your body into the deep, cold water, the surrender as you plummeted through complete darkness, paused?
October 5, 2026
Art fades into the gloom, music can no longer be heard. The players become ghosts on a dim stage. Words separate from their meaning and books are useless objects…
October 3, 2026
You caress the nape of my neck, your kisses tickle my throat, your soft touch dances along my body as you embrace me.
October 3, 2026
I love a good first-person novel, and in this one, we follow the troubled Hannah as she navigates the loss of her fiancé. Hannah’s friend, Tess, suggests an unplugged wellness retreat in the desert, and gathers their friends together to make this retreat extra special.
October 2, 2026
My parents viewed the Dhaka-Chattogram highway as a lawless river of steel. Their solution was to ride the intercity bus — a massive, multi-ton behemoth that felt like a rolling castle. Inside, we felt insulated from the chaos.
October 1, 2026
We kneel in the attic,
sifting through what’s left —
not relics, but proof
that we were here once,
September 30, 2026
Machines, tubes, pricks — Those were extensions. Now I am farther out. Air comes round and it has been for quite awhile…
September 29, 2026
The Paris Apartment would be a perfect introduction to the mystery/thriller genre. Despite not reading much mystery before, I was captivated by every word. The story moves fairly slowly in the beginning, giving you a chance to understand each character and plot line as the story develops.
September 28, 2026
The song tells the story of Alice, a heartbroken girl who moves to the country in hopes of finding her one true love. This attempt fails and her isolation drives her further into depression until she meets her untimely end in the middle of a field.
September 25, 2026
Under the autumn moon,An altar sitsIn your garden,Dried herbsFreshly picked applesA handful of fall leavesAnd a bowl of water — an offering to the grandmother moon.She […]
September 24, 2026
There is something irresistible about watching three men who have lived entire lifetimes decide they are not done yet. Going in Style (2017) is a warm, mischievous heist comedy that feels like slipping into a well‑worn jacket, familiar and comforting with a few sharp edges that remind you life has not gone soft.
September 23, 2026
The seaweed laughs at our attempts to be normal. Now I’m a shipwreck there’s no jewels on board no captain's words to make the boat move faster.
September 21, 2026
I've penned my deepest record—
Of my dream in a single second,
Here, I stay silent as the wind.
September 20, 2026
The opening pulled me in right away. Demon talks like someone riding in the passenger seat, telling you the truth before he can talk himself out of it. I kept reading because I trusted him…
September 19, 2026
The pre-dawn hunt and peck is on, although conclusions seem forgone. Every muse tries to contuse my fingertips and to confuse the digits stretching from my palms…
September 18, 2026
Homage and parody allow us to interpret our world in new and exciting ways. They keep our experiences fresh, and offer us that chance to sit back and take life a little less seriously.
September 17, 2026
Green Book is one of those films that begins with a light touch and then quietly reveals how heavy it really is. The film does not try to be a sweeping history lesson. It is warm and funny, but is also based on a true story set in the United States during the 1960s…
September 16, 2026
The tears of one that fell hard, hoping to replace the years of drought, knowing it won’t break the surface…
September 14, 2026
It was not the world I could not face, for I loved its wildness. It was simply people who scared me.