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I want to be an old woman when I grow up

i had a dream i was an old woman last night. grey hair, wrinkled face, soft arms. and all i felt was freedom. i think i’ll be powerful when i’m...

Is everybody feeling as much as I am? Notes on ...

Dearest reader, She feels the absence of his touch, now that he’s away. The hand on her arm is a phantom of the past. A sense memory. She wonders, can...

How to finish more books

This week’s digicam photos of an autumn wreath, eating doro tibs, drinking honey mead while writing, and book club gals at a book reading event purchasing the author’s books afterwards...

All readers need a book from this publisher

Hi dearest reader, One reason why I champion books until I’m hoarse in the throat is because growing up in school we’d read from a select few authors and were...

Letters like Kafka used to write

Dearest reader, While the electric kettle boiled, I stood in my kitchen and gazed out of the window. I was wondering about evolution. How did we become self-aware? At what...

What are the bonds keeping us together? Notes o...

In a world fueled by competition, what are the bonds keeping us together? Notes on "Bonding" by Mariel Franklin. Photos by me! Hi dearest reader, After months of minimizing my...