Normal People by Sally Rooney My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rooney’s prose has an elegance and quasi-hypnotic quality that… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Tag: creative non-fiction
Vows (Votos)
I join you, Grace, to be wed together One voice singing the poem of married life Praising sunshine and prizing… Read more Vows (Votos)
Describing a Rose to a Blind Man
Beauty can go beyond sight. For the rose, the first thing to surpass this limit is its scent, a misty… Read more Describing a Rose to a Blind Man
Strangers on a Metrorail
“You make movies, don’t you?” Her voice carried familiarity rather than curiosity, particularly for such a strange question. This was… Read more Strangers on a Metrorail
Myself in Stereotypes
If I were to describe myself in cultural stereotypes, I know exactly what to list: I have the mind of… Read more Myself in Stereotypes
The Death of a Hopeless Romantic
He closed his eyes and let go of his last breath, which fluttered away in the shape of moths and… Read more The Death of a Hopeless Romantic
Some Hopeful Tolerance
I sat there, in the middle of it all, because I wanted to write, ignoring the hustle and bustle that… Read more Some Hopeful Tolerance
My Writing Gift
An epiphany struck me tonight, as its kind usually does for me while writing and reveling with whiskey and inspiring… Read more My Writing Gift
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