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It's knowing you are. Not trying to be. It's knowing you always were. But you never realized it. - Sosanni V ----------------------------------------- Are we really aware of time spent or time wasted on efforts of 'trying' to 'be'? To be what? To
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Among the Shakespeareans beyond compare.
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What can I say? Rabbit holes?...
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"...The thing about Rapunzel is the sorceress is depicted as crone-like and cruel, hoarding her vegetables, terrorizing her neighbors, forcing them to surrender their infant daughter to her, a daughter she locks inside a stair-less tower once she reaches puberty. I can’t help but think about how the
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"...Zola does not waste time forgiving cruelty — cruelty is part of the weather. But deceit? Deceit is architecture. It builds false walls in a house already crumbling. And so honesty — even brutal, snarling honesty — becomes the final architecture of trust."... from the 31/5/2025 history of Literature
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waiting for them to eat their burgers...
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Excerpts from an interesting post about an interesting writer, Ursula Le Guin. Her work is exceptional. "...She wrote science fiction and fantasy. Genres that, in the 1960s, were considered lowbrow. Pulp. Not "real literature." The literary establishment dismissed her as a "genre writer." But Ursula
Popova illuminated the inner fortitude Frida possessed to endure such suffering and trauma. Maria Popova skillfully revealed Frida Kahlo's vulnerability and challenges that tortured her, even though she is known for her intense creativity and rebellious personality.
I came across this excerpt and felt the need to share.... It spoke volumes...beyond the interesting rice krispies mix! The expression of this insight on life in 3 sentences was a feat.
and a 'definition' of fiction.
Dürer went as far as to paint the reflection of a window in the hare's eye.
"Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken." -M.F.K. Fisher, The Art of Eating Words are our 'eggs.' Once words are uttered, muttered, declared, whispered, shouted... "Crack," goes their shell. Once a thought
My notebook...this journal? Raw, messy, defiant, experimental, probing, uncomfortably blunt, flawed, imperfect, and ON THE FLY... Spontaneous. honest. Jotting that thought. Clipping that find. Recording that moment. Why do some people get antsy, defiant, or weird when reading other viewpoints? Different views, different beliefs, and different perspectives are what
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places. 8
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