Month: October 2023

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Betrayed by the City That Raised Me and ‘America Does Not Deserve Me.’

Curated links. Favorite Essays I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Flash Fictions I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Short Stories I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Sentence I Read in the Past Two Weeks: “I’ll never stop hating this place, and I will never, ever leave it.” Little Fish, Big …

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Ethiopia’s History Explained in Less Than 10 Minutes

A YouTube link. First, my prayers: May there be a world where there is no war May the sun rise bringing a day when people’s lives are not lost because of a war Second, I’m sharing a YouTube video, which I hope you will love. I chose this video not because it’s possible to tell …

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I Remember Arthur, Some Things I Know About Elvis, and Librarians on the Front Lines

Curated links. Favorite Essays I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Flash Fictions I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Short Stories I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Writing Advice I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Octavia Butler’s advice on writing (which applies to all creative practice) Favorite Sentences I Read in …