Write about a time you forgot something. Write about the moment you thought it was the end. Write about grief. Write about disappointment. Write about the time you couldn’t remember someone’s name. Write about the person whose name you immediately remembered. Write about when you couldn’t find what you were looking for. Write about the … Continue reading Things to write about
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Lessons of Love and Secrecy
Warlight By Michael Ondaatje 285 pages, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 We order our lives with barely held stories. Warlight, the seventh novel from Michael Ondaatje, is really composed of two stories. The first is two children learning to live without their parents, who seemingly abandoned them, and the second, told decades later, is the son’s journey … Continue reading Lessons of Love and Secrecy
A Day in January
On the metro, me and you. Two eggs in a traincar carton. I read my book, you watch your video. You lean over, still watching. I lean over, still reading. We meet halfway, and connect with a temple kiss. ◊
