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"The trouble with abuse of any kind is that until you can claim it, it claims you." At the age of seven, Barbara witnesses a frightening incident between her parents. She goes on to spend much of her childhood toggling between the happy family she longs for and the unhappy one she’s in but can’t … Continue reading Pages Review | The Red Kitchen (A Memoir) by Barbara Clarke ARC
"All we are is intelligent dirt." Lone wolf coffee-slinger and accidental oneironaut Edie Stacks has her life turned upside down by reality-altering lucid dreams, and space invaders! Off My Feet is a Neverwhere-meets-Inception psychedelic chronicle of female experience where trust is learned the hard way, the hard knocks of life are explored, and love and … Continue reading Pages Feature | “Off My Feet” by Rachel Tremblay
"Live in the now. The past is the past. Tomorrow isn't here yet." Mindfulness takes a lot of mental energy to wrap your brain around. Gudetama is here to help you become a better person…sort of. Empathizing with others, understanding your feelings, learning to be selfless. These all sound like really hard things to do! … Continue reading Pages Feature | “Gudetama: Mindfulness for the Lazy” by Wook-Jin Clark eARC
"It is my right to reside in my own mind." Carmen Maria Machado, Her Body & Other Parties Hello, April! Last month was a bit crazy for me and I couldn't be here a lot. This long weekend is a great opportunity for me to finally get some quiet and to share what exactly … Continue reading #WeReadWomenPH | Women’s Month Wrap-up
"All creatures were alike, all were either eater or eaten, under the wide expanse of the all-consuming night." For the space of a breath or two, that wolf had entranced her, mesmerised her, made her believe—the impossible. And that was all it took. Nothing about this wolf was as it should be. Pyotra Nikolayevna Kulakova … Continue reading Pages Review: “Pyotra and the Wolf” by Elna Holst
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