This novel is short, yet manages to explore the complex lives of African American women, living in poverty at Brewster Place. The novel is divided up into individual stories about women facing the obstacles and limitations of being both female and African American. More importantly, the novel examines the desperation of these women, as they [...]
I am working hard to post each day. Today, however, I’ve been caught up in finishing an essay that relates to an earlier post titled A Tall Wall. At the very least, I will post this notification.
At the end of my first semester of university my GPA was 3.2. Two years later my GPA is 1.8, or at least hovering around there, like a dragonfly over a pond. I applied for a bachelor of science, thinking that since I have an interest in black holes, quantum mechanics and space, science would [...]
The Nintendo 3DS has been out for a while now and my impulsive demon finally convinced me to purchase one. The 3DS I got is ruby red and shiny and smooth. I wonder how long until its newness wears off, but for now I love the little thing so much I think I’ll name it. [...]
Music is like smell, it triggers memories and feelings, which is why I think Christmas music is played a month before Christmas. The corporate world wants you to walk past a Christmas display and think, damn, I should buy these decorations. And, oh, wouldn’t my husband love this for Christmas! Point is, Christmas music is [...]
I face a wall, made of red bricks, and it is so tall I am freezing within its growing shadow. It extends to the horizon, as if it were infinite in length. I have to be on the other side, so I attempt climbing the wall. I put my fingers into the grout, and they [...]
She brought a shotgun to her wedding and the priest couldn’t believe it, neither could the father or the best man, who was actually a women. The white dress was the perfect hiding place. As the groom spoke his vows, she revealed the shotgun, pointing it at the best man. The audience gasped, but the [...]
Recently, I moved from a cozy house to a townhouse. For those who do not know, a townhouse is typically smaller than a house and is adjoined to another home, like siamese twins. My new home is nice, to say the least. The only thing I find strange is how the white walls are so [...]
I recently read 1984, which is a classic novel by George Orwell. Man, the company I work for has a frightening resemblance to the party. The majority of the staff (over one hundred at my work) are part of a lower class, called the proles, at least that is how I view them after reading [...]
The mountains stab the sky like daggers and watch as you travel the frozen wasteland. The earth trembles as mammoths walk by, a family of moose gallop away from your presence, and a fox chases a rabbit through mammoth bones. You hear a howl close by — a pack of wolves are tracking you, while [...]