This week I decided to travel back millennia to rediscover the myths I thought I knew. We begin with the tale of Pandora’s box jar. Author Natalie Haynes discovers that it wasn’t until somewhere after the Middle Ages and before the 20th century that the jar became a box. Haynes then compares Pandora with the…
Hiroko Oyamada’s The Hole
Natalie’s Pick of the Week is actually two picks. Jennette McCurdy’s I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED and Vanessa Schneider’s MY COUSIN MARIA SCHNEIDER. These two memoirs are very different, yet equally riveting.
Getting lost amidst the trees of Sasha LaPointe’s poetry collection is a happy experience. We are met with crystals and tarot cards, fables, and fairy tales. The cover itself evokes a scene of an alter amidst pines, with candles, stones, roses, and feathers. LaPointe’s autobiographical memories are laced with imagery and weaved into stories spaced…
Happy National Poetry Month! Delve into the work of Mary Jo Salter as she reflects on the pandemic and how our connections with one another have altered.
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