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    REVIEW: The Sandman 7: Brief Lives – The Nuances of Metafiction

    December 21, 2012April 25, 2024
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    Review of Neil Gaiman’s Brief Lives from The Sandman series. Delirium, Desire, and Destruction take center stage in this metafictional masterpiece.

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    Politics & Feminism

    Ms.Judgemental vs. Mrs.Judgemental

    December 18, 2012September 28, 2023
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    It’s war on the Smug Marrieds and I’m bringing my judgemental nukes.

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    I Wear: Lady Red

    December 17, 2012February 25, 2025
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    I built a whole look around a red accessory.

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    Snuff-Chuck Palahniuk: Like Eating Crushed Eggshells

    December 11, 2012March 24, 2023
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    A review of Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘SNUFF’

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    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    A Eulogy For My Grandmother

    December 2, 2012October 9, 2023
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    Yesterday was the condolence function that culminates the grieving period. This is the eulogy I wrote for my grandmother.

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    Faith At A Funeral

    November 29, 2012February 18, 2023
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    How do you find the will to go on, as an unbeliever faced with death? I struggled at my grandmother’s funeral.

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    REVIEW: The Sandman 6: Fables & Reflections – Neil Gaiman

    November 29, 2012April 25, 2024
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    Fables & Reflections by Neil Gaiman is a collection of 8 captivating short stories that will delight fans of The Sandman series. A must-read!

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    Poetry

    My Not-Quite Valentine

    November 20, 2012September 17, 2023
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    I know it’s not February but I’m silly that wayYou know this already, my part-time boyfriendAlmost loverFriend with such delightful benefits Just as I know you dislike labels so I torment you with a few hundred moreWeekend soul mateWeeknight playmateStandby date, always on call for an SMS or two It’s…

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    The Dating Thing

    November 16, 2012March 24, 2023
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    Let’s do the dating thing.

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    REVIEW: The Sandman 5: A Game of You – Neil Gaiman

    November 15, 2012April 25, 2024
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    This is the first long-form Sandman story that doesn’t break in between for a short, breather tale. It’s a different style from Book 2: The Doll’s House which was probably the last one that was so dark and intense. The Sandman 5: A Game Of You by Neil GaimanMy rating:…

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
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  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
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