May 2013
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It Comes in Fits and in Bursts; the Rest of the...
Now that she knew for certain that it was not a dream, she thought more closely about herself. Somehow she’d imagined that he was made of too much matter to disappear - and so quickly too. You see, he simply sublimed. She’d watched many leave and many others die and she understood that people died and people left. But he was the kind of alive you took for granted, the kind of present...
“How much is personal expression, and how much is facade?”
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April 2013
61 posts
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An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a...
By Rakhi Kumar
Dear Michelle Obama,
I’m addressing this to you because I admire you. Because you’re smart and a mum to two young girls. And you’re the First Lady of the USA. And because you were recently quoted as saying that Beyonce is a great ‘role model’ to your two daughters, and because you recently tweeted, after the Superbowl, that you were ‘so proud’ of her.
I’m writing because...
“I didn’t marry the woman I should have married.”
“What...”
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Modern Beattitudes
Blessed are the self-confident because they rule the world.
Blessed are positive-thinkers because they don’t need anybody’s comfort.
Blessed are the cocky and assertive because they get what they want.
Blessed are those who hunger for fame because they get reality TV shows.
Blessed are the vengeful because they get respect.
Blessed are the pleasure-seekers because they have a good...
