Review: The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A square crop of the front cover of The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Writing and rewriting is the attempt to communicate not just a truth but the ecstasy of truth. It is not enough for me to convince the reader of my argument; I want them to feel that same private joy that I feel alone.

Part III: Bearing The Flaming Cross page 39 of 60, The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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On Gratitude & Thanksgiving

A picture of a paved path in a well maintained cemetery on a clear late autumn day.
I am also unironically grateful for well kept cemeteries with paved walking paths.

The (primarily) North American tradition of Thanksgiving is not something I celebrate. However as both Canadian and American Thanksgiving days pass us by, thoughts of gratitude sprung to mine. Especially this year, I have a lot to be grateful for so I wanted to write this blog post to share that gratitude with the world.

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Review: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

A square crop of the cover of The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

But you don’t really need a magic pencil to write a magic book. All books are magic. An object that can take you to another world without even leaving your room? A story written by a stranger and yet it seems they wrote it just for you or to you? Loving and hating people made out of ink and paper, not flesh and blood? Yes, books are magic. Maybe even the strongest magic there is.

Storyteller Corner: The End, The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
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