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The document is an English assignment from a gymnasio in Argentina asking students to analyze and summarize the short story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, which tells the story of a man whose life is destroyed by his addiction to alcohol and the strange events involving his pet black cat. The story describes how the man's kind nature deteriorates as he becomes increasingly intoxicated, leading him to harm and eventually kill his beloved black cat, after which he is tormented by a similar black cat and driven to madness and the brink of killing his wife.
This document is a chapter from a book about using fantasy to enrich one's life. It summarizes the story of a woman, Dr. Batty, who is the patient of the narrator psychologist. Dr. Batty believes she is a cow and asks the psychologist for help contacting her inner cow. Their therapy sessions become strange as Dr. Batty begins mooing. The psychologist struggles with whether Dr. Batty is truly delusional or if exploring fantasy could be beneficial. Over time, the psychologist finds himself sympathizing more with Dr. Batty's worldview of finding peace through one's inner cow.
This document is the beginning of Mark Twain's classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It introduces the main character Huckleberry Finn and establishes the setting and time period of the Mississippi River Valley 40 to 50 years ago. Huck recounts his current living situation with the Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson after the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He finds their home and rules constraining and seeks escape through adventures with his friend Tom Sawyer.
The four gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John gather in heaven to watch a meeting of early Church fathers who are deciding on symbols to represent each of the evangelists. They discuss the symbols that are chosen - a lion for Mark, an ox/bull for Luke, an eagle for John, and initially a man for Matthew, though it is clarified to be an angel. Each agrees their symbol fits with themes prominent in their gospel. They find humor in jokingly criticizing each other's works and symbolic representations.
The twins Laura and Karen, daughters of a warlock who committed many murders, experiment with using their possible magical abilities to undo some of their father's crimes. In their first attempt, they accidentally reanimate two of his victims as zombies. Later, their friend Tessa asks them to try reviving her long-dead relative, believing it could make her father happy. Laura is open to trying again but Karen is strongly against it, worried about the risks of things going wrong.
Constantino T. Quiboloy - Selected Writingsbobitstrikelan
This document is a collection of short stories, poems, and essays by Constantino T. Quiboloy. It includes an introduction where the author notes that he has gathered some of his previously published works together in a typewritten collection for sentimental reasons, rather than commercial or literary ambitions. The collection contains 10 short stories, 6 essays, and 8 poems spanning different genres and periods in the author's life. The introduction provides brief context and notes about each piece.
1) The story describes a young cockerel named Georgie who falls in love with a turkey poult named Apple next door.
2) Despite his attempts to woo Apple with gifts and love poems, she rejects his advances.
3) Georgie's owners then buy him a mate named Saida to keep him company, but he is still in love with Apple. When Saida tries to seduce him, he chases her away in anger.
Frank is participating in a Bachelor-style reality show challenge featuring surprise babies. On Day 4, he spends time getting to know the remaining contestants Mary, Star, Ruby Mae, and Orla better. He talks with each woman and learns that Mary enjoys traveling, Orla likes playing games, and Star is adventurous. Despite some arguing between Star and Ruby Mae, Frank bonds more with the women over their shared interests.
This 3 sentence summary provides the key details from the document:
The document is an English assignment from a gymnasio in Argentina asking students to analyze and summarize the short story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, which tells the story of a man whose life is destroyed by his addiction to alcohol and the strange events involving his pet black cat. The story describes how the man's kind nature deteriorates as he becomes increasingly intoxicated, leading him to harm and eventually kill his beloved black cat, after which he is tormented by a similar black cat and driven to madness and the brink of killing his wife.
This document is a chapter from a book about using fantasy to enrich one's life. It summarizes the story of a woman, Dr. Batty, who is the patient of the narrator psychologist. Dr. Batty believes she is a cow and asks the psychologist for help contacting her inner cow. Their therapy sessions become strange as Dr. Batty begins mooing. The psychologist struggles with whether Dr. Batty is truly delusional or if exploring fantasy could be beneficial. Over time, the psychologist finds himself sympathizing more with Dr. Batty's worldview of finding peace through one's inner cow.
This document is the beginning of Mark Twain's classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It introduces the main character Huckleberry Finn and establishes the setting and time period of the Mississippi River Valley 40 to 50 years ago. Huck recounts his current living situation with the Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson after the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He finds their home and rules constraining and seeks escape through adventures with his friend Tom Sawyer.
The four gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John gather in heaven to watch a meeting of early Church fathers who are deciding on symbols to represent each of the evangelists. They discuss the symbols that are chosen - a lion for Mark, an ox/bull for Luke, an eagle for John, and initially a man for Matthew, though it is clarified to be an angel. Each agrees their symbol fits with themes prominent in their gospel. They find humor in jokingly criticizing each other's works and symbolic representations.
The twins Laura and Karen, daughters of a warlock who committed many murders, experiment with using their possible magical abilities to undo some of their father's crimes. In their first attempt, they accidentally reanimate two of his victims as zombies. Later, their friend Tessa asks them to try reviving her long-dead relative, believing it could make her father happy. Laura is open to trying again but Karen is strongly against it, worried about the risks of things going wrong.
Constantino T. Quiboloy - Selected Writingsbobitstrikelan
This document is a collection of short stories, poems, and essays by Constantino T. Quiboloy. It includes an introduction where the author notes that he has gathered some of his previously published works together in a typewritten collection for sentimental reasons, rather than commercial or literary ambitions. The collection contains 10 short stories, 6 essays, and 8 poems spanning different genres and periods in the author's life. The introduction provides brief context and notes about each piece.
1) The story describes a young cockerel named Georgie who falls in love with a turkey poult named Apple next door.
2) Despite his attempts to woo Apple with gifts and love poems, she rejects his advances.
3) Georgie's owners then buy him a mate named Saida to keep him company, but he is still in love with Apple. When Saida tries to seduce him, he chases her away in anger.
Frank is participating in a Bachelor-style reality show challenge featuring surprise babies. On Day 4, he spends time getting to know the remaining contestants Mary, Star, Ruby Mae, and Orla better. He talks with each woman and learns that Mary enjoys traveling, Orla likes playing games, and Star is adventurous. Despite some arguing between Star and Ruby Mae, Frank bonds more with the women over their shared interests.
Like Water for Chocolate: An Analysis Using Magical RealismJamie Anne
The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition: the youngest daughter cannot marry, but instead must take care of her mother until she dies. Tita is only able to express herself when she cooks.
The narrator reads aloud from a notebook every day in the hopes of triggering a miracle for the woman in the room with him who does not recognize him. The second chapter describes Noah Calhoun, a 31-year-old veteran living in North Carolina in 1946, as he sits on his porch in the evening playing guitar, thinking about restoring his old home, and reading Walt Whitman. The narrator believes in miracles and hopes reading from the notebook will spark one for the woman.
The story continues with Dracomeer the Wizard and Springle the Knight getting ready to set out on an important adventure into the Icey Peaks with a mysterious sword.
This is a study of Jesus being funny. He had a sense of humor and used humor often in His teaching. He was funny in the way He dealt with people like the Pharisees.
The books of Anastasia Novykh are phenomenous for the fact that every person sees as if in the mirror something of his or her own, purely personal. This book discloses the inner world of a sixteen-year-old girl, who suddenly encounters death face to face. This pushes her to reconsideration of her own life and search of answers to the everlasting questions: “What are we living for? What is the sense of life? Who am I really? Why are most of people on earth – believers? For if they believe, they must be hoping for something. What is the path by which the great achieve their inner immortality? What is hidden beyond cognition of the Human nature?”
Ungovernable energy of inner exploration leads her to meeting with a most erudite man, a martial-arts master and a very enigmatic Person, Sensei. Unordinary soul-staggering world-view of Sensei, his fascinating philosophy and knowledge of the world and of humans, dynamic martial-arts, worldly wisdom, alternative medicine, ancient spiritual practices (including effective techniques for tackling negative thoughts), human abilities phenomena. This and much more the girl learns, having touched upon the world of Sensei. But most importantly, she finds answers to her principal inner questions and learns from the personal experience that people are granted the most powerful creative force from above – the power of belief and love.
the most vast work transmitted to humanity through Jakob Lorber; it presents a history narrated by Jesus Christ Himself, describing Lord’s and His closed ones’ lives in the last three years of His life on earth, containing a great number of wonders, dialogues and teachings that greatly develop and enrich the records from the Gospels of Matthew and John; it also contains detailed revelations explaining essential passages from the Old and the New Testament and predictions concerning events occurring during the last 2000 years, culminating with facts that characterize the technological civilization of the XX-th Century and disclosures of a scientific nature which were validated long time after Jakob Lorber wrote about them. In the Great Gospel of John, one can practically find the essential answers to all the fundamental questions of life – these are to be found in the clear, but also extraordinary deep descriptions of the divine and human nature, of the creation and the material and spiritual evolution.
This document provides background on the narrator's father, Conal O'Conner. It describes how he emigrated from Ireland to Detroit seeking opportunity. It then details his sudden illness and hospitalization, where he developed a persistent fever and delusions of being consumed by a dragon. After two years in long term care, he passed away from one final fever spike. His death confused and angered the narrator. The document establishes the narrator's Irish heritage and troubled relationship with her mother.
The document provides background on Rain, a young Cherokee girl, and introduces some of the characters in her village in the early 1800s. It describes Song Bird going into labor during a rainstorm and her husband Cougar feeling helpless. It also shares the story of how Cougar was born outside of his parents' village during their travel.
The document is a short story divided into 7 sections. It follows several characters: a struggling writer trying to finish a story for a contest, an old man named Louis living in a nursing home who tells stories to the nurse Gilda, and a young woman who meets Louis in the park. The writer works through the night to finish her story. Louis befriends the young woman in the park and makes her laugh with a joke about the birds. The story explores themes of memory, creativity, and human connection.
Tetanus Freshnfruity uses a time machine to travel back in time after pushing a mysterious "Nothing Button" that erased everything except himself. He arrives in a strange new world and observes the antics of "Tootie", a blonde woman living at 94 Road to Nowhere. Tootie pursues various neighbors romantically, including Loki Beaker, who is married to her friend Circe. Loki and Tootie begin an affair, which is discovered by Circe. Loki then leaves Circe for Tootie and the two become engaged, much to Tetanus's confusion and dismay over the events unfolding.
Dr Martin Akpans Speech "A Labyrinth of Hurts"Mmanti Umoh
This document provides a summary and analysis of the novel "Burning Hurt" by author Unyime-Ivy King. It discusses the book's themes of love, relationships, and a young woman's journey dealing with a dysfunctional home and premarital pregnancy. The summary highlights some of the main issues explored in the book such as broken homes, teenage pregnancy, cultural traditions, and the erosion of traditional African values. It analyzes how the author uses these themes and issues to tell an engaging story and provide commentary on contemporary society.
Forever Under 21: a Sims 3 Immortal Teen Challenge, My First Yearanimeangel1983
A teenage witch named Caspian Joie has recently moved to the small town of Apoloosa Plains after his parents died, leaving him in the care of a buffoonish relative who squandered his family's fortune. Caspian hopes to make friends and potential lovers in his new town, where the population is small and opportunities seem limited. While fishing one evening, Caspian encounters a rare black unicorn who tells him he must prove himself a friend to all creatures. Caspian wonders how he can accomplish this, given his difficult living situation and lack of funds. He throws his first house party but hopes to throw an even more successful one in the future.
This document summarizes a short story about a garden party hosted by the narrator's niece. The party is for recent graduates and features a barbecue and DJ. The narrator feels slightly out of place due to the age gap but helps oversee the event. He notices one shy, awkward girl named Trixie Lixivium who is ostracized. Feeling sorry for her, the narrator tries talking to Trixie but finds the conversation boring and rejoins the lively party.
Robert is recovering from tuberculosis but is distressed about his family duties as the heir. He loves another man, Tristan, and does not want to marry a woman. His brother John knows of Robert's secret but insists on Robert fulfilling his duty. Robert wonders if marrying his friend Lady Emma could be a solution, though is not attracted to women.
1) The document is a story about Olivia, who was orphaned as a child and adopted by a wealthy family in Moldova. She grew obsessed with her adopted brother David and felt anger towards his girlfriend Claire.
2) Olivia secretly grew the poisonous plant monkshood and tricked Claire into rubbing its leaves on an open cut, poisoning her. Claire became ill and died, though the cause was initially unknown.
3) An autopsy later revealed the cause of death was aconite poisoning from monkshood. Olivia's adopted sister Anna, who had botanical knowledge, was banished under suspicion of the murder.
Isabella suspects her cat Midnight is a vampire after she mysteriously appears at Isabella's gymnastics class despite the doors being locked. Isabella conducts an experiment leaving Midnight locked in the basement but finds her in her bedroom in the morning, believing this proves Midnight is a vampire. Isabella spies on Midnight and notices behaviors like biting mice on the neck and turning into a bat that further convince her Midnight is a vampire. Hoping to protect others, Isabella hides garlic in Midnight's fur, believing this will prevent her from harming people as garlic wards off vampires.
The document is a collection of unrelated passages on various topics. It includes a fairy tale about a boy left at a monastery, discussions of dating dangers and lack of modern accomplishments, recipes involving deer, and letters between a wolf and shark discussing their forbidden love. The writing shifts abruptly between different voices, subjects, and tones.
I Will Try Tomorrow
Mona Ragab
I Will Try Tomorrow Mona Ragab Barefoot and on tiptoe, I steal away like a thief fleeing with his loot. My notebook, in which my pen has been suspended for ages, is under my arm. The idea has completely captured my imagination. It has become an obsession, and there is nothing left to do but commit it to paper. I’ve been trying to write for several nights, but my weariness and overexertion have prevented me. The pressure of time and innumerable obligations works against me, but I’ve grasped the idea, and it won’t elude me. I’m not going to let this golden opportunity slip through my fingers. No one has noticed me yet—everyone is still asleep. All I have to do is avail myself of this long-awaited opportunity to the utmost. I’ll write the idea quickly and release a waterfall that yearns to inundate the barren land! It’s useless to try to silence the hot hammer that is pounding on the gate of my fortress in order to liberate what is imprisoned behind it. I’ll let the words flow freely, and later I’ll polish them little by little. Nothing matters as much as this moment, which has presented itself to me, when no one asks anything of me, when the silence receives me with open arms, and the white sheets of paper invite me to write. The moment begins now and will continue for a while, but the important thing is to commence. The extremely humid air makes me retrace my steps to the bathroom to wash my face several times. I close the door quietly, afraid that I might awaken somebody, and it causes a squeak that startles me. I rush through the long hallway to snatch an hour before the precious minutes slip away. Finally I get to the study. I open the windows, and a moist dawn breeze brushes my face. The Nile sways to and fro with its silver rays, and green leaves dance on its surface, as yet undisturbed by the fishing boats and the irksome rounds of the river-bus. My imagination paints the picture of a young woman standing at the water’s edge, staring at nothing. I open my notebook and begin to write: “She met him, and he started speaking to her in a tone of voice that electrified her in the midst of the deep silence.” Here it is; the story is born. “She fell in love with him, not knowing how or when . . .” I hear a voice shattering the silence of the unfolding dawn, a cry that is rising higher and higher: “Mama!” I throw the pen away and run in alarm to the bedroom. My little son has awakened and wants his feeding bottle. I prepare it quickly for him, so that he will not make noise, though I know that he likes to drink it very slowly. I wait submissively while I cuddle him tenderly to lull him to sleep. When he finishes his bottle, I put him in his bed and hasten to leave on tiptoe. Then a scream pierces me from the other side of the room. “Mama, I want to drink.” My daughter, who is older, always complains of thirst and cannot bear the intense heat. “Mama, the mosquitoes bit me. Bring me something to soothe the itch.” I ...
Hendrick, a resident at a nursing home, spends his days crafting needle-felted birds in isolation. One day, Mildred's nephew Arthur visits and Hendrick takes an immediate liking to him. They bond over Arthur's interest in Hendrick's needle-felting. Arthur promises to visit again to learn the craft, bringing Hendrick joy and purpose during his solitary days at the home.
- This document is the first issue of the magazine "Far Off Places" which features retellings of fairy tales.
- It includes the staff list, a personal ad from an "Ugly Sister", and an introductory letter from the editors welcoming readers and providing submission guidelines.
- Several short stories and poems are featured, including "Bone Tree" by Kristina Wojtaszek, a dark retelling of a woman's life in the woods, and "Rapunzel" by Simon Jackson, which retells the fairy tale from Rapunzel's perspective.
Like Water for Chocolate: An Analysis Using Magical RealismJamie Anne
The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition: the youngest daughter cannot marry, but instead must take care of her mother until she dies. Tita is only able to express herself when she cooks.
The narrator reads aloud from a notebook every day in the hopes of triggering a miracle for the woman in the room with him who does not recognize him. The second chapter describes Noah Calhoun, a 31-year-old veteran living in North Carolina in 1946, as he sits on his porch in the evening playing guitar, thinking about restoring his old home, and reading Walt Whitman. The narrator believes in miracles and hopes reading from the notebook will spark one for the woman.
The story continues with Dracomeer the Wizard and Springle the Knight getting ready to set out on an important adventure into the Icey Peaks with a mysterious sword.
This is a study of Jesus being funny. He had a sense of humor and used humor often in His teaching. He was funny in the way He dealt with people like the Pharisees.
The books of Anastasia Novykh are phenomenous for the fact that every person sees as if in the mirror something of his or her own, purely personal. This book discloses the inner world of a sixteen-year-old girl, who suddenly encounters death face to face. This pushes her to reconsideration of her own life and search of answers to the everlasting questions: “What are we living for? What is the sense of life? Who am I really? Why are most of people on earth – believers? For if they believe, they must be hoping for something. What is the path by which the great achieve their inner immortality? What is hidden beyond cognition of the Human nature?”
Ungovernable energy of inner exploration leads her to meeting with a most erudite man, a martial-arts master and a very enigmatic Person, Sensei. Unordinary soul-staggering world-view of Sensei, his fascinating philosophy and knowledge of the world and of humans, dynamic martial-arts, worldly wisdom, alternative medicine, ancient spiritual practices (including effective techniques for tackling negative thoughts), human abilities phenomena. This and much more the girl learns, having touched upon the world of Sensei. But most importantly, she finds answers to her principal inner questions and learns from the personal experience that people are granted the most powerful creative force from above – the power of belief and love.
the most vast work transmitted to humanity through Jakob Lorber; it presents a history narrated by Jesus Christ Himself, describing Lord’s and His closed ones’ lives in the last three years of His life on earth, containing a great number of wonders, dialogues and teachings that greatly develop and enrich the records from the Gospels of Matthew and John; it also contains detailed revelations explaining essential passages from the Old and the New Testament and predictions concerning events occurring during the last 2000 years, culminating with facts that characterize the technological civilization of the XX-th Century and disclosures of a scientific nature which were validated long time after Jakob Lorber wrote about them. In the Great Gospel of John, one can practically find the essential answers to all the fundamental questions of life – these are to be found in the clear, but also extraordinary deep descriptions of the divine and human nature, of the creation and the material and spiritual evolution.
This document provides background on the narrator's father, Conal O'Conner. It describes how he emigrated from Ireland to Detroit seeking opportunity. It then details his sudden illness and hospitalization, where he developed a persistent fever and delusions of being consumed by a dragon. After two years in long term care, he passed away from one final fever spike. His death confused and angered the narrator. The document establishes the narrator's Irish heritage and troubled relationship with her mother.
The document provides background on Rain, a young Cherokee girl, and introduces some of the characters in her village in the early 1800s. It describes Song Bird going into labor during a rainstorm and her husband Cougar feeling helpless. It also shares the story of how Cougar was born outside of his parents' village during their travel.
The document is a short story divided into 7 sections. It follows several characters: a struggling writer trying to finish a story for a contest, an old man named Louis living in a nursing home who tells stories to the nurse Gilda, and a young woman who meets Louis in the park. The writer works through the night to finish her story. Louis befriends the young woman in the park and makes her laugh with a joke about the birds. The story explores themes of memory, creativity, and human connection.
Tetanus Freshnfruity uses a time machine to travel back in time after pushing a mysterious "Nothing Button" that erased everything except himself. He arrives in a strange new world and observes the antics of "Tootie", a blonde woman living at 94 Road to Nowhere. Tootie pursues various neighbors romantically, including Loki Beaker, who is married to her friend Circe. Loki and Tootie begin an affair, which is discovered by Circe. Loki then leaves Circe for Tootie and the two become engaged, much to Tetanus's confusion and dismay over the events unfolding.
Dr Martin Akpans Speech "A Labyrinth of Hurts"Mmanti Umoh
This document provides a summary and analysis of the novel "Burning Hurt" by author Unyime-Ivy King. It discusses the book's themes of love, relationships, and a young woman's journey dealing with a dysfunctional home and premarital pregnancy. The summary highlights some of the main issues explored in the book such as broken homes, teenage pregnancy, cultural traditions, and the erosion of traditional African values. It analyzes how the author uses these themes and issues to tell an engaging story and provide commentary on contemporary society.
Forever Under 21: a Sims 3 Immortal Teen Challenge, My First Yearanimeangel1983
A teenage witch named Caspian Joie has recently moved to the small town of Apoloosa Plains after his parents died, leaving him in the care of a buffoonish relative who squandered his family's fortune. Caspian hopes to make friends and potential lovers in his new town, where the population is small and opportunities seem limited. While fishing one evening, Caspian encounters a rare black unicorn who tells him he must prove himself a friend to all creatures. Caspian wonders how he can accomplish this, given his difficult living situation and lack of funds. He throws his first house party but hopes to throw an even more successful one in the future.
This document summarizes a short story about a garden party hosted by the narrator's niece. The party is for recent graduates and features a barbecue and DJ. The narrator feels slightly out of place due to the age gap but helps oversee the event. He notices one shy, awkward girl named Trixie Lixivium who is ostracized. Feeling sorry for her, the narrator tries talking to Trixie but finds the conversation boring and rejoins the lively party.
Robert is recovering from tuberculosis but is distressed about his family duties as the heir. He loves another man, Tristan, and does not want to marry a woman. His brother John knows of Robert's secret but insists on Robert fulfilling his duty. Robert wonders if marrying his friend Lady Emma could be a solution, though is not attracted to women.
1) The document is a story about Olivia, who was orphaned as a child and adopted by a wealthy family in Moldova. She grew obsessed with her adopted brother David and felt anger towards his girlfriend Claire.
2) Olivia secretly grew the poisonous plant monkshood and tricked Claire into rubbing its leaves on an open cut, poisoning her. Claire became ill and died, though the cause was initially unknown.
3) An autopsy later revealed the cause of death was aconite poisoning from monkshood. Olivia's adopted sister Anna, who had botanical knowledge, was banished under suspicion of the murder.
Isabella suspects her cat Midnight is a vampire after she mysteriously appears at Isabella's gymnastics class despite the doors being locked. Isabella conducts an experiment leaving Midnight locked in the basement but finds her in her bedroom in the morning, believing this proves Midnight is a vampire. Isabella spies on Midnight and notices behaviors like biting mice on the neck and turning into a bat that further convince her Midnight is a vampire. Hoping to protect others, Isabella hides garlic in Midnight's fur, believing this will prevent her from harming people as garlic wards off vampires.
The document is a collection of unrelated passages on various topics. It includes a fairy tale about a boy left at a monastery, discussions of dating dangers and lack of modern accomplishments, recipes involving deer, and letters between a wolf and shark discussing their forbidden love. The writing shifts abruptly between different voices, subjects, and tones.
I Will Try Tomorrow
Mona Ragab
I Will Try Tomorrow Mona Ragab Barefoot and on tiptoe, I steal away like a thief fleeing with his loot. My notebook, in which my pen has been suspended for ages, is under my arm. The idea has completely captured my imagination. It has become an obsession, and there is nothing left to do but commit it to paper. I’ve been trying to write for several nights, but my weariness and overexertion have prevented me. The pressure of time and innumerable obligations works against me, but I’ve grasped the idea, and it won’t elude me. I’m not going to let this golden opportunity slip through my fingers. No one has noticed me yet—everyone is still asleep. All I have to do is avail myself of this long-awaited opportunity to the utmost. I’ll write the idea quickly and release a waterfall that yearns to inundate the barren land! It’s useless to try to silence the hot hammer that is pounding on the gate of my fortress in order to liberate what is imprisoned behind it. I’ll let the words flow freely, and later I’ll polish them little by little. Nothing matters as much as this moment, which has presented itself to me, when no one asks anything of me, when the silence receives me with open arms, and the white sheets of paper invite me to write. The moment begins now and will continue for a while, but the important thing is to commence. The extremely humid air makes me retrace my steps to the bathroom to wash my face several times. I close the door quietly, afraid that I might awaken somebody, and it causes a squeak that startles me. I rush through the long hallway to snatch an hour before the precious minutes slip away. Finally I get to the study. I open the windows, and a moist dawn breeze brushes my face. The Nile sways to and fro with its silver rays, and green leaves dance on its surface, as yet undisturbed by the fishing boats and the irksome rounds of the river-bus. My imagination paints the picture of a young woman standing at the water’s edge, staring at nothing. I open my notebook and begin to write: “She met him, and he started speaking to her in a tone of voice that electrified her in the midst of the deep silence.” Here it is; the story is born. “She fell in love with him, not knowing how or when . . .” I hear a voice shattering the silence of the unfolding dawn, a cry that is rising higher and higher: “Mama!” I throw the pen away and run in alarm to the bedroom. My little son has awakened and wants his feeding bottle. I prepare it quickly for him, so that he will not make noise, though I know that he likes to drink it very slowly. I wait submissively while I cuddle him tenderly to lull him to sleep. When he finishes his bottle, I put him in his bed and hasten to leave on tiptoe. Then a scream pierces me from the other side of the room. “Mama, I want to drink.” My daughter, who is older, always complains of thirst and cannot bear the intense heat. “Mama, the mosquitoes bit me. Bring me something to soothe the itch.” I ...
Hendrick, a resident at a nursing home, spends his days crafting needle-felted birds in isolation. One day, Mildred's nephew Arthur visits and Hendrick takes an immediate liking to him. They bond over Arthur's interest in Hendrick's needle-felting. Arthur promises to visit again to learn the craft, bringing Hendrick joy and purpose during his solitary days at the home.
- This document is the first issue of the magazine "Far Off Places" which features retellings of fairy tales.
- It includes the staff list, a personal ad from an "Ugly Sister", and an introductory letter from the editors welcoming readers and providing submission guidelines.
- Several short stories and poems are featured, including "Bone Tree" by Kristina Wojtaszek, a dark retelling of a woman's life in the woods, and "Rapunzel" by Simon Jackson, which retells the fairy tale from Rapunzel's perspective.
The narrator's grandmother had been hospitalized with breathing difficulties and a persistent cough. As the narrator sat with her grandmother in the hospital, her condition deteriorated rapidly. Despite the narrator's efforts to feed and comfort her grandmother, she continued to ask to go home. The doctor informed the narrator that her grandmother had fallen into a coma and likely would not recover. As family gathered around her, the narrator sang their special song to her grandmother. She then said goodbye as her grandmother passed away surrounded by loved ones.
This document appears to be the front matter and first chapter of a fictional novel. It includes a copyright page, dedication, prologue, and beginning of chapter one. The prologue describes a young boy witnessing domestic violence between his parents. His mother tells him to always fight for good and never turn out the light in his heart. In chapter one, the main character Emilia regains consciousness in an unfamiliar place after apparently almost drowning, and senses someone watching her as she wakes up.
The document provides background on a chapbook assignment where the author challenged themselves to write darker stories with disastrous endings instead of their usual lighter tone. It summarizes each of the 4 pieces included in the chapbook: "Gravity's Truth" is about a skydiver from the perspective of gravity; "Snap" is about a bitter mouse facing danger in her tree; "My Captain, My Blood" is a ghazal poem about a ship losing her captain; and "International Maternity" is a revised story about crossing borders during pregnancy. The author aimed to make readers think about different human experiences through each piece.
Kissing Joy as it Flies -Entwining Eurythmy and Goethe's Delicate EmpiricismLiz Stocks-Smith
This summary provides an overview of the key points in the document:
1. The document discusses a story by Rumi told by the narrator's friends that comes alive through their performance and resonates deeply with the narrator.
2. It contrasts this experience with just reading the text, where it would be difficult to connect without imagination and an open inwardness.
3. The document argues that Western culture has lost its ability to experience the living inwardness of the world and others due to an over-reliance on rationality and objectivity that views the world as separate surfaces.
Boudoir photography, a genre that captures intimate and sensual images of individuals, has experienced significant transformation over the years, particularly in New York City (NYC). Known for its diversity and vibrant arts scene, NYC has been a hub for the evolution of various art forms, including boudoir photography. This article delves into the historical background, cultural significance, technological advancements, and the contemporary landscape of boudoir photography in NYC.
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2. The thing about Mugwhah, as much as I love her, is that none of her magic is reversible. In folk tales,
when a person is changed into something they can often be changed back. But, as Mugwhah says, every
transformative process is a singular thing. You have a knife, so you can transform a Blue Guava by
cutting it. But what happens when you’re asked to transform it again? Well, you can only cut it some
more, into smaller pieces. It is the same, Mugwhah reassures me, with the magic witches use. So, you
can probably tell why I’m somewhat horrified by the fact that my right leg is now bigger than my left
leg.
I lay back on the stone table, pressing my chin against my chest so I can see the ridiculous limb. My face
must be a picture, as a potent mix of feelings well up inside: a mixture of disbelief, arousal and wonder.
My hosen dangle limply off the swollen right foot. The plate with the enchanted berries still rests on my
stomach – thankfully I only ate one.
“What do we do now?” I ask Mugwhah.
“Isn’t it what you wanted, to be transformed by a witch. To me mine play with? I think it’s beautiful” She
smiles nervously, her wide face belies a series of questions about our trust in one another, our
expectations.
3. What should I do next?
Stay with Mugwhah and allow her to continue to practice magic on me ?
Return to my family and tell them what has happened?
Leave to find other magical practitioners who might return me to normal?
4. Despite the fact that I now have one unusually large leg, I decide to stay with Mugwhah. I remind myself
that I come from a noble family and have learnt from a young age to me methodical in testing beliefs.
Branded as a witch, Mugwhah is feared by the people who work my father’s land, she is thought to
conspire with the devil and such superstition is distracting for the peasants.
As a noble I am good at reminding yourself of such things because I often have to speak my thoughts
aloud around the banquet table. However, another feeling has long started to insinuate itself as a
thought. I crave to be with someone who might have power over me and be able to transform me. I tire
of my duties and I tire of parading my gender like a garish peacock.
Mugwhah looks at me, her dark skin and open face reflect the warm glow from the stove. She still isn’t
sure if I will stay or not. But I have deduced two things while being in her company. Firstly, she is good
humoured and gentle and has no pact with the devil. I saw this not only in the way she greeted a
stranger, offering me food and drink, but also from watching her for some time from a hidden position –
how kindly she was with her animals, how carefully she tended her garden. Secondly, she does possess
real powers that exceed any normal logic.
As she continues to search my face for a sign of my next move I decide that I must make a commitment
to her.
“I’m ready now to try the next of your magical foods”
She smiles, “Wonderful. This time I shall let you choose.”
5. The first of the three items offered are three berries, the like of which you’ve never seen before
The second is an earth tablet which Mugwhah says she will mix with Oxymel, a drink of milk, honey and
herbs
The last is to share Mughah’s fluids, through a process that remains unclear
6. “Earth tablets, or terra sigillata, are ancient remedies. The most coveted were drawn from the Lemnos, a
holy Greek island. Earth from this area had a distinct red colour – the Greeks used to stamp it with
symbols pertaining to the Gods.” Mugwhah says this with a wry smile as she produces hard little
lozenges fitting the description, stamped with the likeness of a goat, “The goat stands for Artemis.”
“Artemis was a goddess who protected wild animals. She also protected women.”
As she begins to crush the pastille in a pestle and mortar she looks at me intently. She stares so that I
feel obliged to say, “Why do you look at me so?”
“That’s why you are here is it not, you might not understand it as such, but you are drawn to Artemis?
You are drawn to the untamed, and you seek to protect something that you do not yet understand but
that you see in me and other women. What is it that you have done but surrender yourself. Because you
do not even understand enough to ask me what you want.”
My noble training makes it hard to admit to ‘submission’, but in principle I know Mugwhah is right.
There is something so beautiful and expansive in giving myself over to these new feelings – they fly like
birds from the imprisonment of court life. How perceptive Mugwhah is, to know I crave something but
don’t know what it is. But being here is bliss.
Mixed with the milk and honey, the medicine is a sweet and mineral smelling, creamy emulsion; it sticks
to my throat as I swallow it.
7. The fire light is the first thing I notice, it doubles and blurs and appears closer and more distant. The
crackling of the twigs slow down to become heavy explosions. I hear the hammering of my heart. Loath,
the great Castle Farrier, couldn’t make such a racket. I feel exhilarated and look over to Mugwhah. To
my surprise she looks terrified, “It’s only my heart!” I shout over the roar.
But it isn’t just my heart. There is a chanting from outside, the beating of a drum. And disorientated I
stagger to the curtains that hang in Mugwhah’s doorway and fall through to land in the dirt. When I find
strength to raise my head I find myself confronted by an angry mob of peasants, with torches and pitch
forks. In a moment I also spy my father, accompanied by a small squad of archers and swordsmen.
“By God’s name William, what hath she done to thee?” My father’s voice taunts me.
I can see the calculating logic of what he has done, using the ruse of a witch hunt to help coral the
workers, to give them a mixed sense of fear and excitement to make their minds en-flamed and focused
on an act of his willing . It is a calculating logic I have been indoctrinated with from childhood, a logic I
have come to despise.
Mugwhah is vulnerable. Despite her powers she cannot repel this mob. I find myself sweating and
crying, unable to speak or stand. The potion I drank is powerful – I remember Mugwhah’s words once I
had swallowed it – it’s effect will be profound.
8. The story will become…
An abstract movement of forms and colours
A thriller set in the contemporary world
A TV programme watched by characters who have yet to be introduced
9. As the credits role in, Susan presses her finger tips into her neck and pushes her lips up, ceremoniously
deliberating ‘Mugwhah’. She’s not sure if she has enjoyed it, and more-over she’s not sure what the
politics of the programme are. Does it have any critical potential? Its kitsch deployment of medieval
character types, its mix of erotica and a vague feminism certainly make it a unique addition to the
network – but will it survive beyond the three pilot episodes?
Any story that utilises fantasy or science fiction to explore the human condition appeals to Susan, but
her interest in this case is not purely personal. She knows the writer of the show and he has asked her for
some input. As he’s technically a ‘family friend’ and can pay her a decent commission she said she was
willing to look at it.
Susan’s house, overlooking Upper Arrow Lake, is a testament to her distinguished career as a writer. As
she enters the main room from the kitchen, where she has her only television set, she surveys a veritable
library of challenging literature and academic tomes. In the centre of this chamber of learning a single
chair looks out over the lake.
10. Susan often studies the chair and its surrounding before sitting . She is interested in what they say about
her, or more precisely what it does to her. Sitting in the chair she becomes its appendage, an organ
emblazoned by the refracted blue light from the lake absorbing the content of various books. This
activity seems to her mostly immaterial, ghostly, and when she’s out of the room she suspects the chair
and books of being silently unconscious. Yet how they coalescence within the invisible networks of her
being. At this moment, against the farcical ultra-violet timbre of Mugwhah, this all seems very sombre,
austere and lacking playfulness.
“These thoughts are cold”, Susan says outloud to herself, perhaps responding to another chain of
thoughts. And in order to thaw her spirit she pictures the coming weekend when the house will be
invaded by her daughter and grand children. A buffet will be prepared for their arrival, and over the
autumnal feast of cured meats, roasted butternut squash and sweet potato, salads and hot chocolate,
the frisson of reunion will envelope everyone: tangled, broken, beautiful conversations. Alice will be
tired but relieved after the 8 hour drive from Vancouver with the two girls, and then at some point she
will be surprised to hear that her mother has agreed to work with Alexis, her ex-husband, on a bizarre
TV programme called ‘Mugwhah’.
11. What would you like the story to focus on next?
Alice’s arrival
Meeting Alexis
The next episode of Mugwhah
12. Susan busied her hands finessing the pastry top of the apple pie, moulding special little shapes with her
fingers for the two girls. Lea had always liked cats, Jade birds. Both were teenagers now, but this
practice had passed into tradition and would be missed if it was neglected. Every so often Susan paused
to look out of the window, trying to catch glimpses of the internal conversation she had had the night
before – trying to figure out Mugwhah.
Alice, Susan’s daughter, and the girls were due any minute. And despite her preoccupation with
working out how she might be able to write for an ailing TV programme, Susan still felt rushes of
excitement in anticipation of their arrival.
By her reckoning Mugwhah had yet to really surface as a character in the show, thus far written by her
daughter’s ex-husband Alexis; the eponymous witch had true magical powers, but no sense of inner life
to give her depth. The three pilot episodes had instead attended to the desires of the narrator, a male
courtier character and son of a manipulative lord. In the last episode his name had been revealed to be
William, who, judging by his interior monologue, the dulcet voice-over, was in search of some kind of
enlightenment through the transformative power of Mugwhah’s magic. In Alexis’ lurid imagination, a
kind of feminist awakening in William had been infused with the trappings of sadomasochistic fantasy.
Although William was played by a handsome young Canadian actor, Susan couldn’t help but see Alexis’
himself in that cheap medieval costume, with all his frustrating, ingratiating mannerisms.
13. As Susan closed the oven door the sound of gravel shuffling under car wheels announced her family’s
imminent arrival. She looked up to see headlights casting around the leafy mulch of the driveway.
Opening the kitchen door with a pair of oven gloves still in her hand, she kicked open the porch door
and was hit by the sudden, almost unreal, coldness of the air. But, as she could see Alice and Lea in the
front of the car, she bit back the discomfort and beamed at them, warmly anticipating the hugs and
greetings.
As it turned out, Jade had been sick on the journey and so hugs had been postponed and clothes were
carried off to be washed. Greetings took place with Jade – wrapped in a thick yellow blanket and sitting
in the single chair in Susan’s study – had warmed up after a shower. The three older ones stood around
her, slurping beef and cabbage stew from mugs, rather than at the table in the kitchen. Alice was in
some ways relieved to be standing after being in the car for over nine hours.
“Sorry about all that,” Alice conveyed over of matter-of-factly, close enough for Susan to hear but not
to embarrass Jade further.
“Ha”, Susan said aloud, “well it adds to the fun of life doesn’t it”. Jade burrowed into the blanket and
forced a smile. “There are lots of other salads, stuffed mushrooms, nuts, fruit if you want anything else.
Otherwise it can wait until tomorrow, you must be tied after such a long drive, and we’ll just have a big
piece of apple pie with some of Victoria Roy’s own vanilla ice-cream.”
It was a faultless plan, but before the tired troupe could move back to the warmth of the kitchen, the
look on Jade’s face stopped them in their tracks.
“What it is Jade, you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”
14. What turn should the story take now?
Jade has seen a spectre resembling Mugwhah?
The world of Susan, Alice, Jade and Lea suddenly seems to be an effect of the earth tablet William ate?
It is nothing; the realism of the story world is maintained for now and Susan continues to contemplate
Mugwhah?
15. Want to read the next chapter and vote for what happens next?