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  • Battleground

    Medusa, You Monster- How can I blame you? For being evil; When even Athena cursed you- For Poseidon’s lust, Or when the mortals wrote you as a villain; Turning them to stone, when they met your gaze; All you do,… Continue reading

  • Sandwich Shop Stories: 1

     She screams at him; he doesn’t remember if it was pickles or jalapenos she liked. ‘It’s confusing. I can never differentiate between the two and you know that.’ He tries to defend himself. ‘Shouldn’t me liking one of them make… Continue reading

  • failures of trial

    A bird flies off, Starting at the branch, It lifts its wings, Bends its feet; And jumps- Flying off to clouds we cannot see, Alas one can only hope so, For it drops: Like the apple once did, On the… Continue reading

  • Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

    Reviewed by Janx This is possibly the first time I am reviewing the second book in a series. I usually believe people discover and judge the second book by the first one. Which is why I don’t see the need… Continue reading

    Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
  • Can You Handle a 17-Hour Reading Marathon?

    I recently did a reading challenge that included reading for a certain number of consecutive hours. And with my own alterations I hopped in on the trend. It was… an experience. One I am not sure I would recommend. But… Continue reading

  • Night Light

    The night light was switched on and off on an average of 30 time a week. Making that maybe 4 times a day. Once when the family woke up. Then when the family went to sleep. And the rest two… Continue reading

    Night Light
  • The echo of Red.

    I bleed against the steady wood, Howling of my pain, A suffering spent in vain. Zeus laughs, His lofty scorn, A formation ; For the words he is yet to say. I was right to call you weak, He snorts,… Continue reading

    The echo of Red.
  • My father loves my mother…

    My father loves my mother, And it shows, When she shows him a dress and he can’t react how she wants, So, his search history is filled with variations of, How to compliment your wife properly. My uncle loves my… Continue reading

    My father loves my mother…
  • Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

    Book Review by Janx I am not a big fan of dystopian works that are as old as I am; but after much persuasion from close friends, I managed to pick this book up and put it on my shelf.… Continue reading

    Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
  • Heart /House

    I think I’ll pack my feelings, In that brown briefcase, And leave this heart behind, Because it has leakage, And the marks on the wall, Look like you, They are red, And make me want to claw my eyes out,… Continue reading

    Heart /House
  • Anne Frank analysis [first quarter]

    Important Events: The first most important event of their lives was when they got a call up for Margot (Anne’s sister) to go work in Germany on ‘July 5’. This forces them to shift to the annex before they originally… Continue reading

    Anne Frank analysis [first quarter]
  • Welcome To the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop: Book Review

    When we sit down to read, we expect some things from a book. We expect fuubutsushi throughout and characters who have sophrosyne by the end of the book. We like to have frissons by the time we are done with… Continue reading

    Welcome To the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop: Book Review
  • Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde…

    Not a book review, By Janx 🙂 I recently finished reading this amazing piece of literature, and I absolutely had to share it with you people. This book has been the death of me for around a month and if… Continue reading

    Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde…
  • Little life…

    I was 5, When my mother told me, To wear a dress, And host a tea party, I did it, And it did not suit me, So, I put on blacks and blues, But kept my pretty shoes, And hosted… Continue reading

    Little life…
  • Lovers of the stars…

    In the dark of this cold night, I sit alone, A poet of melancholy, I stare out the glass, That separates me from the sky, And it’s wild wind, Should it drive my mad mind, Insane, I stare and stare,… Continue reading

    Lovers of the stars…