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Gifty said, “my teacher gifted me a bottle from the back of her storage closet.” (Gyasi, p. 32) Her teacher was experienced and knew that some parents would not be providing a bottle oof corn syrup for their child’s science class experiment. She bought and kept spare bottles in her storage closet, for the purpose…
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Nana was 15 years old when his mother found OxyContin pills in his room. That does not mean he started taking pills when he was 15. He could have began consuming pills when he was younger, but nobody in his family detected it. When Nana was 13 years old, he signed up for basketball in…
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The Black Mamba was Gifty’s secret code name for her mother. She had a job as a “home health aid” for Mr Thomas. She was a caretaker who helped the 80 + year old man with his bodily needs like eating, drinking, going to the toilet and bathing.
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Geoffrey was Gifty’s friend and when he heard her saying she was a princess, he told her that “Black people can’t be princesses.” Geoffrey was old fashioned. He was ignorant of facts. Here is a short list of at least three black women who are princesses: 2. Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria. She is an…
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Franz Kafka wrote The Trial with many absurdities to emphasize his messages. Kafka lived from 1883 to 1924. in his book The Trial, he described ordinary people operating scams to cheat their friend and foe alike. Humanity was so depraved. Related post: The main book review on The Trial is at https://booksreviewsandmore.com/kafkas-the-trial-was-inspired-by-women/
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Josef K, the protagonist in The Trial (written by Franz Kafka), meets women in the course of his life. He likes the women. Here are the women who Josef K likes: Josef K does not outrightly reject the women for that would seem offensive and insulting to them. This is what he thinks: “I seem…
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Josef K’s uncle Albert introduces him to his colleague, a lawyer named Herr Huld. The latter is sickly and is cared by a home nurse called Leni. She is infatuated by Josef K and calls him out of her employer’s room, to talk to him and seduce him. Leni leads Josef to a dark room…
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21st March is World Poetry Day In this blog, we have posted reviews on poet Esther Vincent here. In another blog, poet Tricia Tan’s poetry is reviewed here.
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This watercolors series Challenge is #100tinytreasures, running from Mar 20 2026 to Mar 20 2027 and I’m showing the before painting and after painting The participating artist uses tiny art papers to paint any topic/ theme of their choice. We have the freedom to use any small sizes of measurements, or even bigger papers if…
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I searched for blog challenges and came across Shelf Reflection’s book reading prompts. We take a prompt and find a book that fits the prompt. Or the other way around. I have included my post links in the titles of the books I have read and reviewed here in this blog or elsewhere. As you…