Month: January 2014
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Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … In the 6th grade, I heard “Wannabe” on the car radio and asked my mom to turn it up. The lyrics were inane, and yet they also spoke to me on some strange level. I’ll tell…
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Earlier today I tweeted: Beautifully photographed food. #dailygratitude — Kristan Hoffman (@kristanhoffman) January 19, 2014 It’s true: such a silly little thing thing really can brighten my day. Many of the people I follow on Instagram manage to make their daily meals look like art — just with good lighting, fresh ingredients, and smart composition/framing. Their…
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“The Names They Gave Me” by Tasbeeh Herwees My mother spits out this last word with venom. Amreekan. Americans. It sounds like a curse coming out of her mouth. Eight years in this country and she’s still not convinced she lives here. She wears her headscarf tightly around her neck, wades across the school lawn in…
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This post was inspired by Shari’s “Home Sweet Home.” 1. A simple brick townhouse at the end of the row. Two stories tall, with a small courtyard and a single-car garage. We had a soft blue sofa against one wall, and a baby grand piano by the window. We kept our pet rabbit in a…