The story of Peyton Place revolved around a girl about mom’s age at the time, feeling constrained by small town life and aching to break free into the bright lights and excitement of New York. Mom definitely resonated with that. Like that lead character in the movie, my mom was already...
Brazilian literature - Short Story, Realism, Modernism: Brazil can claim an enormous body of short-story writers from the 1920s and ’30s (e.g., Antônio Alcântara Machado and Rubem Braga) through the upsurge of the short story during the 1960s, ’7
Kintsugi: Directed by Nadja Bobyleva. With Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen, Christoph Gawenda, Julia Hartmann, Lina Rabea Mohr. A therapist, treating victims of sexual abuse, taps into the horror of her psyche after she herself is assaulted.
This is some side notes for all the critics out there about “Pen Pals” First and foremost this is a fictional story not autobiographical. People need to learn how to take a joke and being thin skinned all the time. The original idea for “Pen Pals” came about after watching an episod...
Touch: Directed by Jeremy Podeswa. With Brendan Fletcher, Randy Hughson, Linda Griffiths, Milo Puerta. A boy, abducted and abused for eight years returns home to find that the experience remains an indelible part of him.
“Tell me a story about Mom.”Lucius began, “On hot days, after cooking dinner, she would lie down to rest on the cool cement and ask you to blow air on her sweaty face. You would blow until you fell asleep on her chest.” Katana loved to hear a song that reminded her of ...
“Postcard” is a short story by Canadian author Alice Munro, first published inDance of the Happy Shades, Munro’s first short story collection (1968). This one’s about a player, and his unwitting bit-on-the-side who thinks he’ll eventually marry her. ...
Time to send in another Minnie story! February 16, 2014Uncategorized Have not missed a week yet – better not start now. You know what kind of slippery slope that is. No excuses. Post Every Week! Thank you to those of you who have contacted me about my Minnie Stories. I’m so please...
The story broke my heart A kid is abused by his parents. He wets the bed because he is abused. Because he wets the bed, he is abused further.He grows a plant which becomes a grandmother. The grandmother is safe. His parents are not safe.The animations reminded me of Terry Gilliam,...
The Basement is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, lulling the reader in with a woman’s awakening from her rut in life before then pouncing on its prey with male toxicity, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, gun violence, vigilantism, and mutually assured destruction. This story is not for the faint...