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Majid Naficy: Dublin

Tomorrow we go to Blarney Castle
To kiss the Irish stone of eloquence.
But tonight in our warm bed
In memory of James Joyce and Nora
We will chase each other

June 21, 2023 · 4 Comments

James Joyce: Thus the Unfacts

Someday duly, oneday truly, twosday newly, till whensday.

March 2, 2021 · 1 Comment

Jenny Davidson: What makes a sentence a masterpiece?

The first sentence of any novel works as an invitation into a new world. Sometimes that invitation is so powerful that the sentence itself takes on a life of its own.

June 15, 2019 · 1 Comment

Phoebe A. Cirio: Ideological Differences — The Bread and Circuses of the Current Era

My husband had surgery last week. As the dutiful wife, I accompanied him to the hospital with much reading material to occupy myself as I waited during his procedure.   Hospital … Continue reading

July 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

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