Invisible to the Devil_A Gold Hexagon_Wikket or Nice?_Grief
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Invisible to the Devil
It was in this moment, about halfway through Nella Larsen’s novel “Quicksand,” that Andrea realized that she had left her husband. She was sitting in a red-lined ornate chair at a carved mahogany table at the Chicago Grand library, a thing she did most Saturday afternoons. But unlike many other Saturdays, she had packed a small satchel of her personal effects, especially things she might sell. She had given herself an alibi, claiming that she would be spending the weekend at her cousin’s estate. All she had known when she left the house was that something was irrevocably new, that a strange, hwww.onedoor.cc...
A Gold Hexagon
“Rise and shine! I have bagels!” Teddy trilled just as Esme had nearly mustered up the resolve to get off his couch and rummage around in the bathroom for something to quell her blinding headache. As he bounced to the kitchen, she sat up slowly, straightened the borrowed T-shirt, and dragged herself over to join Teddy at the kitchen table. Annoyingly, Teddy was immune to hangovers, even on New Year’s Day. “Who was that handsome stranger you were making out with on the couch all night?” Teddy asked, eyes wide with delight. “Jaime…James….er…Jason? Jason. He was friends with some of your...
Wikket or Nice?
Helen Wikket straightened from her crouched position in the Fantasy section aisle of the Downtown Limora Library. Helen was an older woman in her late sixties who had found no absolute peace unless right here, surrounded by pages and pages of inked tales. If asked, Helen would tell you she had lived an uneventful reality but was the most adventurous soul everytime she ped into a book, which explained her dedication to this Limora Library. It was her first home. As Helen turned to push the cart out of the aisle, the familiar, hushed sounds of arguing hit her ears. Sighing heavily, albeit unable...
Grief
Grief At some point in everyone's life, they will experience death. Every person knows this but not everybody completely understand how grief can be extremely difficult for others. Grief is an emotion that is particularly tricky to overcome. Many people who suffer from grief feel as if they will never be able to cope with their loss. The feelings of sadness and hopelessness that accompany a loss weaken over time. Grief take an emotional toll on your mind and body, it can lead to a severe depression if not treated or payed attention to. There are 5 stages of grief says researchers, although ev...