Cancer: A Love Story by Rachel Fox Who reads books about cancer? Especially when it’s a given that a main character — with whom the writer will do their best to help you fall in love — will inevitably face a long-fought and often-painful death? Cancer rides high in our collective consciousness, as more people every […]
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Young Eyes, Deep Insights by Rachel Deveau Everyone loved Margo Roth Spiegalman. Even her next door neighbor, Quentin, though he thought himself stratospheres below her – a band geek and nerd. Then one morning, Margo disappeared. Quentin searches for his friend in the upcoming novel Paper Towns by Printz Medal-winning author John Green. The 29-year-old […]
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Best Tea for Telling Stories by Rachel Deveau I cannot remember my first cup of tea – whether it was at home, at a friend’s place, or at a tea party – but I would not be surprised if it was Earl Grey. Every morning, like the sun rising, my mother drinks a cup or […]
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Tramping to Canterbury by Rachel Deveau It doesn’t matter who we are — male or female, American or not — every human longs for adventure. We try all sorts of things to escape the humdrum of our lives, and lately the most popular ways include travel. In distant places, we experience something outside our ordinary […]
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Best Tea for . . . Playing Chess by Rachel Deveau Deciding whether to move your pawn or bishop can be vital to the game of Chess, not only because it will determine whether you become the victor, but also because it reflects something about the player. You choose the piece. You move the piece. […]
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Looking by Rachel Deveau Slipping away, falling through clenched fingers, Water that fills the deepest thirst And disappears before it even touches bottom Slivers of sunlight, waves of the ocean Green trees standing tall, scent of rain on pavement A first kiss, a final farewell. Chasing the end of rainbows Looking for what we have […]
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Daydreaming at Work by Rachel Deveau Often I find myself saying, work is especially slow today and I hate it. It is when it is slow that I am left to contemplate my state here at work. How did I get here and why did I think this was a good idea? Why did I […]
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Best Tea for . . . Reading Russian Novels by Rachel Deveau “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way…” so begins the famous novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. It is a beginning that promises unhappiness, not only for most families involved in the story, but also for […]
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So Long My Love by Rachel Deveau Wednesday: I have given up coffee. While I was not an addict, yet, I was close enough to sign up for the ‘Coffee Addicts Club’ if such a club existed. I usually had a cup in the morning and sometimes at night too, if not several throughout the […]
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Christmas Wish by Rachel Fox Feathery snow glistens on the roof, Soft breath remains misty in arctic air. Hundreds of red and green lights show proof Of spirit, festive cheer laid bare. The dazzling fire warms the large room Cookies, chocolate chip, are laid to rest on plate With glass of milk, beginning to sour […]
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