Tag Archives: nonfiction

Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur

Hey guys! Here are my thoughts on milk & honey. I’m trying out a new format for this review & would appreciate if you guys let me know if this is good or should I continue to write them as … Continue reading

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Hopeless

What is wrong with me? What is wrong with me? What is wrong with me? You chant as you stand huddled in your shower in the corner. You feel a pressure in your chest that hinders your breathing as tears … Continue reading

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Procrastinate

The self-loathing that follows as the reality of my situation sinks in is the measure of my ineptitude as a “proactive” student. How can I do this to myself? Every time! I wonder if my incompetency of getting work done has anything … Continue reading

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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Author: Trevor Noah Pages: 304 Rating: 5/5 stars Good Reads Synopsis:   Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a … Continue reading

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

By Robert Frost, Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing … Continue reading

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Home by Warsan Shire

Art Source: Deviant Art, M10tje Poem By Warsan Shire no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well. your neighbours running faster … Continue reading

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Toxic Relationships

Dear person who is reading this, Ever found yourself in a relationship that hurts more than it comforts? I have. You may have this relationship with a friend, family member or someone you’re romantically involved with – it could be … Continue reading

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How The City of Philadelphia Saved My Life

Dear person who is reading this, There are some things in life that are bigger than you & I. These things are not limited to our resources, our imagination. They are not bound by the arbitrary societal constraints that suffocate … Continue reading

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Non-Fiction Book Haul

Hey guys! I had to buy some books for a Sociology class I’m taking that focuses on Ethnicity & Immigration. These are all non-fiction and are particularly about migrants, refugees, and immigration as a whole. Reading non-fiction can sometimes be … Continue reading

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