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Leonardo Drew’s “City in the Grass” by P.J. Walsh

by cinderq | Jun 1, 2019 | Nonfiction, Read

Leonardo Drew’s “City in the Grass” By Paul Joseph Walsh ; This week Jeff Bezos agreed to purchase three apartments at 212 5th Avenue in Manhattan for approximately $80 million. There isn’t much to do with information like that other than say, ‘wow, that’s a lot of...

If It Ain’t a Pleasure It Ain’t a Poem—A review of John Wick Chapter 3 by P.J. Walsh

by cinderq | May 24, 2019 | Nonfiction, Read

If It Ain’t a Pleasure It Ain’t a Poem—A review of John Wick Chapter 3 by P.J. Walsh ; He had written, in letters that had not quite jelled yet, the single word “Delighted.” The Matron of Honor, reading over my shoulder, gave a sound faintly like a snort,...

Travel Musings By P.J. Walsh

by cinderq | May 23, 2019 | Issue No 3, Nonfiction, Read

Travel Musings By Paul Walsh ; Why do we travel? My great-great-grandparents traveled to America from Ireland because of the potato famine. That was a pretty good reason; no point in hanging around the old bog when there’s nothing left to do but starve to death. My...

Habibi By Rebecca Kiswani

by cinderq | May 13, 2019 | Issue No 3, Nonfiction, Read

Habibi By Rebecca Kiswani ; Melissa’s age never stops her from getting what she wants. She started smoking when she was eleven. A year later she went to parties with her brother, confiscated keys from drunk people and drove them home in exchange for ten dollars. Now,...

Understanding Wealth No Matter How Much Money You Have By Anne Butcher

by cinderq | May 3, 2019 | Issue No 3, Nonfiction, Read

Understanding Wealth No Matter How Much Money You Have By Anne Butcher ; Most people, myself included, would not randomly pick up a book on wealth management. A lot of us don’t consider ourselves “wealthy” and therefore the book doesn’t apply to us. However, I...

On Writing By M.G. Martin

by cinderq | May 3, 2019 | Issue No 3, Nonfiction, Watch

On Writing By M.G. Martin ; One of my favorite memories of my teenage years was having the house to myself for most of the day. Without supervision or interruption, I could do what I pleased. What pleased me was to write. I had decided when I was quite young to be a...