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      Miles

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Miles walked into his father’s house, his heart heavy with the uncertainty of what lay ahead. The house felt strangely familiar, yet distant, and the air was thick with tension. His father, a towering figure in his life, sat on the familiar yellow couch with Sandro, the family dog, at his side. It was as if his father had been waiting for this very moment—waiting for Miles to arrive. The soft sound of jazz music played in the background, creating an almost nostalgic ambiance, but the silence between…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Miles had always felt that poetry was his calling, believing that he was destined to be a poet like the great Homer or Keats, especially after his father praised his writing. This encouragement fueled a new sense of purpose as he began to form a family of his own, with his father and his half-sister, Cassidy, who was his favorite person. As they drove back to Paradise Springs, the journey stirred a surge of emotions within him. A heartfelt moment with his father, who lovingly expressed his pride and…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Miles finds himself sitting in the truck beside Felix, with their dog Sandro wedged between them as they speed toward the hospital. The journey feels heavier than usual, carrying not only the weight of the anticipation of Wynton’s condition but also the emotional tension between him and Felix. As they drive, Felix suddenly reveals the shocking news that he is likely to go blind, a fact that hits Miles harder than he anticipated. Miles, initially misunderstanding, assumes Felix is referring to something…
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      Memory

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      by LovelyMay Memory has a way of arriving uninvited, stirred by the smallest scene—a child’s laughter, a familiar glance, the shape of a smile. While walking one afternoon, the narrator encounters a young boy at play, whose cheerful noise echoes the past like a song half-remembered. The boy’s resemblance to a son once held close is so striking it jolts the narrator into a vivid reverie, where long-forgotten days return as clear as yesterday. That single moment unfolds years of tenderness, joy, and the deep ache…
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      Mad Honey

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Mad Hon­ey (2022) by ​Jodi Picoult​ and ​Jen­nifer Finney Boy­lan​ is a ​mul­ti-lay­ered nov­el​ blend­ing ​mys­tery, court­room dra­ma, and LGBTQ+ themes. The sto­ry fol­lows ​Olivia McAfee, a bee­keep­er and sin­gle moth­er, whose son ​Ash­er​ stands accused of mur­der­ing his girl­friend, ​Lily Cam­pan­el­lo. As the tri­al unfolds, secrets about Lily’s trans­gen­der iden­ti­ty and Asher’s volatile behav­ior emerge, forc­ing Olivia to con­front her past—including her own escape…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Lord Foul’s Bane intro­duces ​Thomas Covenant, an embit­tered lep­er shunned by soci­ety, who is vio­lent­ly trans­port­ed to the mys­ti­cal ​Land—a realm of sen­tient forests, Earth­pow­er, and sen­tient stone. Here, he is hailed as the rein­car­na­tion of the leg­endary ​Berek Half­hand, des­tined to wield the ​white gold ring​ against ​Lord Foul, the Land’s malev­o­lent deity. But Covenant, con­vinced this world is a delu­sion born of his…
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      by LovelyMay Long Distance opens with a striking contrast: Chet Ball, once a rugged lineman from Chicago, now rests in a quiet English hospital room, painting a wooden chicken with hands more familiar with climbing poles than holding a brush. His broad shoulders and sun-worn face seem almost out of place amid the dainty surroundings of Reconstruction Hospital No. 9. Though the toy he paints is small and colorful, it stands as a powerful symbol of how far removed he is from the grit and peril of his past life. The room…
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      Living

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      by LovelyMay Living begins not with celebration, but with quiet questioning. It asks what it means to live fully when one hasn’t built monuments or left behind famous words. The narrator wonders whether a life with no great deeds is still worth something. There’s no shame in not being widely known, the poem implies, as long as something good was done. To have lived with purpose, even briefly, carries weight. When a person gives their best effort to something greater than themselves, that becomes their…
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      by LovelyMay Letters to Dead Authors by Andrew Lang is a unique and imaginative collection of fictional letters addressed to great literary figures of the past, such as Shakespeare, Dickens, and Homer. In these witty and reflective letters, Lang pays tribute to their works, explores their influence on literature and culture, and humorously engages with their characters and themes. This charming book is both a celebration of classic literature and a playful meditation on the timeless connection between readers and writers.
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      by LovelyMay Letter to W. M. Thackeray opens with a tone free of rivalry or self-interest, allowing full appreciation of a writer whose literary grace has outlived the age that birthed it. Your work is remembered not as a product of duty, but of inspiration that struck with the urgency of truth. Unlike those who approach writing as mere occupation, you shaped your stories with the spirit of a wanderer who observed life from within and without. Critics who dismissed your vision as cold or cynical misunderstood the…
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