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How Ulysses Stole the Luck of Troy opens in a moment of uneasy calm. The siege stretches on, but without real progress. Hector’s burial has closed a brutal chapter, yet the Greeks remain stalled outside Troy’s walls. Lacking skill in siegecraft, they wait—restless, frustrated, and vulnerable to Trojan reinforcements. Inside the city, the Trojans place their faith in the Palladium, a sacred relic said to protect Troy as long as it remains within their walls. The image, resting in Pallas Athene’s…-
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How Ulysses Invented the Device of the Horse of Tree brings to light a critical turning point in the long and arduous Trojan War. The Greeks, weary from years of failed assaults, stood at a crossroads as their hopes for a victorious siege began to fade. Helen remained in Troy, not through her own will, but due to Trojan pride and their refusal to return her. Now the wife of Deiphobus, her fate continued to stir the conflict's flames. Ulysses, known for his sharp intellect, realized that brute strength…
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How People Lived in the Time of Ulysses offers a glimpse into an era where myth and reality blended seamlessly, and daily life revolved around order, valor, and ritual. Greece was not yet a unified nation but a cluster of small, independent kingdoms, each governed by its own monarch. These rulers lived in heavily guarded cities, built with immense stone walls so grand that later ages imagined them crafted by giants. At the core stood palaces, functioning as the center of governance and social life. Their…
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Ghostroots
“Ghostroots” by ‘Pemi Aguda is a debut short story collection set in Lagos, Nigeria, blending the mundane with the supernatural. The twelve stories explore themes of inheritance, maternal lineage, and haunting legacies, often focusing on women grappling with familial and societal burdens. Aguda’s prose weaves unsettling yet deeply human narratives, where everyday life intersects with spectral presences. Notable stories include “Breastmilk,” which delves into…-
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Epilogue: The Call Out
Epilogue: The Call Out begins with two young Jewish brothers, Hirshel and Yigel Koffler, adjusting to a foreign land that challenged every part of their identity—language, food, customs. Six weeks into their American experience, they found themselves working the rails of Pennsylvania, immersed in a landscape of smoke, sweat, and steel. Though fresh to the country, they were quickly drawn into something far larger than a job—something that echoed the underground currents of kindness that shaped…-
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Epilogue: The Call Out
In the epilogue of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, the Koffler brothers, Hirshel and Yigel, find themselves adjusting to their new life in America. As Jewish refugees from Austria, their fresh start is marked by their work as brakemen on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s freight train, the Tanker Toad, which transports coal from Berwyn to the Pennhurst hospital. The year is 1936, and on Memorial Day weekend, they encounter a perplexing scene. A tall, lanky African American man holds a crying child in…-
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Derrick Vaughan, Novelist is a novella by Edna Lyall, published in 1889. It tells the story of Derrick Vaughan, a young man who discovers his passion for writing and achieves success as a novelist. The narrative explores his journey through the literary world, the sacrifices he makes for his art, and the personal challenges he faces, including the tension between love and ambition. The book provides insight into the life of a writer in Victorian England, addressing themes of creativity, ethics, and perseverance, with Lyall's characteristic emphasis on moral integrity and social values.-
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Death of Achilles
Death of Achilles unveils a series of fateful events that reshape the course of the Trojan War, blending valor, grief, and prophecy into a tragic crescendo. As Ulysses contemplates the cause of the conflict, Helen’s sorrow deepens. She remains a figure of beauty, but that beauty is now laced with regret, knowing how much destruction followed in her name. The Greeks, wearied by years of battle, prepare for a new threat as the Amazons approach. Penthesilea, queen of these fearsome warriors, leads twelve of…-
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Chapter VIII – Derrick Vaughan–Novelist follows Derrick through a season marked by inward struggle and outward dedication, set against the muted beauty of an autumn slowly surrendering to winter. While others embrace the cheer of London’s social season, Derrick chooses solitude and steady work, burying his unspoken thoughts of Freda beneath pages of manuscripts and patient companionship with his ailing father. He continues writing with a quiet intensity, using every observation—every subtle…
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