Today is International Women’s Day, so to celebrate, I want to share with you three female writers who I adore.
Title: A Little LifeAuthor: Hanya YanagiharaType: FictionPublished: 2015Pages: 720 “Why wasn’t friendship as good as a relationship? Why wasn’t it
“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave.
“I’ve been so focused on what’s horrible and unfair and terrifying about my condition that I hadn’t acknowledged what is
“I want to kill myself,” he said. It was a perfectly profound and deeply unsettling moment for them both. Joel
“Now that it’s all over, where else would I go? There’s no redemption, no forgiveness for what I did to
“Even I didn’t really want to come today. We’d reached the age where the kids outnumbered the adults at parties.
“That was his second lie, at least that I knew of. Nobody knows what goes on in heaven, so how
Title: The Long Body that Connects Us AllAuthor: Rich MarcelloType: Poetry CollectionPublished: 2018Pages: 60 “Then I remember a young man
As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I wanted to share with you all a novella which I hold very close
Title: Every Watering WordAuthor: Tanya Manning-YardeType: Poetry CollectionPublished: 2017Pages: 116 “Butwe mothers of war,reopening woundsopening our wombs,to the dawn,” This
I’ve read quite a few self-published and indie-published books over the last year f0r my blog, and it has definitely opened
“Time doesn’t heal wounds; it merely conceals them under a layer of dust. It only takes a sudden, unexpected gust
“”Those who sleep through the night have lost all sorrow. We must go on. It’s the only way to get
“Tears pricked my eyes. There was absolutely nothing I could do. Stupid me to think I could make a difference.
“”Nobody can know a man’s heart, his intentions.” said Akash. “The rest of the world may laugh and judge. They
“It’s a really… human thing, isn’t it? The appreciation of art, seeing the beauty in something with no practical purpose.
“Eventually, the rain subsides and people begin to emerge again and I feel my anger subside. The sun comes out again
“Competition is all about winning and losing. There is the thrill of victory then the agony of defeat and experiencing






















