Literature

I am lagging behind When I think of your dreams… And you don’t have a clue baby About how I’m sinking for you… You seem so relax even though You got me, baby Tell me, how did it feel to look me in the eye and see The life you could never have? What’s for dinner, Except for the lies you’ve told… I am full honey… I am in my room, Lying on the floor Thinking, is it ever gonna get better? And then there is your voice

If you’re a fan of heartwarming stories that make you laugh, cry, and wish for simpler times, then you’ve probably heard of ‘Anne of Green Gables.’ The beloved novel by LM Montgomery has become a cultural icon, spawning countless adaptations and winning the hearts of readers young and old for…

This winter, New York City shattered the record for the longest time gone without snow, a reign which met an anti-climactic end on Feb. 1 when less than half an inch littered the streets. Before this, the previous uncontested record was set in 1973. That year, “The Young and the…

Allegedly J.K. Rowling wrote the Dementors of her Harry Potter series as manifestation of her depression. Dark, phantom things whose sinister ability to suck the joy out of a person leaves them as empty, morbid husks of what they once were. …

Needless to say, my site title draws from Dylan’s book title, but only because of a conversation with my sixteen year old daughter Grace. She saw me reading Dylan’s book and asked me what modern songs he wrote about. When I said, “Most of them are from the 50s,” she…

I discovered the dystopian genre with 1984, quickly followed by Brave New World like many readers. What fascinated me with Orwell and Huxley’s stories were the alternative ways in which civilizations could have evolved in. Especially when they are too distant from what we could have been. I wonder what…

Ah, Roald Dahl — the man who brought us eccentric characters, twisted tales, and… chocolate? That’s right, folks, the legendary author was once a taste-tester for none other than Cadbury’s chocolate. Now, I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine a better job than getting paid to eat chocolate…

While searching for Classics to read to expand my close-to-nothing classical canon collection, I would always see Letters to a Young Poet listed in the top recommendations. …