Writers Lounge
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THE GHOST IN LOVE — Jonathan Carroll
Welcome to the luminous and marvelously inventive world of The Ghost in Love. A man falls in the snow, hits his head on a curb, and dies. But something strange occurs: the man doesn’t die, and the ghost that’s been sent to take his soul to the afterlife is flabbergasted. Going immediately to its boss, the ghost asks, what should I do now? The boss says, we don’t know how this happened but we’re working on it. We want you to stay with this man to help us figure out what’s going on.
The ghost agrees unhappily; it is a ghost, not a nursemaid. But a funny thing happens — the ghost falls madly in love with the man’s girlfriend, and things naturally get complicated. Soon afterward, the man discovers he did not die when he was “supposed” to because for the first time in their history, human beings have decided to take their fates back from the gods. It’s a wonderful change, but one that comes at a price.
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The Last Drop — Stephen C Rose
The Last Drop is a novella set in the future. Oil is no more. What is left is too expensive to extract. Global economies have completely tanked. Dusty is the protagonist of this tale. She walks from Vermont to New York City and we learn who she is and what her destiny will be.
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Change Collective — Robinson Greig
Daily expert-led lessons and optional 1-on-1 coaching in an app that helps you build a better lifestyle.
Dispatches from the Kabul Cafe — Heidi Kingstone
In 2007, Canadian journalist Heidi Kingstone arrived in Kabul, eager to uncover the mysteries and shadows of one turbulent corner of the world. Over the next four years, she encountered idealists and chancers, gunrunners and warlords. She interviewed generals and partied with powerbrokers and fashionistas. A passionate advocate for women’s rights, she witnessed women as heroes, as victims, as freeloaders, as rivals.
Heidi’s account of the last years of ISAF-controlled Kabul is vividly atmospheric, deeply personal and at times shockingly painful. From air bases to brothels, she tells of disastrous development programs and hopeful couplings against the backdrop of our longest war. But as her friends fall victim to ambush, kidnap and suicide bombing, no amount of booze and adrenaline can soften the devastating realities of NATO’s new Afghanistan.
Into the wild — Jon Krakauer
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and , unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild.
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The Divorce Diet — Ellen Hawley
“The Divorce Diet” is a novel that should be dedicated to every woman who ever walked away from a man or a diet. It’s bitingly funny and insightful, while celebrating food and self-discovery just don’t read it while you’re hungry. It’s perfect for fans of “Julie and Julia “and “Eat, Pray, Love.”
Abigail loves her baby Rosie, her husband Thad, and food. She takes great joy and comfort in concocting culinary delights to show the depth of her love and commitment to her family. Imagine her surprise when Thad announces, this whole marriage thing just doesn’t work for me. Abigail can’t believe he really means what he’s said, but he does. Abigail and Rosie move back in to her parents’ house, where she regresses into her adolescent self. She diets, finds work, and begins to discover the life she really wants, and a man who really wants her.
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Latterly Magazine — Ben Wolford
Narrative journalism combines the standards and goals of journalistic reporting with the devices of literature. Like beautiful music, it can put a chill in your spine or tears in your eyes. Starting Nov. 18, Latterly began publishing this kind of storytelling, with four pieces each month from all over the world. You won’t find sensationalism. No ads, either. Just really compelling stories. They don’t care about clicks. They won’t monitor traffic. Because of their unique ad-free, community-based model, they only care about two things: the stories, and their community of journalists and readers.
Latterly was created by freelance journalist Ben Wolford and Christina Asencio, a human rights lawyer. Ben grew up in Ohio and has contributed to The New York Times and Newsweek. Christina, whose advocacy helps refugees and immigrants, grew up in Miami. They now live in Bangkok. You can read more about them here.
Over the Edge — Christina Lopes
Part memoir, part teachable moments written with insights from great spiritual leaders and the words of the universe itself, “Over the Edge” is just the first part of a journey that delves into relationships, sexuality and society.
In offering a challenge to notions of formal religion, love, career and what really matters, “Over the Edge: How One Woman Learned to Channel the Universe” is at once clarion call for personal awareness and a beacon of great and abiding hope for the future.
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