It should not be so hard to write both poetry and fiction. Both arts, after all, make use of the same materials, words and punctuation. Poems...
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An insight into our common humanity and the overwhelming power of words -- fears, dreams, the unresolved and the purely comical moments that bind together and bring semblance to life. The uniqueness of an anthology of intimacies (submissions came from ordinary people all across America)gives this collection a strangely confessional feeling. The stories range from topics that include love, death, animals and family. No story is too small or common and most often those are the most revelatory. An inspiration to every person who ever wanted to share a story and a gift to those who miss the voice of the storyteller in their lives.
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I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project by Paul Auster
SarahEJH, January 4, 2010
An insight into our common humanity and the overwhelming power of words -- fears, dreams, the unresolved and the purely comical moments that bind together and bring semblance to life. The uniqueness of an anthology of intimacies (submissions came from ordinary people all across America)gives this collection a strangely confessional feeling. The stories range from topics that include love, death, animals and family. No story is too small or common and most often those are the most revelatory. An inspiration to every person who ever wanted to share a story and a gift to those who miss the voice of the storyteller in their lives.