Stray Thoughts and Other Poems


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Stray


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From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past. After selling her first novel--a dream she'd worked long and hard for--Stephanie Danler knew she should be happy. Instead, she found herself driven to face the difficult past she'd left behind a decade ago: a mother disabled by years of alcoholism, further handicapped by a tragic brain aneurysm; a father who abandoned the family when she was three, now a meth addict in and out of recovery. After years in New York City she's pulled home to Southern California by forces she doesn't totally understand, haunted by questions of legacy and trauma. Here, she works toward answers, uncovering hard truths about her parents and herself as she explores whether it's possible to change the course of her history. Stray is a moving, sometimes devastating, brilliantly written and ultimately inspiring exploration of the landscapes of damage and survival.




Stray Thoughts/Winged Words


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For author Zakiah Sayeed, baring her soul to the world, releasing these intensely personal thoughts and feelings, is a freeing experience. Within these pages is solace and inspiration, happiness and sorrow, and a warm feeling of connection and shared understanding. Free verse poetry and flash fiction, it relies on stream of consciousness and ethereal connection cascading into awareness rather than preconceived rhythm and rhyme, her words true to the cadences of being, each a pulse—a reflection—that when viewed in their whole portrays a stunning breadth of emotion with resonance and beauty. Combined with prose and artfully crafted letters that provide insight into her life, her children, and her grandchildren, her fearless honesty displays for all to see the truth of her being.




Thoughts Of A Stray Mind


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Thoughts Of A Stray Mind is a rare window into the mind of a teenager trying to find their way in the world. This is a must-read for teens who will relate to the author's insightful depictions of both everyday challenges and extraordinary, but often shared, events. This book speaks to teens. It brings meaning to all kinds of experiences. Luke Yates writes candidly, through poetry, about feelings so often diminished by adults and buried deep by high school peers.




Dewdrops & Stray Thoughts


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On an early winter morning, the supple grass proudly displays its dew drops, as if they’ve absorbed nature’s lessons and transformed them overnight into something meaningful. Dewdrops, condensed from the air, symbolize pearls of wisdom—thoughts pondered and refined, ready for use. Stray vapors, still uncondensed, represent lingering thoughts awaiting clarity. In his third book, *Dewdrops & Stray Thoughts*, Dr. Kiran P. Sathe chooses not to distinguish between these two elements, allowing the natural flow of ideas to take shape without constraint, embracing both formed insights and unrefined musings.




The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing


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"Richard Hugo's free-swinging, go-for-it remarks on poetry and the teaching of poetry are exactly what are needed in classrooms and in the world."—James Dickey Richard Hugo was that rare phenomenon of American letters—a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo's now-classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all "directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems." Anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's sayd, playful, profound insights and advice concerning the mysteries of literary creation.




STRAY THOUGHTS FOR GIRLS


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With the assist of L. H. M. Soulsby, "Stray Thoughts for Girls" is a literary masterpiece that blends fiction and classics to provide a fascinating look at what it manner to be human. Soulsby, an excellent author, has created a masterpiece that is going past easy tales and aims to connect and assist readers apprehend greater deeply. This series of Soulsby's "Stray Thoughts" shows how creatively first-rate and passionate she is, supplying readers to an extensive variety of mind and feelings. The tales are fantastically written, combining parts of fiction with timeless old-timey topics. Author Soulsby's writing not only entertains, however it additionally helps readers connect with the characters and, by using extension, with every different. Soulsby's capability to put in writing approximately a huge range of human emotions in "Stray Thoughts for Girls" is shown by way of the tales that make the book appealing to a wide target market. His writing style is easy and beautiful, making the wonderful stories available to all and sundry and luring readers into the splendor of his tales. In this literary image, L. H. M. Soulsby suggests a deep knowledge of human condition, leaving an indelible mark on the factor wherein fiction and classical literature meet.