An excerpt on the work from Jacque Rupp's website;
"The Red Purse is a story about grief and desire.
Shortly after he died, I bought a red purse, which sat on my dresser for years. I knew I needed...
Poetry is an important form of human and literary expression. Though not applicable to all areas of the topic, poetry is often an art of limitations. Haiku forces writers to become creative with syllables,...
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Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man, is an action-packed, culturally rich revenge film that beautifully blends anger and violence with tenderness and vibrance.
Dev Patel is a British-Indian...
Dune: Part Two is sure to be one of the premiere blockbusters of the year, and its $600 million dollar box office is still going strong at the time of writing. It has everything a global best seller needs:...
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Pi.
3.14.
3.1459.
3.14159265358979.
3.14159265358979323846264338327…
Alas, despite my best efforts, even I must fall into the same trap. The pain of Pi is apparent to me, and yet...
The aged wood creaked under my feet as I walked onto the porch. The fresh paint of the front walls was beautifully layered and mixed, below which lay termite dust and bird scat. I reached under the mat,...
I hold a different face for every person I meet. Smiles peel from sneers and earnestness sheds into timidity. I glide from person to person, none knowing the fangs I bare. If they do, it would be their...
Requiem (Petey) (pt.1)
Christmas is here
That time of the year
For happiness and cheer
Families full of smiles and laughter
How could they not
That Christmas magic is in the air
Or at least...
Oh, how I loathed the heat.
The days of February signaled the end of peace, at least for me. When layers gave way to skin, ice became sweat, and numbness grew to feeling.
Humanity vaunts itself as...
My father has the fullest face of hair out of anyone I’ve ever seen. He picks me up onto his shoulders, and my hands grasp at his face instead of his head. My mother scolds me, but he laughs deep from...