by Sherring D.
Zora is in the fourth year of owning an independent bookstore in DC, when her favorite author-crush has a book reading and signing at her store.
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by Sherring D.
The title of Taj McCoy’s novel is Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell, but it’s a journey for her to get there. For starters, after six years of being together, Savannah Sheldon’s boyfriend Jason dumps her.
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by Sherring D.
April was the month of audiobooks.
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by Sherring D.
Last week was an earthquake. This week was a solar eclipse. While neither were firsts, on the same day as the eclipse, I attended my first ever opera. Fire Shut Up in My Bones is the namesake opera based on Charles M. Blow’s memoir.
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by Sherring D.
I was wearing a hoodie, panties, headscarf and socks when Mother Earth decided to start a shimmy in New Jersey that was reportedly felt in parts of Philly, New York, Virginia and Boston.
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by Sherring D.
One Summer in Savannah was a roller coaster of emotions but also a masterclass in forgiveness.
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by Sherring D.
But now, elevators will remind me of the excruciating ride Will takes the morning after his brother’s death. The first timestamp after entering on the eighth floor is 9:08:05 am and the last timestamp is 9:09:09 am when he reaches the lobby, the L button having been pressed several times during the short-long ride. In less than two minutes, Will revisits painful memories and revelations of his not long life.
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by Sherring D.
A child of divorce, Ada hasn’t seen her mother, who battles addiction, in several years. Of course, addiction is the basis of a bittersweet and toxic relationship between the mother and daughter. Ada describes her mother as “more thorns than petals.”
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by Sherring D.
Imagine being a high school senior gearing up to enjoy your final year of high school to take a road trip post-graduation before heading off to different colleges than your three best friends when you’re “granted” the ability to see couples’ relationships. Via one passionate kiss, in a matter of seconds, you visualize how they met, past and future happy moments, and how the relationship inevitably ends. It’s because of these visions you know your two best friends’ relationship is doomed and will have a ripple effect on your friend group.
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Just Sherring