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TED talk: the curse of the red-headed woman

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 hopevdmHope

{a play in three acts}   act i {the resurrection}   sometimes (all the time), i think i was a witch in a past life.   (joan of arc, maybe. or morgan le fay. or[…]

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The Truth of Magic–Polished Critical

January 17, 2018 hopevdmHope

For some, magic lies in the shadows–it is, afterall, awfully easy to hide one’s flaws in the absence of light, because, for some, light means truth. Light shows what is, instead of what might be;[…]

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the women that we are

January 14, 2018 hopevdmHope

 The following poem was my response to the Nazi Germany Seminar that Ziyana and I did. It was an emulation of sorts to the poem ‘The Jews That We Are” by Richard Michelson. i.)  this[…]

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Daisies on a Thursday

January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 hopevdmHope

he gave me daisies on a thursday. they smelled oddly like snow– fresh and cold and a little sad. maybe that’s why they’re my favourite. i clutched them to my chest for the remainder of[…]

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The Dance of the Tangled Woman

January 10, 2018January 23, 2018 hopevdmHope

Polished personal. The impact significant events have on an individual’s ability to determine their own destiny. In response to Wilmer Mills’ ‘The Tent Delivery Woman’s Ride‘ When an individual feels inadequate in light of what[…]

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A Pipe Dream

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 hopevdmHope

I would like to preface this by saying that, when it comes to literature and plays (as well as a whole array of other things in life), I am ridiculously particular about what I do[…]

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Ophelia: The Girl Who Drowned

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 hopevdmHope

Honour and certainty are the two pivotal components of an individual’s identity; certainty for the sake of knowing who one truly is, and honour for the sake of being proud of the identity that one[…]

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The Art of Obedience

November 20, 2017November 26, 2017 ZiyanaKHope

“I shall obey, my lord.” –          Ophelia (I.iii.623)   Ophelia. The lovely and virtuous maiden, wearing innocence and obedience like flowers in her hair—that’s you, is it not? You, sweet beauty, were named after the flower[…]

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Flores Para los Muertos

October 27, 2017November 2, 2017 hopevdmHope

in my story i am blanche and he is allan but maybe in his  he isn’t                                       […]

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Collateral Damage

October 22, 2017October 26, 2017 hopevdmHope

Author’s note: This is the poem I used for my Portrait of Me presentation. This is also a poem that I wrote and posted on my personal blog at the beginning of July following a very[…]

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