“People’s fates are simplified by their names.” — Elias Canetti There is figurative and literal power in the naming of individuals, whether that be through the name they are given at birth or through the[…]
Tag: identity
Cold Critical: Triumphs Fueled by Resilience
The following is a cold critical essay written in response to the prompt “discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which an individual’s resilience is shaped by empathy.” […]
The Voice Inside the Box
This piece is a personal response to the short story “Voices from Near and Far”, that I read over the winter break. The original story is about a mother who yearns to hear the voices[…]
Melted Chocolate (Polished Personal)
Melted Chocolate Back then, the water in the wishing well always had a degree of perpetual splendor in the gentle luminescence of daylight, bubbling ever so clear and soundless. He would reach in, trying to[…]
Mon Coeur – Polished Personal
The first day that I can clearly remember in my years as a child was my father’s 41st birthday. It was fall – I remember playing a game with him earlier in the crisp remains[…]
Polished Personal ~ Colour in a Grey World
I stood there—watching her spin around and around; soaring high above my head, laughter spewing out of her rosy lips and her golden mane being carried by the autumn wind. Her innocent face—so much like[…]