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Wow! Big things are starting to happen in Russia.
Magic realism is one of my favorite genres. I especially like Alice Hoffman’s books. I’ll have to pick up the Salman Rushdie one you mentioned. I want to write a magic realism novel for young adults, but I’m stuck.
One about Trump would be challenging, indeed.
Alice Hoffman is my favorite author. I won a book of hers in a facebook contest and I sent her this poem...she sent me a blue emoji heart.
I wrote this after my father passed.
It's called Hats
Today I packed your hats away, they smelled of you, they smelled of you
And all the time I packed was brave, to give away , to give away
And all the time I thought of you, now World's away, now World's away
Today I packed your hats away, and cried because i am so brave
to be without your hats today.
I’ve seen those FB drawings she does. It’s so cool that you won! I tried a few times, but alas, it wasn’t to be!
That poem is a beautiful tribute and so reflective of what it feels like to mourn a beloved dad. Getting a blue heart emoji from Alice would be wonderful acknowledgement.
I absolutely love Alice Hoffman’s writing. It’s hard to explain. It’s lyrical, but it can be haunting in a way. She’s also one of my favorites. When she was on tour for The World That We Knew, she came out to California, and I was able to see her speak in San Diego. I moved heaven and Earth to get there, but it was well worth it. She’s a delight. Her use of color in her imagery is mesmerizing. I could go on and on... and on. Haha.
I loved your poem! I lost my dad two years ago, so reading it really hit me. Thank you so much for sharing your story and the poem. ?
You gotta love AOC right now.
Both she and Ted Cruz are calling for an investigation on what is currently going on in the stock market.
AOC tweeted she wants to know more about Robinhood Apps decision to block the retail investors from purchasing stock while hedge funds can still freely trade. She is a member of the Financial Services Cmte and supports a hearing gif necessary.
Cruz responded that he "fully agreed".
AOC's response to Cruz is classic.
"I am happy to work with Republicans on the issue where theres's common ground , but you almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out.
Happy to work w/almost any other GOP that aren't trying to get me killed.
In the meantime if you want to help, you can resign."
Magic realism...
One about Trump would be challenging, indeed.
Wouldn't the truth be weird enough?
Agreed. A Jonathan Franzen-type realist novel about the T years would be so weird no one would take it seriously (well, I think Franzen fiction is already a pile of poop, but I digress). That’s why only magical realism would work. Check out how Ngugi wa Thiong’o depicted a Trumpian African dictator in his novel The Wizard of the Crow ? .
Yeah, Wizard of the Crow was looong, even for Ngugi, but you're right, we sound more like both Latin America and Africa's supernatural politics. We need the wry humor of Ngugi all the time.