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The power of reading aloud

By admin | Published: July 17, 2012

By Naomi Klouda My memory of Esther starts with books, the fairy tales she read to us. Crowded as we were, we rag tag children who would soon number nine, piled on the bed around our older sister Esther. The closest kids could see the book’s illustrations best. In this way, I learned to love [...]

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Messages from a Ray of enlightenment

By admin | Published: June 30, 2012

WHEN I heard Ray Bradbury had died, my mind flooded with images. They’d been in hibernation since the time when I read his short stories as a child. Still beautiful, haunting, frightening. there was the Illustrated Man, his body covered with tattoos that came to life and told their own stories. there was a carnival, [...]

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Are Short Stories Becoming Popular Again?

By admin | Published: June 26, 2012

With the rise of digital publishing, it seems that the humble short story is indeed becoming popular again with readers. Short stories lend themselves to e-readers well, since most people use their Kindles and Nooks while travelling to and from work, relaxing in a coffee shop in their lunch breaks, or snuggling into their pillow [...]

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