It's the immigrants' fault because they know how to lie really well. They hide their work-filled days and the little time ...

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I have met so many good people of Petersburg, and I love the great possibilities that the city has on the horizon' ...

Becky and Benny were childhood sweethearts who went their separate ways in college. Now, she is his wife and caretaker as he ...

An old, old, old, old, old (key word is old here), old flame of mine from my freshman year of high school recently sent me this poem: ...

New Directions Publishing Essex HemphillThe Great Storyteller 1957-1995 As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a ...

For five years, Steve and Renee Patten have been struggling to learn what exactly happened the night their daughter died. The couple from Bradford said their daughter, Morgan Patten, had big plans for ...

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Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

Elizabeth Willis, since arriving on the University of Iowa campus a decade ago, has come to epitomize the iconic and esteemed ...