by Nathalie Tierce A collection of poems paired with surreal paintings. I wasn’t quite into it.
Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden
Tangier in the Rain
Script by Fabien Grolleau & art by Abdel de Bruxelles Written as an imaginary biography of Matisse’s visit to Tangier. There he attempts to be inspired and gets frustrated with his many tries. Finally, he avidly paints a woman who tells him a tale. The tale turns out to be her own life story and … Continue reading Tangier in the Rain
The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Tales
edited by Kate Ashwin, Sloane Leong, and Kel McDonald Tales collected from the islands and it was a treat to read them. It tells about lore with gods and their antics, ghostly entities visiting the earth, etc. XOXO, BB
Amalia
Script & art by Aude Picault A story about how you need to take a step back and listen to your body. How to take care of your own self and how to be ok with it. It also shows how things falls into place even if you think you are being selfish or feel … Continue reading Amalia
It Will End Like This ~ Kyra Leigh
‘Burn it. Burn it and no one will ever know.’
THE HENNA ARTIST~ALKA JOSHI
"Success was ephemeral—and fluid—as I’d found out the hard way. It came. It went. It changed you from the outside, but not from the inside. Inside, I was still the same girl who dreamed of a destiny greater than she was allowed.”
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS ~ ALICE FEENEY
"Marriage is either a winning lottery or a straitjacket."
INTO THE LAKE ~ L.K. CHAPMAN
When Natalie reluctantly agrees to attend a school reunion, she hits it off with former classmate Josh—a boy she barely spoke to while they were at school together—and finds herself swept up in a whirlwind romance with him. Then she receives a message: you can do better than marrying a murderer.
THE HEART PRINCIPLE ~ HELEN HOANG
“…But I guess that’s how it must be when someone’s standards are so impossibly high and their capacity for empathy so limited. They are cruel to others, and cruelest to themselves.”
SHANGHAI GIRLS ~ LISA SEE
"You are a Dragon, and of all the signs only a Dragon can tame the fates. Only a Dragon can wear the horns of destiny, duty, and power."
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