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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews -Cancer Courts My Mother by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Title: Cancer Courts My Mother Author: LindaAnn LoSchiavo Publisher: Prolific Pulse Press LLC Genre: Contemporary Poetry, Death, Grief, and Loss Poetry Published: November 7, 2025 Pages: 40 pages We live in a society with a rule we’re never taught, but somehow already know: you do not speak ill of your mother. Mothers are indeed sacred, but… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – “Drapetomania”
Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright was a prominent physician and medical writer in New Orleans. He specialized in “mental alienation,” an expression that meant a break with reality or a schism in mind. Cartwright is most known and remembered for his theories of drapetomania—the belief that a disease caused slaves to run away. Also known as… Continue reading
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Bitter Sweet
Its cold, obviously, in Chicago. The irony is that this week has been like Chicago’s cold bitter wind and the warmth of the sun on my cheeks at the same time. Similar to how the sun is just strong enough to warm the ground but not the wind. Like the sharpness of a very dark… Continue reading
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