As a child I read vigorously and hopefully. The library was my second home, and I looked forward to reading the endless shelves of books beyond the children’s section. But when I moved into the Young Adult area, many of the first few pages of each book were filled with silliness or extreme violence or raunchy content. I was horrified and my innocent dreams of reading every book in the library were crushed.
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Sometimes people say stupid things when we are hurting. Not because they want to hurt us, but because they are uncomfortable with our pain and don’t know what to say— especially when they have never been in our situation. This is often true of singleness.
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March 7th marks the death anniversary of my dear mother Renuka Susikaran. Amma’s life was simple, loving, joyful and precious.
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When we cannot find the words
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A few times a year I, Alycia, get offers to review books for different companies. I am selective about which ones I choose & Fight for Us was a book I couldn’t refuse.
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