Clarity and connection yung5/31/2023 ![]() And then in 2020 when the pandemic started, I was like “Oh, I should have one of the main focuses of this book be relationships.” It felt like a natural jumping-off point from Inward, which was about individual personal transformation. I’ve been slowly writing since I released my last book in 2018. How did you settle on the themes of relationships and self-awareness? The process for this book was very slow, very intentional. ![]() Tell me about your writing process for Clarity and Connection. Tricycle recently spoke with Perez about his new book, Clarity and Connection, his pandemic practice, the challenge of connecting in a divisive era, the limitations of social media, and what comes next for him. ![]() His writing career-and viral poems-soon followed. Goenka shortly after graduating from college and getting clean from drugs and alcohol. He began practicing Vipassana meditation as taught by S. Perez, 34, better known by his pen name, Yung Pueblo (“young people”), was born in Ecuador and grew up in Boston. ![]() Since 2013, Diego Perez has posted his poetry on his Instagram account-no fancy fonts, filters, or images of the Buddha, just simple black type on a white background. ![]()
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Savage Ecstasy by Janelle Taylor5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() They're enraged when Alisha attempts to intervene, threatening them with a gun to make them leave him alone. He's been tortured by three men who live at the fort, one of whom has the hots for Alisha. ![]() She lives at a fort that has captured a Native American. SAVAGE ECSTASY opens with a series of very long info dumps introducing us to the tedious bore that is Alisha. I've read a number of bodice rippers over the last couple years, and SAVAGE ECSTASY has been near the top of my list for years because it's supposed to be the OG of Native American romances. We buddy read SAVAGE ECSTASY as our first bodice ripper theme read in the Unapologetic Romance Readers group. ![]() ![]() Published in 1845, sixteen years before the Civil War began, the Narrative describes Douglass' life from early childhood until his escape from slavery in 1838. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is a moving account of the courage of one man's struggle against the injustice of antebellum slavery. ![]() He accomplished all of these feats without any formal education. Born into slavery around 1818, he eventually escaped and became a respected American diplomat, a counselor to four presidents, a highly regarded orator, and an influential writer. He spoke out against oppression throughout America and abroad, and his struggle for freedom, self-discovery, and identity stands as a testament for all time, for all people. Douglass, however, is an inspiration to more than just African Americans. ![]() His influence can be seen in the politics and writings of almost all major African-American writers, from Richard Wright to Maya Angelou. Frederick Douglass will forever remain one of the most important figures in America's struggle for civil rights and racial equality. ![]() |