When I went out to study yesterday, the first thing I noticed was the sunshine on my face. I welcome it and then want to know, Do I have sunscreen? I then asked myself if I should use the bathroom before heading to the park. I sat on the bench and opened my book like a bold, tingling sparrow rushing down from the nearby bass. I watched them quarrel with each other. Then I put myself on the task: I want to make progress on a pre-copy of my new memoir, but Michelle de Kretser Theory and practice Also in my schoolbag, I have Sharon Kay Penman When Christ sleeps with His Saints Loading on my e-reader - Also, I know I have only a few chapters left Midnight in Chernobyl. As I entered a few pages of my memoir, the carpenter bee began to be lazy around me. A leaf drifted onto my head. The light forces me to squint and then dig out my sunglasses. A cowbird joined the sparrow. Chi-sings competes with the hum of the air conditioning unit. Chapter Break: I looked up and a very happy dog ​​was playing in a specially marked park Not a dog parkI smiled at myself. A small red bug crawled over my cell phone; the corner of the nearby Potomac sounded; the plane soared overhead. I admire the blooming wisteria and then sneeze violently.

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What did I get when my skin and wind blow my hair on my face while trembling and barking? Of course it is not an optimized reading experience. In the office, I can quickly go to the bathroom or the Aquarius station to get rid of distractions. Automatic curtains block bright sunlight. But I agree with Bekah's pregnancy, he Atlantic This week, some books are just “reasons to get your reading corner and into the world.” She pointed out that it is important to have a pleasant day here. Outdoor reading is not always idyllic. I encountered an imminent threat of pollen, bugs and bird droppings. But this may be sublime.

And, in fact, a lot of distractions forced me to catch my attention. I pushed myself to a unique state of concern, actively choosing each paragraph rather than everything that is happening around me. Every page I completed was an achievement, and the author's words came into my mind a mixture of noise, smell and breeze. I barely care when my mind slides down the page. My memory of the chapters I read is now connected to images of the world's natural rhythms: iris, wriggling spiders, flowing rivers, and regular unexpected, uncontrollable sneezes.

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Fish StoryNettie Jones

"You're not crazy to me," a character told the narrator Fish StoryLewis Jones, a black woman in her 30s. "You're bold. Most people can't even imagine the life of life." This kind of life includes nights in Detroit and Manhattan in the 1970s, with lots of cocaine and sex sometimes even frustrating. Originally acquired by Toni Morrison and published in 1983, this crazy novel has become a cult classic and easy to understand why: it is associated with original and ungraceful honesty. The new version of Farrar, Straus and Giroux will be released in April is expected to bring more viewers to Jones' sharp, fast perspectives to understand the highs and lows of the human heart. - Rhian Sasseen

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Is anyone still hitchhiking?

By Andrew Fedorov

But I also hitchhike because I love it. The rides I encountered in the United States opened up how I felt about this country. Everyone is an encounter with someone who has a point of view that I can hardly imagine, because one has spent his whole life in the East Coast and a politically isolated bubble. Especially when politics feels strong, hitchhiking keeps me from forgetting that decent people are everywhere. This is a way to test the tensile strength of a social safety net. It shows that when you are at your most vulnerable, people are willing to help, whether through situations or choices. You hitchhike know you're not alone.

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