"It really meant a lot to me that that particular poem got published, because it meant something to me spending so much time at the beach in Manzanita."
You leer at me, seduce my senses, from the glossy glass counter at Tatte Bakery & Cafe flaunting your crispy flaky pastry, your swirling whirls of clotted cream.
Akbar recalls the moment he shattered his pelvis, emphasizing the minor miracles that indicate his survival, yet acknowledging that pain continues to define his life.
"In the summer of 1592, when William Shakespeare was still new to London and yet to establish himself as a playwright, an outbreak of plague swept through the city, forcing the theatres to close until the contagion had abated."