Published 6y ago - Rebekah Iliff
She or he, or them or they; We’re all the same in some small way. We crazy laugh, and then we cry As dreams unmet leave us with “why?” Blake’s famous poem says it so: We all are meant for “joy and woe.” As suns do set they also rise Upon our hearts... More »
Published 6y ago - Rebekah Iliff
On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Mr. Peanut opens up to G.W. Carver Dear Mr. Carver, You and I have come a long way since the turn of the 20th century, when you essentially hoisted me into the spotlight while at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Your inte... More »
Published 9y ago - Rebekah Iliff
In a recent excerpt from Maria Popova’s “Brainpickings,” she cleverly urges the reader to discover one of novelist John Steinbeck’s most intimate explorations, which were originally written as letters addressed to his two young sons. The culmination of... More »