Still-Born Birth

Still-Born Birth

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
— Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

This is My Birth-Right

Still-Born Birth

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
— Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

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Emily Dickinson - planksip

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts into a prominent family with strong ties to its community.

planksipFrederick the Great

This revival is a social affair, falling from the womb of your soul. With an everlasting half-life of contradictory utterance, the transmissible of your words is viral at times, at least that's the story we tell ourselves. Disappointment is a daily occurrence.

The Reason for Reason

The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one.
— Emil Cioran (1911-1995)

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Emil Cioran - planksip

Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. He frequently engages with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism.

planksipGeorge Eliot

The lack of a teleology of sorts isn't typically associated with Reason and as such, it brings up the question of when does Reason predominately become rationalization? I may be begging here but the question still stands as valid when the only sound I hear is crickets.

Any Degree Burns

There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.
— Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)

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Sylvia Plath - planksip

Sylvia Plath was a poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer.

planksipEmily Dickinson

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