After reading an interesting essay last year about the Praying Mantis by the surrealist writer Roger Caillois, I decided to keep a couple of these insects as pets. The mantis, which can grow as big as six inches and mostly lives in warmer climates, adapts easily to a domestic environment and is often incorrectly confused [...]
Category Archives: Nonfiction
As It Was: Non-Fiction by Anna Joujan
May 30, 2009 – 2:15 am
It was the first time I have seen my mother dance. She clung tightly to my stepfather, her tear-stained face resting on his shoulder. Next to me, my brother wept at the sight, covering his face with his hands. I hesitantly rested my hand on his hunched shoulder, longing to reach out in a big [...]
