To prove myself, I hid my father's identity when I went to Norfolk. He was a four-star general at the Pentagon. I met Rear Admiral Lachlan Whitaker, the base's deputy commander—my boyfriend, my boss, my world, for five years.He never once took me to his family's home in Richmond. I thought he wasn't ready. The truth was worse: his family, big names in Southern military and political circles, would never see me as good enough.On the night he failed to come home for the ninet...

I was a world-class criminal profiler for the FBI, loaned out to a local precinct. Then I asked for a transfer to become a janitor. Even my boyfriend, Detective Derek, said in front of everyone: "That useless piece of trash is finally gone."Only one person ran after me—Eve, the woman who claims she can talk to the dead. My fiancé's "soul mate." Ever since Eve showed up, she always said my profiling conclusions before I could. The media called her "The Psychic Detective." Derek took...

My family never remembered my birthday. Ethan got a private steakhouse dinner for his; Chloe got a Six Flags trip and an Instagram carousel captioned "our little princess." Mine falls on July nineteenth, mid-summer vacation, and always passed without notice.I thought turning eighteen would be different. Instead, Mom left to take Chloe to dance, Dad and Ethan left to play ball, and I spent the day alone. I texted the family group chat: "I'm eighteen today!" No one replied.Th...

**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, TIME MAGAZINE, VOGUE, NPR, FINANCIAL TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, VULTURE, AND VOXThe irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life“Funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect ....

At my graduation ceremony, my parents couldn't stop taking pictures—of my boyfriend, Brennan, and my best friend, Chiara. Brennan reassured Chiara he could get her a job at his company. My dad nodded along. My brother offered to put in a good word for her. It wasn't until they noticed my hand, outstretched and frozen in midair, that they seemed to remember I was there at all."Alessa, you should just take whatever you can get for now." Brennan scrolled through the pictures on his ph...

Talker is an interview zine about performance by Giles Bailey.Issue #11 is a conversation with Miranda July.Miranda is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. This conversation explores her live work, from early plays and performances for theatres to projects that are built on audience participation and take the form of apps, public talks or an interfaith charity shop in Selfridges department store. Alongside these, we discuss the significance of ...

In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film. During her increasingly long lunch breaks, she began to obsessively read the PennySaver, the iconic classifieds booklet that reached everywhere and seemed to come from nowhere. Who was the person selling the "Large leather Jacket, $10"? It seemed important to find out—or at least it was a great distraction from the screenplay.Accompanied by photographer ...

After the witch’s memory severance ritual, I forgot everything.I forgot the Alpha I was fated to for seven years.I forgot the Omega girl I’d sponsored since childhood, the one who stole my entire life.I forgot everything about the Blackwood Pack.

The Reset – Book OneAt exactly midnight, the world changes.In the quiet desert town of Santa Esperanza, Mexico, reality begins rewriting itself night after night. History shifts, memories vanish, borders move, languages change, and entire parts of existence are replaced as if they had always been that way.By morning, no one remembers the world that came before.No one except five strangers.An investigative journalist, a retired engine...

After mustering up the courage to give your heart to someone on a silver platter, they viciously tear your heart to pieces. You’ve now found yourself confused, trying to heal, lonely, and wondering if true love really exists. Although the road to healing can be challenging, you can still conquer it all!If you’ve been looking for some guidance to help you move on from your past relationship, embrace the lessons you learned, and finally transition into the un...

It was supposed to be any other day at work for Carlos, a prison guard with a mundane life, but when a new inmate comes into the picture, a hot and steamy romance begins.

What is an inflammation? The word inflammation refers to a swelling in a localized part of the body. The area that is inflamed is usually hot, reddened, and also painful. It can occur in any part of the body where there is an infection or injury.According to another study, it is possible to develop breast cancer with a high sucrose diet. Sucrose is another form of sugar. It is also suggested that eating sugary foods can prevent or block the anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatt...