• Winner of the 1987 William Carlos Williams Award presented by the Poetry Society of AmericaWith The Imaginary Lover, Alicia Ostriker takes her place among the most striking and original poets whose work is informed by feminist consciousness. Her characterization of the best poetry by women, in the New York Times Book Review, aptly describes this book: "intimate rather than remote, passionate rather than distant, defying divisions between emotion and intellect, private and public, life and art, writer and reader." To read her poems is to "discover not only more of what it means to be a woman but more of what it means to be human."
"If you leave it without saying goodbye,it will come back to deprive the life out of you."At first, Phai though that Klong was only his imaginary friend who stepped up to be an imaginary boyfriend. But seems like Klong doesn't want to be only imagination, he wants to be more even he has to do something terrible... This is a paranormal thriller romantic novel about Phai who falls in with his imaginary friend whom he left behind without saying goodbye since he was young. After the reunion with Klong, even Phai feels really happy but there is a feeling that touches at the back of his neck. It's fear. Because it's like in the bedtime rhyme said about the imaginary friend "If you leave it without saying goodbye,it will come back to deprive the life out of you."
[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Consensual BDSM Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, spanking, flogging, paddling, feather play, sex toys, HEA] Dom and IT department head Tom Raleigh has always considered cargo pilot Ivy Balloux his imaginary lover, until Tom's sister steals Ivy's fiance. Convinced she'd rather eat glass than look at another Raleigh family member, Tom continues to keep his distance. Dom and project manager Merrick Durante is so infatuated with Ivy that he has her flight days and times memorized. But the impending trial of Merrick's brother for arson and murder has him keeping a low profile. Ivy Balloux has worshipped Tom and Merrick from afar for years, but the convoluted history between their families has forced her to keep her distance. When the three finally get together, they work hard to overcome outside forces that would just as soon tear them apart. When Tom's sister plays a cruel joke on Tom and Merrick, they risk the curse on their families to leave the island and save Ivy from danger. Will they survive the curse? ** A Siren Erotic Romance
He came into our garden like a ghost, the blond boy with the raven on his shoulder. He was pretty like a star, and just as distant, an imaginary friend vanishing before anyone else could see him. But years later, he appears at my high school. He comes out of nowhere, just like before. This time he’s older, taller, the raven gone. Is he real? Was it all true? And if he vanishes again, how will I survive it?
“The nearest thing to an autobiography Irving has written . . . worth saving and savoring."—Seattle Times Dedicated to the memory of two wrestling coaches and two writer friends, The Imaginary Girlfriend is John Irving's candid memoir of his twin careers in writing and wrestling. The award-winning author of best-selling novels from The World According to Garp to In One Person, Irving began writing when he was fourteen, the same age at which he began to wrestle at Exeter. He competed as a wrestler for twenty years, was certified as a referee at twenty-four, and coached the sport until he was forty-seven. Irving coached his sons Colin and Brendan to New England championship titles, a championship that he himself was denied. In an autobiography filled with the humor and compassion one finds in his fiction, Irving explores the interrelationship between the two disciplines of writing and wrestling, from the days when he was a beginner at both until his fourth wresting related surgery at the age of fifty-three. Writing as a father and mentor, he offers a lucid portrait of those—writers and wrestlers from Kurt Vonnegut to Ted Seabrooke—who played a mentor role in his development as a novelist, wrestler, and wrestling coach. He reveals lessons he learned about the pursuit for which he is best known, writing. “And,” as the Denver Post observed, in filling “his narrative with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels, Irving combines the lessons of both obsessions (wrestling and writing) . . . into a somber reflection on the importance of living well.”
Dusty O'Brien couldn't believe her aunt had left the old house to her and to Nick Elliott. The pain burning in his mesmerizing dark eyes echoed her own grief, but she'd been pushing people away for too long to reach out to him. Was she his forbidden desire sent by fate--or the only woman who could make him whole?
This updated and expanded edition provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of counselling survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). In a reasoned and thoughtful approach, this book honestly addresses the complex issues in this important area of work, providing practical strategies valuable and new insights for counsellors.
Imaginary Men Love Imaginary Women is the second book of poetry by the artist Karlos Rene Ayala; it is the second book in a three-part bildungsroman through poetry.
