My life’s stem was cut,
But quickly, lovingly
I was lifted up,
I heard the rush of the tap
And I was set in water
In the blue vase, beautiful
In lip and curve,
And here I am
Opening one petal
As the tea cools.
I wait while the sun moves
And the bees finish their dancing,
I know I am dying
But why not keep flowering
As long as I can
From my cut stem?
What Made Elena Ferrante Into A Writer
from The Guardian
But quickly, lovingly
I was lifted up,
I heard the rush of the tap
And I was set in water
In the blue vase, beautiful
In lip and curve,
And here I am
Opening one petal
As the tea cools.
I wait while the sun moves
And the bees finish their dancing,
I know I am dying
But why not keep flowering
As long as I can
From my cut stem?
What Made Elena Ferrante Into A Writer
from The Guardian
Hollywood and literary agents, take note
The Chicago Sun-Times chronicles
how the arrest of El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord, had a lot more to it
than that visit from Sean
Penn. Indeed, "Authorities have never revealed that the
case against the man who some believe was the biggest drug kingpin in the world
began with (Christopher) Baines, a
mid-level dealer whose father owned a grocery store in Austin and also drove a
bus for the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)."
A key source here is Thomas Shakeshaft,
a former federal prosecutor intimately involved in the case. "The El Chapo
case was the highlight of Shakeshaft’s career as a prosecutor. And it exacted
an enormous toll. He says the pressure of keeping witnesses alive while
overseeing an international drug investigation drove him to drink and led to a
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