Over thirty-six compact chapters, Smith reiterates, with relentless zeal, that humans are, in essence, phenomenal beings – a fact that is, apparently, not often appreciated. More here.

Once the “weird” child both at school and at home, Marianne Eloise has lived in an embattled emotional state for as long as she can remember, with repeated episodes of…

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My first best friend S was the Queen Bee of my tiny primary school class. She was as glamorous as any young girl could possibly be, with huge blue eyes,…