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Memoir by Atwood

By John Harris / April 4, 2026

  The book’s introduction explains why “lives” in the title is plural, and why the subtitle is “A Memoir of Sorts.” The explanation is confusing, but in an intriguing way.   You might think at first that “lives” is plural to account for all the lives intertwined with Atwood’s: parents, children, lovers, associates, other writers…

Goodbye Fidel Castro

By Vivien Lougheed / November 1, 2016

November 25th at 10:29 pm Fidel Castro took his last breath, much to the sorrow of those who benefitted from his life’s work — the citizens of Cuba. He was 90 years old and had held the responsibility of his citizens in his hands from 1959 until his illness in 2006 when he turned over…