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  1. The Paris ReviewSabrina Orah Mark5/7/209 min
    86 reads18 comments
    8.9
    The Paris Review
    86 reads
    8.9
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    • DellwoodBarker3 years ago

      Existential Gold. Love the Fairy Tale parallels.

      If I had a machete I would use it to cut the mice, and the princess, and the king, and the stepmother, and the castle, and the wolf, and the mother, and the sons, free from their function so they could disappear into their own form.

      Excellent Line.

    • sjwoo3 years ago

      I haven't smiled this much in a long time. Thank you.

    • emilesilvis3 years ago

      Read the piece, but really didn’t like the content or the style.

    • BetSheWet3 years ago

      Such an enjoyable read!

      Btw, it’s seriously hard to find bread flour! After weeks of failing to see it when casually grocery shopping, I went on a quest and found it at grocery store #7

    • Straffshine3 years ago

      A pure delight to read. It captures this moment so well.

    • Jim3 years ago

      It does seem like we are searching and trying to achieve silly useless things. The Mom is a true classic.

    • gmclean3 years ago

      One to re-read, several times. Glorious.

    • jackdille3 years ago

      FUCK THE BREAD!

      I laughed out loud reading this and was sad when it ended. It really is a long poem, and it made me miss fairy tales, and feel sad, but optimistic, like the best things do.

      <3

      • Pegeen
        Top reader this weekReading streakScoutScribe
        3 years ago

        Love your comment and felt the same things. And I agree, this was like a narrative poem.

    • Kiki3 years ago

      Lovely story. She’s too good for university life

    • Plum
      Reading streak
      3 years ago

      I love her and I adore her mother

    • joanne3 years ago

      Beautiful writing. I felt like I was in her fairytale/ nightmare/life.

    • Pegeen
      Top reader this weekReading streakScoutScribe
      3 years ago

      REALLY creative storytelling, so much nuance. I’m going to search for some of her poetry. Love her imagination.

    • Gatsby3 years ago

      Education is going to go through a lot this next year. Thankful for her sharing her story; I hope she finds what she wants eventually.

    • Florian3 years ago

      It’s about perspective, isn’t it

    • jbuchana3 years ago

      I love this.

    • Alexa3 years ago

      This is beautiful, downright poetic

    • kurpels3 years ago

      The bread is over.