Essays, poetry and art by Monika
“The Double Life of Veronique” Review Krzysztof Kieslowski’s masterpiece, “The Double Life of Veronique” (1991) is neither your usual action-packed movie, nor a chick flick. While Roger Ebert describes it [ . . . ]
An unfamiliar sound wakes me up. I stare in the darkness for a long time trying to decipher the glowing digits on my alarm clock and note that it is [ . . . ]
This Thanksgiving was unlike any other. Each year, we either invited people to join us, or we were the guests. This time, however, we stayed home and made a feast [ . . . ]
Penelope is one of the most known women in the history of literature. She is Odysseus’ wife and a lonely, yet faithful, queen of Ithaca, who had waited almost twenty [ . . . ]
Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Polish poetess and a recipient of 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Despite her rather large popularity in her home country she was a reserved person [ . . . ]
About three years ago, I went to a party that was held in a beautiful park-like setting in a rural area of North County San Diego. As I was strolling [ . . . ]
I stare at you coldly as I walk away Your smile, so alluring, once stopped me dead Let silence be the last act of our play We both spoke words [ . . . ]
He tried to understand why this was happening to him. The sensation of abandonment and an unanticipated bitterness filled him to the brim. The house was deserted and he didn’t [ . . . ]
This is a story that dates back to 1996. ~~~ It was a busy afternoon at work, and I was getting ready to leave. I smiled at the thought of [ . . . ]
My body is what I am, and at the same time, it isn’t. The fact is, I get to use it and enjoy it for a lifetime. It can give [ . . . ]