• Existential Stimuli: 64 Books to Read From Our Literary {Archive}

    Existential Stimuli: 64 Books to Read From Our Literary {Archive}

    Accessibility on all fronts has been compromised due to our current global pandemic. I don’t know how long or how many times I am going to have to write the prior sentence, but we at TERSE. are willing to stay as focused and as stimulated as possible. I’ve been reading that a lot of writers…

  • The Embodiment of Hyper-Reality and Healing (A Reading List) by Jordannah Elizabeth

    “…would that you could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light. But since you must kill to eat, and rob the newly born of its mother’s milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship.” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet “The quality of…

  • 2017 Fall Reading List by Jordannah Elizabeth

    I’m literally sitting writing this reading list in a Hugo Boss jacket that’s a bit too large for my small feminine frame. I found it barely worn in freshly dry cleaned in a “giveaway” box in my neighborhood. Everyone in the neighborhood leaves books, clothes and appliances out to share and trade. Some neighbors are…

  • 2017 Summer Reading List by Jordannah Elizabeth

    2017 Summer Reading List by Jordannah Elizabeth

    Summer of 2017 seems like a surreal season of confusion and great opportunities for new beginnings. It’s been a rough few years. America has morphed into a country that cannot decide whether it wants to evolve or stay the same. For me, books have been a comfort. Books have been a staple for my stability…

José Guadalupe Posada