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Get Lit – Best of April 2026

April 28, 2026

Greetings and good wishes! Books I’m revisiting several classics as they are included in my 1732 page short story anthology. Lu Xun’s Diary of a Madman is a narrative about paranoia. In Diary of a Madman, the protagonist believes his neighbors and family member are cannibals and that they are planning to eat him (symbolically, it represents the … More Get Lit – Best of April 2026

Get Lit – Best of March 2026

March 31, 2026

Hi friends! Books I am on page 800 of a 2000 page short story anthology. There are multiple works in the tome that prompt me to consider the different paths one can take in life, but Zora Neale Hurston’s Sweat stands out. The story follows Delia, a washer woman whose beauty is ravaged by her abusive and … More Get Lit – Best of March 2026

Get Lit – Best of February 2026

February 26, 2026

Hi, friends! Quick Call to Action – I recently launched an Instagram for my homeschool business, @akiva.education (more here). I would be grateful if you could give me a follow and pass the profile along to friends who want access to fun activities for vocabulary and reading comprehension. Books Now that I’m an entrepreneur, I am even … More Get Lit – Best of February 2026

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