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Pretty by Theclockstrikes13
Pretty
Theclockstrikes13
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  • Parts 1
I wrote this for school. The assignment was to write a poem about something unfortunate that is prevalent in the world today. I chose eating disorders. Let me know what you think. Thanks!
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home by NaomiAlderman
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
NaomiAlderman
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  • Parts 15
Okie's fifteen. She lives in New York. She's got a few problems: she's failing geography, her dad's a wimp, and her mother, Sumatra, is a stone cold bitch. But things get a lot worse when Sumatra turns into a zombie and eats Okie's dad. Clio, Okie's grandmother, lives in Toronto; but since the zombie apocalypse, Toronto's a lot further away than it used to be. Clio suggests that Okie transport Sumatra across the border, because family is family. But coaching Okie by cellphone isn't easy, and Clio has some zombies of her own to contend with. Luckily she has some garden tools. Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood team up for this unusual two-hander. Encompassing love, death, sex, and the meaning of family, The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home will surprise, delight, and convince you of the vital importance of keeping ready supplies of rhubarb and mini-wieners in your freezer at all times. The story unfolds beginning October 24.