USA ๐บ๐ธ Canada ๐จ๐ฆ Chile ๐จ๐ฑ UK ๐ฌ๐ง (๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ) Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช France ๐ซ๐ท Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ Iraq ๐ฎ๐ถ Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ Mauritius ๐ฒ๐บ Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ India ๐ฎ๐ณ Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ Japan ๐ฏ๐ต Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ Thailand ๐น๐ญ Taiwan ๐น๐ผ Afghanistan๐ฆ๐ซ Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ Malta ๐ฒ๐น The Philippines ๐ต๐ญ
Stories
Antisemitic Tropes, Stereotypes, and Assimilation Explored in Goodbye, Columbus
Antiquated portrayals of Jews were often used to characterize that which was undesirable. These stereotypes have long been mainstays among authors such as William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. Aside from characters like Shylock from The Merchant of Venice and Fagin (โFagin the Jewโ) from Oliver Twist, there are also Neil Klugman and Brenda Patimkin in … Continue reading Antisemitic Tropes, Stereotypes, and Assimilation Explored in Goodbye, Columbus
Barnes & Noble
Where would you go on a shopping spree? I would raid every single one of those shelves and encourage people to buy Grimoire. Iโd make a special trip to the bird game section. I could use a new Scrabble set!
Alchemy
I made a composite of four images upon one another. These images represented the four elements of nature: fire, earth, air, and water. If you look closely near the top right, you can see a face. It closely resembles my father, Reginald Freedman (1948-2013).
Things I Learned from Taoism
1. The worst situations could be the best. 2. Allow yourself to be simple. 3. The best learning comes from living. 4. Be true to yourself. 5. Every life has a place and purpose. 6. Without causing, making, or doing; exert little effort against the natural order. 7. Do without doing and let nature take … Continue reading Things I Learned from Taoism
Tour Map (more to come)
Influences
https://youtu.be/FMLWXsV0E-M Rod Serling https://youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY&feature=share Alanis Morissette https://youtu.be/s3Wp_C0AHKk Simon & Garfunkel https://youtu.be/F2JvdcbkgtY Lawrence Ferlinghetti https://youtu.be/oDMYZncwBvk Saul Williams https://youtu.be/LFbE8RBhSDw Suheir Hammad https://youtu.be/OqN0jsSeqPo Erykah Badu https://youtu.be/OjHX7jf-znA Common https://youtu.be/7uG2gYE5KOs Janis Joplin https://youtu.be/rPP-t-aCfeA Amanda Gorman
Toastmasters
My 10 Favorite Toastmasters Speeches Fellow Toastmasters and Medium Audienceโฆ I joined Toastmasters on November 24, 2006. It was because of my training in public speaking that I am far more confident in my day-to-day life. Iโm going to use this story to talk about some of my favorite speeches. I delivered over 100 speeches … Continue reading Toastmasters
Retrospective (w/Citations)
Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden's inauguration in January of 2021 When I first started writing poetry in 2002, I attended open mics at a cafe in Staten Island called Muddy Cup. During that period, my work was unabashedly political. Additionally, I became more open about my struggles with bipolar disorder. As I progressed as a … Continue reading Retrospective (w/Citations)
Paraphrasing my Academic Advisor’s Review of Grimoire
Photo by Katie Rainbow ud83cudff3ufe0fu200dud83cudf08 on Pexels.com If you are just getting to know me and my craft, it is important to note that I am currently a graduate student at Southern New Hampshire University. I am pursuing a Masters in English and Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry. My academic advisor, Colin McGahan, … Continue reading Paraphrasing my Academic Advisor’s Review of Grimoire
Jacob R. Moses 