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Two Old Women: Book Review

One day, I was browsing the bookshelves of my local library looking for something interesting to read. There’s one particular shelf in an adult section of the library that I like to browse all the time, and it’s one that has books of myth, folklore, and fairytales . I eventually found a book that I had never heard of or read before; Two Old Women . Two Old Women is a book written by Velma Wallis . It is an Alaskan legend of the Gwich’in people that Wallis’s mother told her after they had finished collecting firewood (p. xi). According to Wallis, her mother had told her this story because of an earlier conversation they had while collecting firewood (p. X.) Wallis was amazed by the fact that her mother still collected her own firewood despite being in her early fifties, and despite the work being physically difficult for her (p. xii) According to Wallis, the elders amongst her people would work until they couldn’t move or until they died (p. xii). After talking about these things, her ...

You Gave Me Lies


You gave me lies as a present

Tied with a fancy bow

Hoping I would like them,

Hoping I wouldn’t know.


You gave me more lies

When I made the truth plain.

You said, “You’re mistaken,

Now let me explain.”


You gave me excuses

When I showed you all the evidence.

You said, “You’re right, but listen,

My reasons for lying make sense.”


You gave me a hard time

When I threw your gift away.

You said, “You’re overreacting.

Just calm down, okay?”


You gave me crocodile tears

When I headed out the door.

You said, “It was a mistake!

What are you being mean for?!”


You gave me lies as a present

Tied with a fancy bow.

I don’t put up with anyone’s nonsense;

You of all people should know.

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