![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While Felix never pictured himself in a real relationship, Max may be worth breaking all those rules. While Felix is careful to keep his emotions from showing, he realizes to his shock that he has developed feelings for Max. Felix finds he really enjoys Max’s company, and the man seems to see him like few other people do. Neither man is interested in a relationship.Īs the weeks go by, Felix and Max continue to get together for regular hookups, but they are also spending more time together outside of the bedroom. However, both men know the rules this is about sex and nothing more. Both Max and Felix are no strings kind of guys, but the sex is hot enough that they keep coming back for more. The men are in bed together within about ten minutes of meeting and the attraction between them is fierce. When Felix Jackson and Max Travers meet in a bookstore, it is lust at first sight. ![]()
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In September, the UChicago PhD student released her first full-length poetry collection, A Cruelty Special to Our Species. It is through such memories Yoon finds a particular beauty. ![]() ![]() In writing about gender, race and violence against women, she intertwines the histories of her native Korea and the United States, revealing the painful echoes of the past. Emily Jungmin Yoon’s poetry is not meant to be pretty. ![]() ![]() Yet as soon as the bold young woman learns of the impending sale, she decides to do as her mother and aunts did-cast aside her expected role in order to save the day. ![]() ![]() The local glassworks is about to be sold, and rumor has it the buyer wants to make changes that will challenge glassblowing tradition.Wanda, the daughter of the middle Steinmann sister, is freshly arrived from America and engaged to an ambitious local glassblower. But now the livelihood of the town of Lauscha, Germany-known around the world as the paradise of glass-is in danger. 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This had advantage for animal-powered farming and transportation, as well as infecting the Eurasians with numerous diseases the Americans had no resistance to. In Eurasia, there were several large domesticated animals, including the cow and horse. It has several explanations for the development of Eurasian civilization rather than American civilization. Jared Diamond wrote a fascinating book that purports to explain, in a very broad way, the development of civilization. ![]() ![]() ![]() She can't continue to live off the generosity of her sister Harriet and her wealthy brother-in-law, Charles, whose political aspirations dictate that she make an advantageous match. Shy and bookish, she knows her duty is to marry, but with no dowry, she has little choice in the matter. Most of us would marry some would not.Įngland, 1862. 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