My Kismet lay in the babble of my phantasm. / Cathode dreaming, / Elemental substance, / Sustenance I thought... / Notated in the empty bottles, and drowned lemons. / Virulent vine, / deadly ivy, / choking the crocus...

Sirota argues that since the late 1960s, the effectiveness of large demonstrations for progressive change has been diminished by the pervasive influence of television and paid campaign ads in shaping public perception...

I couldn't identify with the heroines and certainly found the heroes lacking. The settings did nothing for me. I wanted to see myself, my friends, and the people I love reflected in the books I read. I wanted my characters