Angie Seminara
Bio
reader. writer. artist. advocate. musician. fire enthusiast.
Stories (14/0)
Seven Minutes
“Hi Deanna. Don’t panic. Everything will be explained in just a moment, I’ll be right back.” a kind-faced elderly woman says to me from behind what appears to be a receptionist’s desk. She smiles at me, her white teeth contrasting against her dark skin, before walking through a large door, leaving me alone.
By Angie Seminara12 months ago in Fiction
Falling In Love with Falling Asleep
Sleeping at night and I have a love-hate relationship. In which I mean I love it but it hates me. It teases me for hours every night, letting me slip right to the edge of consciousness before I violently jolt awake and have to restart the process. Then, when I do finally fall asleep, it is all too soon before I have to wake up and I feel like a groggy mess.
By Angie Seminara2 years ago in Longevity
The Motif of Comparing Characters to Animals to show the impact of generational racial trauma in “Beloved” by Toni Morrison
In nature, it is survival of the fittest. Only the strongest beasts will make it out alive, and the most vulnerable will die in the wild. Humans are believed to be better than animals; they have self restraint and control over their choices and fates. Therefore, when people are compared to and treated as nothing more than animals, it strips away their humanity and disregards their inherent worth. In the novel Beloved, Toni Morrison includes the motif of comparing the characters to animals to show how being dehumanized consistently can alter one’s core beliefs and their actions, and how dehumanizing people can cause them severe emotional trauma.
By Angie Seminara3 years ago in Education
Pluto and Proserpina
My legs move themselves the second I realize it. I’m pregnant. I can’t get to nursery quick enough and I start crying as I sprint into the room we have prepared for the baby we so desperately wanted. We have been trying and I am so excited but it’s too soon. I haven’t told everyone I truly love Pluto. I have been putting it off for years, but I knew I would do it eventually. I thought I would have more time. I have no time. This baby is on the way and everyone is going to hate me and hate my wonderful husband even more than they already do. They are going to hate my baby.
By Angie Seminara3 years ago in Fiction