Modern gentrification
But a tale as old as time
Who breaks the cycle
Haiku Reviews: "Grit" by Angela Duckworth
How do we succeed
Get knocked down, but get back up
Still will not workout
Haiku Reviews: "The Myth of You & Me" by Leah Stewart
A friendship betrayed
A death, a gift, a mission
We are all imposters
Haiku Reviews: "What Happened to You?" by Bruce Perry, MD, PhD & Oprah Winfrey
Lizard brain knows all
Trauma lives in all parts of us
Start with the lizard
Haiku Reviews: "Such a Fun Age" by Kiley Reid
An innocent babysitter
What to do when worlds collide
Racial tension and spite
Haiku Reviews: "Permission to Feel" by Marc Brackett, Ph. D.
Emotions are hard
You must name them to know them
Can't I just stay mad?
Haiku Reviews: "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
Between life and death
There is a space to explore
What would you change now?
Haiku Reviews: "Murder at the Mayfair Hotel" by C.J. Archer
A hotel in Cambridge
A young woman with a hunch
Orphan turned Sherlock
Haiku Reviews: "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Therapeutic quest
Facing the truth sucks so hard
Grow and overcome
Haiku Reviews: "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters" by Priya Parker
Vulnerability
The root of every meeting
Connection is key
Haiku Reviews: "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi
I know so little
Oppression. My privilege.
I will learn and change
Haiku Reviews: "Leadership Language" by Chris Westfall
Devoid of meaning
Bragging and rambling about himself
This book was awful
Haiku Reviews: "Devil in the Details" by Jennifer Traig
A time before meds
Odd compulsions, decidedly not Kosher
Control just out of reach
Haiku Reviews: "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
World War Two stories
Museums, myths, a blind girl
All that for a rock
Haiku Reviews: "Run Away" by Harlan Coben
Family secrets
Tangled web of hope and loss
Truth will always rise
Haiku Reviews: "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Families rich, poor
Everyone here has secrets
Expected more fires
Haiku Reviews: "The Boy in the Photo" by Nicole Trope
Her son is kidnapped
Who is he now? Not the same.
Dad was never dead
Haiku Reviews: "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do" by Amy Morin
Familiar advice
Growth takes time and empathy
God, I'm not patient.
Haiku Reviews: "Tales of the Peculiar" Ransom Riggs
Tales meant for children
Horrible, scary fables
Nightmares to follow
Haiku Reviews: "The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control is the Engine of Success" Walter Mischel
Marshmallows tempt kids.
Good things come to those who wait.
Life is to suffer.