Faye Rapoport DesPres

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Experiencing Art

The anthology “Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction”, edited by Judith Kitchen, includes a short essay titled “Experiencing.” The essay, written by Stephen Corey, examines the way human beings experience art. By observing the way his 17-month-old granddaughter interacts…

Heartbroken by Beauty

It is 5:43 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and I have just finished “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery. I find myself heartbroken by this book, but in a beautiful way that is difficult to describe. As I…