title: Mirror Mirror: A Collection of Memoirs and Stories
author:  Stephanie Hart 
description: Bittersweet collage of memories ... Her smooth writing style, sharp insights and eye for detail make her family problems compelling. This collection illustrates Socrates' philosophy that "the unexamined life is not worth living." A hopeful, finely rendered portrait of a dysfunctional family and its effects on the author. -Kirkus Reviews<br /><br /><span>[Hart's] writing bears an artful--almost impressionistic--quality, relying on lyricism rather than plot and tension to engage readers. Some readers may miss the rising tension... but reflective readers, who seek artistic healing of the common hurts of growing up and growing older, will find that <i>Mirror Mirror </i>speaks powerfully. --</span>ForeWord Reviews
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  > The Mirror
  
  > By Bridget Eilis
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 Bridget Eilis.
  
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  It started with tapping. Not incessant, and not all at once. But from the day
  she moved in Melissa heard it.
  
  It’s just the house settling, she told herself. It was an older house after
  all. She’d gotten it for a steal; the previous owners were incredibly eager to
  move out. There had been rumours swirling about the family for m