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Five Willows Literary Review

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  • Lenovo new file:

    Lenovo (new) [bof August 31, 2025]: V is now sleeping 2/3 of the hours, and I fear soon she will be doing it 3/3. She cannot recall words not remember much of what she did and she sometimes get daytime and night mixed. She’s been a challenge of my goodness and I find myself petty.…

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    A letterof intent ___________________ koon woon Statement of Purpose                                            MA English Koon Woon January 12, 2022 Statement of Purpose      Today, at the age of seventy-two, what can an advanced degree in English literature do for me? Surely the practical uses of this advanced degree will be limited. So, I need to ask myself the purpose…

  • Koon Woon’s Chinatown story

    CHRYSANTHEMUM / FIVE WILLOWS LITERARY REVIEW is an Online literary review of the Chrysanthemum Literary Society for selected works that fit the spirit of Mr. Five Willows. Send your work via email to koonwoon@gmail.com both in the body of the email and as an attached Word file. Response time is immediate to 2 weeks. Thank…

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