“The Bear” Genderbend
The girl stood on the banks of the creek feeling the coldness seep into the crevices of her dirty toes. Her hair was hacked at rather harshly by a pair of shears and the uneven strands whipped around...
View ArticleAll the Pretty Horses: Through a Film Lens
I just finished reading All the Pretty Horses and I’m finally able to compare it to the movie version I watched a few days ago. I’m pleased that the movie seemed to stick to the storyline well as I...
View ArticleSorry, this is a girl’s book.
“Oh, you’re a feminist? How…good for you!” And I can practically hear their eyes rolling so far back in their head they could probably give a detailed description of their frontal lobe. For one reason...
View ArticleI like to explore. And sometimes I like the places I end up.
One of the best times I’ve had since coming to Wooster is the time I went wandering downtown and later convinced my roommate to join me. In addition to getting frozen yogurt and eyeing “grandfather...
View Articlefacts on haiti
The life expectancy in Haiti is 49 years old. Frances Duvalier was elected president in 1957, after he died his son Jean-Claude succeeded him at 19. Both were president for life. Haiti’s infrastructure...
View Articlethe last letter
another day has passed without you. i remember that day i tried to run from the black butterflies, whisking my hands away whenever one of them dared get too close. i couldn’t bear the thought that the...
View Articledon’t make me do research
I want to be a writer when I grow up and create fantasy worlds for people to retreat to when things get a little too real. And as such I like to write creatively with little research (unless it’s a...
View ArticleMaster Harold and the boys
When I read the play, the scene that most stuck out to me was when Sam and Willie relay the dance competition while Hally writes it down for a school assignment. To me, this really portrayed a...
View ArticleThe Crying Game
The most significant scene, to me, was when Fergus discovers that Dil is biologically a male. Probably because, other than Dil’s voice, I never considered that she might be born a male who identifies...
View ArticleThis is A Bad Town for Such A Pretty Face
Walking in a winter wonderland is something that is better in theory than in practice, she thought as a biting wind stung her ears and nose, and whipped her dark hair in front of her face. She adjusted...
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