What’s it called? Blog by Paulina Harrison There isn’t a way that man could survive without titles. Yes, this is quite a grand statement to make, but students have been taught that a creative title is the first step to getting a higher grade, ergo our society holds titles on quite a pedestal. “A title … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Neil Gaiman’s Calendar of Tales
Neil Gaiman’s Calendar of Tales By: Stefani Wright Today, it’s so easy to become connected with hundreds and thousands of people via Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of media, but what about connecting to your favorite authors, actors, or internet personalities? A couple of decades ago that probably would’ve seemed impossible, but now it’s as … Continue reading
Clarkesworld Review–“Everything Must Go”
Clarkesworld Review By: Patrick Johnson I suppose it’s only natural that the fantasy nerd in me enjoys speculative fiction. After all, it draws a lot of the good elements from a genre I love and usually doesn’t bring the hindrances with it. In particular, good speculative fiction is able to make unreal elements real and … Continue reading
Flash Fiction Review–“The Birthday” Mike McCormick
Flash Fiction Review– “The Birthday” Mike McCormick By: Alex Boyd Life is fast-paced nowadays. The majority of people don’t have time in their schedule to sit down and read fifty pages in order to get into a really great story. It might take some people three days to read that much. They might even have … Continue reading
Literary Readings
Jessica Pressman, “Electronic Literature: Literary Studies in/of the 21st-Century” Coe College February 21, 2013 4:00pm Kessler Lecture hall Sally Keith & Dan Quick– Thurs. Feb. 21, 2013 7:00 pm Poets Sally Keith and Dan Beachy-Quick will read from their work. Sally Keith’s most recent book is Fact of the Matter. Moving from the mundane to … Continue reading
Sir Salman Rushdie Reads at Coe College
Last week, Coe College students had the absolute joy of getting to hear Sir Salman Rushdie speak on our campus at the 10th Annual Contemporary Issues Forum. Best known for writing “The Satanic Verses” and “Midnight’s Children,” Sir Rushdie is also the winner of a Booker Prize for literature. His memoir “Joseph Anton” was published … Continue reading
Review of Ellie Kemper’s “How Aleksandr Knew What He Knew, and How I Knew That He Knew”
Fiction Is A Fun-House By: Christa Angelios, Coe College sophomore More often than not, the stories that perk my ears are the ones that defy all expectations – not in a completely random way, but in a way that makes sense to the story and reveals, in its juxtaposition, some universal truth. Okay, so maybe … Continue reading
Calling All Kohawks!
The Coe Review is looking to feature flash fiction–750 words or less– by Coe students in the Spring Fiction Issue of the magazine. Here are some examples of good flash fiction, which you can read online: http://www.fringemagazine.org/ http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/category/flash-fridays http://sliceoflifemagazine.wordpress.com/ Email your work to coereview@coe.edu by March 1st! We can’t wait to read what you send! Continue reading
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