A Step Taken   Spin around the chair, don’t catch your feet Or focus on the blurred lights They know who you are, they want you here So kick it up and   Let the music vibrate your bones, Hold on to those hands reaching towards you You told them, maybe not everything, but Enough. … Continue reading →

Time to Write   She got the first letter when she was eight. Too young to realize the importance, when Mother searched through the mail that morning, tossing aside folded papers with the muttered words “bills” and “jury duty”.  Then, her flashing fuchsia nails pause mid-toss, the ornate gold plated mirror in the hall reflecting … Continue reading →

James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” stands as not only an excellently written piece of fiction, but as well as a example of the harsh realities that gay men face in complex social settings. Even set in such a specific setting as the gay underground of Paris, the narrative is one of universal relevance and sheds light … Continue reading →

Bridget Atkinson Moore Dinner at Ray’s RAY- Stay at home father VERONICA- Working mother with postpartum depression PATRICIA- Overworked, caring mother JACKSON- Bachelor party man (An immaculate dining room with a long table and six matching chairs perfectly placed around it. The room is well decorated and all of the paintings, potted plants and knick-knacks … Continue reading →

Shakespeare is very well known, even in present times. English classes generally teach about one of his many plays. After going to Much Ado About Nothing at Coe College, I was pleasantly surprised. Much Ado is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, mostly because it is an outrageous comedy. I was already familiar with the … Continue reading →

Claudia Rankine’s Citizen is a 2014 critically acclaimed poetry book that makes an intelligent and thought-provoking addition to the current conversation of race, politics, and inequality. For this book, Rankine is a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry, winner of the Poets and Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, and winner of the 2015 … Continue reading →

Marvel’s 2018 Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler is a masterful film that spliced engaging fictional visuals with subliminal political messages. Black Panther takes place in a fictional African country referred to as Wakanda. Wakandan society is not a real African country, however, it painted a realistic picture of the rich African culture. The fictional … Continue reading →