Jennifer Colville read from her short story “Other Mothers” from her collection Elegies for Uncanny Girls on September 26th at 4:30 in Perrine Gallery. Her reading lasted about 20 minutes with a short Q & A afterward. Her story took place in San Francisco from the perspective of a new mother in a coffee shop. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Spring 2017
Book Review: Cat’s Cradle Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, who writes with one of the most unique voices I have ever encountered, was just introduced to me two weeks ago. Somehow, I escaped reading Slaughterhouse 5 in high school but now that a friend recommended him, I decided to dive into the borderline nihilism that disguises many of his works. I read … Continue reading
An Obituary
Corelle B. Owl, 24, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday after a fall from one of the highest extremities, Mt. Countre. Mr. B Owl was most known for his reliability. His friends have all said that he could handle the responsibility of ensuring clean and safe nutrients for anyone who called upon him. B. Owl is … Continue reading
2017 Reading Challenge
As each new year begins, people make resolutions that will be often abandoned by the end of January. While it wasn’t exactly a resolution, I decided that I wanted to read more for pleasure this year–spend less time playing video games or watching media (which is really hard as a film major!) and try to read … Continue reading
Graphic Novels
There is a tendency within the literary world to consider graphic novels as “lesser” compared to other more classic mediums. Many professors will argue against the use of graphic novels within classroom settings because there is a standing stigma that graphic novels aren’t as academic as “normal” novels. As more and more graphic novels crop … Continue reading
Book Con
You’ve heard of Comic Con, but have you heard of the beauty that is Book Con? A once a year event, Book Con is an opportunity to meet dozens of up and coming authors as well as a few more renown ones. This past summer I lucky enough to attend the 2016 Book Con, an … Continue reading
10 Writing COEmmandments
(Inspired by “Ten Duel Commandments” from Hamilton) One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine! It’s the ten writing COEmmandments! It’s the ten writing COEmmandments! Number one! The challenge: demand for no distraction if your friends don’t oblige have ‘em sanctioned Number two! Put away your phone right this second ‘Cause we don’t want … Continue reading
How to Enjoy a Movie Even Though the Book was Better
As an overall rule, we can assume that the book was better than the movie (any book, any movie). There are a few exceptions, but most the time people agree that books simply have a better ability to provide more details to the story. Fans of certain books will get hyped when they hear their … Continue reading
Interview with Josh Bell, Poet
On October 19th, I had the great pleasure of attending poet Josh Bell’s reading at the Perrine Gallery in Stewart Memorial Library. Bell is the author of two books of poetry: No Planets Strike and Alamo Theory. Fellow poet Jillian Weise also read at this event on Coe College’s campus. A Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English … Continue reading
Above All, Be Involved
Upon my arrival at Coe College, creative writing never took the academic spotlight. I simply assumed that it would become something to keep my mind buoyant during my introductory science days, sloshing through snowdrifts of material before I finally reached those courses that piqued my interest. I was completely unaware of our magazine or how … Continue reading
Coe Review 