I was first introduced to Dave Eggers my freshman year, when we read Zeitoun in my creative writing topics class. I fell in love with the book, but after that, I forgot about the book and the author for awhile. But then, two years later, I read the very same book for a rhetoric class, … Continue reading
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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
Shakespeare’s First Folio
Last April marked William Shakespeare’s 400th death day. To honor the event the Folger Shakespeare Library set up a touring exhibit of the First Folio, one of the original collections of Shakespeare’s “works”—some of his plays and the two long poems. Also joining the Folio are a collection of contemporary books, chapbooks, and quartos to … Continue reading
Flash Fiction Friday: Basement Magic
“Basement Magic” “Do you really think that this will work?” “Of course it will work, stop worrying about it.” “Resurrecting the dead isn’t an easy task. Even necromancers only reanimate.” “Well, why do you think I brought the two of you here to help me?” “Even if we did—!” “I said it’ll work, okay? Just … Continue reading
Etymology of the Word “Blog”
Blog is one of those words that hardly seems to need a definition since we encounter it as a concept every day. It’s a blog, an online journal of sorts for food or travel or literary analysis or cats. Anything really. But where did this word come from? It’s quite simple actually and the word seems … Continue reading
The Reading Challenge
As an English student, I find my summers to be incredibly exciting. I not only have time to read for myself, but I also get to choose what I want to read. I have a Goodreads.com account, with a want to read list of over 1200 books, so I have no shortage of material, however, I have a … Continue reading
A Conversation with Jon Goode
Jon Goode writes. On April 1, Goode performed a selection of spoken word poems at Coe College, but he reiterates that he can write everything, including “poems, short stories, ransom notes.” He has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and CNN’s Black in America, and says he is inspired by writers as diverse as Zora … Continue reading
The Profiteer — Anton Jones
I can’t put my baby in a stroller. There are no rattles or binkies in my mansion. No cradle would ever hold her. I named her Emily but no one would ever call her that. She was the only good that ever came out of that man my parents auctioned me off to. He was … Continue reading
“S” Review — Victoria Stiely
“S”, conceived by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (but only written by the latter) contains a “fake” book, titled Ship of Theseus, written by fake author, V. M. Straka. Two college students, Jen and Eric, have written notes and theories about the enigmatic Straka in the margins. Postcards, maps, photos, letters, and other related materials … Continue reading
Welcome to Night Vale Fan-hood — Maggie Cline
While perusing the dark corners of Pinterest I kept running across fan made drawings for a podcast called Welcome to Night vale. I had heard some rumblings on Tumblr about this podcast and finally let my curiosity go and looked up Night Vale on Podbay. Twenty three episodes in and I was in love with … Continue reading
Coe Review 