Review of Past Lives, Future Bodies by Kristin Chang
Past Lives, Future Bodies by Kristin Chang is a sharp and vivid poetry collection. Each poem feels like a fishContinue Reading
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3 Ways The Last of Us Can Improve Your Writing
Videogames tell stories—unique stories, ones that are far more interactive than films or books, and that have the potential toContinue Reading
Review of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
In The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake a young girl named Rose is suddenly able to taste her mother’s feelingsContinue Reading
Citizen by Claudia Rankine – A Must Read
“I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.” One of many powerful quotes in Citizen, Claudia Rankine’s heart-wrenching,Continue Reading
Review of Knots by Gunnhild Øyehaug
Øyehaug’s collection of short stories—the shortest being one page and the longest twenty two—is an odd and anxious experience. EverythingContinue Reading
Marlon James: “Reclaiming the Fantasy Novel”
Image credit to Megan Potter, ASU Now Marlon James has made waves in the Fantasy world for a while now.Continue Reading
Five Ways to Create a Complex Character
Being alive is weird. It comes with emotions, experiences, societal placements, and upbringings. We each have different cultures, hobbies, beliefContinue Reading
Review of No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
This book was a mix that felt both familiar and absolutely incredibly wrong. It was a bit like drinking aContinue Reading
Review of Story of Your Life, and Others by Ted Chiang
I’d heard of Ted Chiang; in the city of science fiction, he is the architect always erecting the newest marvelContinue Reading