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Continue reading →: Essay: An Analysis of Marilyn Hacker’s “Villanelle for D.G.B.”Villanelles are quickly becoming my favorite poetic form. Their spiraling nature almost mimics a quickening heart, bringing a natural emphasis on repeated phrases (or variations of phrases) until their inevitable meeting at the penultimate and final line.
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Continue reading →: An Exploration of Rejection: A PoemHello hello! I seem to go through cycles of regular posting, and not. I apologize for that. I thought I’d post the poetry submission that I’ve received the most positive feedback on so far. It’s recently been workshopped and so I have some directions I can take it, but I…
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Continue reading →: A Guilt PoemI decided to write about my dead and deeply missed cat, Suri. The poem expresses some personal feelings and blame in regard to her early and untimely death. For background information, she died of a secondary infection from FIV, which she got from our other cat. Before she got sick,…
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Continue reading →: Essay: Marxism in Tender is the FleshHappy holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying their time with family and friends, regardless of what you celebrate. In the mean time, I promised I’d post my final essay from my theory class this semester, so enjoy.
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Continue reading →: Nostalgic BooksWith the multitude of ends in sight, I can’t help but feel more relaxed and reflective. It’s been a great semester and a loving period of my life, and I’m grateful for every person I’ve been able to experience it with. During these sentimental feelings, I can’t help but think…
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Continue reading →: Short Story Idea and SampleThis writing practice has no prompt. I’ve heard so many people say “write what you know”, so I decided to do that. I am lucky that one of my worst struggles is only with indecision, but this writing aims to dramatize this battle and explore what an extreme plague of…
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Continue reading →: Why You Need a CatAs I jump back into normal activities post-Thanksgiving break, I find myself sad to be leaving our little home. I usually hate being stuck in a house, but this one is truly starting to feel like ours. And I know it’s cheesy, but I’m so grateful for so many things…
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Continue reading →: Highly Anticipated Upcoming ReadsI thought I’d compile a list of the books I’ve recently purchased and am remarkably excited to read. While it’s not a comprehensive list, it also gives me a chance to show off just how pretty some of these books are. I spent the money on them, so may as…
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Continue reading →: Poetry Practice and MusingsEnrollment for the Spring 2026 was last month. Unfortunately, being three days late caused me to lose my spot in the fiction worldbuilding class, so I will be taking a poetry workshop instead. I don’t know how to write poetry, and now I’ll be jumping in at a graduate level.…
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Continue reading →: A Short StoryI wrote this short story a couple months ago. I spent quite a bit of time on it, but I don’t think it’s quite representative enough of me to submit for publication, as I played around with quite a few ideas and none of them feel as developed as I…
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