Join us Sunday, June 14th for an online reading to honor the lives of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud… Read more S/HE HAS A NAME: Reclaiming Black Bodies
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WRITING IN HARD TIMES: ART AND COMMUNITY DURING A PANDEMIC
There’s no denying that life as we know it—no matter where we are in the world—has turned upside-down in the… Read more WRITING IN HARD TIMES: ART AND COMMUNITY DURING A PANDEMIC
Five Tips for Surviving Your First Semester of Grad School That Are Eerily Similar to Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
Ah, spring. The season of indecisive weather, terrible allergies, and admissions decisions at the University of Central Florida. By now,… Read more Five Tips for Surviving Your First Semester of Grad School That Are Eerily Similar to Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
This is Going to Be Uncomfortable
As an introverted kid desperate to pretend the world around her wasn’t going to pieces, I escaped into books like… Read more This is Going to Be Uncomfortable
Reclaiming Raindrops: Creative Research
In an age of appropriation and misrepresentation, the potential critique, “This is inaccurate or implausible; You should have researched this… Read more Reclaiming Raindrops: Creative Research
Reflections of a First-Year MFA Student
I don’t think anyone anticipates that an MFA program, or graduate school in general, will be easy. Your professors will… Read more Reflections of a First-Year MFA Student
On the Baring of Souls: Vulnerability in Workshops
I’m sure that the vulnerability accompanying workshop is nothing new to veteran writers, but as a first-year student in the… Read more On the Baring of Souls: Vulnerability in Workshops
Poetry Can Be Taught—Are You Up for the Challenge?
To call a piece of art poetry is one of the greatest compliments you can pay. That sonata is poetry.… Read more Poetry Can Be Taught—Are You Up for the Challenge?
How to Get Started As a Freelance Writer
Working as a journalist has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life—and has significantly affected my fiction… Read more How to Get Started As a Freelance Writer
Flirting with Romance
I read a lot of romance, but I never put a lot of critical thought into how romance novels are… Read more Flirting with Romance