Something Wicked This Way Comes: Dystopian Lit and the Rise of “Cli-Fi”

  Complaining about the erratic weather is a traditional New England pastime, and this past winter—with its Antarctic winds, biweekly apocalyptic snowstorms, and inexplicable  30°  temperature swings—gave us plenty of reason to continue regarding the climate as a fickle and unpredictable foe. We’ve made it through to Spring (or at least what’s passing for Spring… More Something Wicked This Way Comes: Dystopian Lit and the Rise of “Cli-Fi”

12 Thoughts on Writing and Things That Have to Do With It

Since I’m graduating this semester, this week officially marks my last “school break.” In the spirit of ending an era, I shall reflect on my own experiences with writing during my time at UConn. I’m taking a vague sort of influence from HTMLGIANT’s “points” blog posts— so here I present to you twelve thoughts on… More 12 Thoughts on Writing and Things That Have to Do With It

Throwback Thursday

This week is UConn’s Spring Break, which has given me the time to dig through boxes upon boxes of elementary and middle school paperwork that my mother is saving for reasons I can’t understand. Between science projects on static electricity and map quizzes where I managed to label half of the fifty states, I found… More Throwback Thursday

Expressive Writing

Usually writing in your free time, aka not for school-related subjects, is a hobby of English majors, students taking creative writing classes, or cool and interesting travelers, right? WRONG. Writing is for anyone who thinks. Writing is for anyone with something to say. Think you don’t have something to say? Do you ever find yourself… More Expressive Writing

I’ve Got to Revoke My Own Editing Privileges

I used to write everything in notebooks. It’s been years since I’ve done so regularly, and maybe that’s why The Millions blogger Ethan Hauser’s praise of pen and paper in his essay Baffling Dictums left me a little bit nostalgic. I don’t remember the exact moment when I stopped writing stories in notebooks and started… More I’ve Got to Revoke My Own Editing Privileges