Written by: Grace Carver First Place Winner of The Jennie Hackman Memorial Prize for Short Fiction The land was starved. And so, its people starved with it. The winter had been harsh, the fields suffocatingly white and uninhabitable, the hulking evergreens that surrounded the village heavy with ice. Gretel swore…
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3 Ways I Got Involved with Creative Writing as a Non-English Major
Written by: Emily Sharkis When coming to college, I was super unsure of what to major in. As a writer and a former huge bookworm, you’d think I would gravitate toward English. However, once I got to high school, my attention span dwindled and my attitude toward long-form literature became…
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5 Songs to Soothe Your Heartache
Written by: Ronnie Prado Humans need other humans to survive. As social beings we crave companionship, someone to hang out with, wake up next to. In short, everyone wants someone to love. Which is what making the end of a relationship and the ensuing heartbreak so painful. Everyone has their…
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Cooking and Connection
Written by: Margaret Devlin Once, a professor scribbled in the margins of my paper that it seemed like I had an obsession with food. Four weeks into the semester and I had already written poems on scrambled eggs, pesto, coffee creamer, and Thanksgiving dinner. These poems were about more than…
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Fanfiction and an Analysis of “Cringe” Writing: Why it’s a Lot Better Than We Think
Written by Sofia Tas-Castro Alright, before we start, I’m going to admit three things off the bat: Yes, I wrote cringeworthy writing in elementary, middle, high school, and even college. Yes, I’ve read my fair share of fanfiction. No, I don’t regret any of it. I’m aware of the…
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I Didn’t Like Ponyo
Written by: Toriana Grooms I didn’t like Ponyo. I feel like this sentence is confessing to a crime—and to many, it probably is. Considering the movie’s large fanbase and overwhelming positive reviews, I was shocked when I finished the movie feeling as if there was something I missed. This technically…
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Just Click Send
Written by: Hannah Dang Dear readers, artists, and writers. I hope your morning, afternoon, or evening, as you’re reading this, is going well. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting comfortably in a patterned, wheat-gold chair at UConn’s Writing Center on a quiet Wednesday evening. It’s the middle of the week,…
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Why Win or Lose is the Best Pixar Release in Years
Written by: Samantha Hass When I think of Pixar, classic films such as WALL-E, Ratatouille, and The Incredibles come to mind. I grew up with these movies, which might make me a bit clouded by nostalgia, but I believe that the earlier Pixar works are superior to what they have…
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Nature Poem: Tommy Pico’s Exploration of Identity in Modern Environments
Written by: Liam Smith Despite a rigid poetic structure, Tommy Pico’s book Nature Poem uses fluid prose and strong personality to form a narrative of self-exploration. Published in 2017, the book traverses Pico’s identity as a queer NDN (not dead native) through the environments surrounding him in New York City….
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What is a Writer Made of?
Written by: Fernanda Ieffet If there is anything that every writer experiences at least once, it is impostor syndrome. I have asked myself “Am I a real writer?” many times before and I know I am not alone in this because this question is difficult to answer. I am sure…