Top Ten Nonfiction Books That Will Change Your Life LRR, April 23, 2014February 8, 2025 These ten books, I can say with confidence, have changed my life in some way, and they will probably change your life too. Or, maybe not, because I’m me and you aren’t. But I’m fairly certain that these books will make you think about nonfiction, or English boarding schools, or… Continue Reading
Travel Notes: Your Local Supermarket LRR, April 19, 2014February 8, 2025 The literary journal Literary Bohemian features a section called “Travel Notes.” This is a space for the vagabonds of the world to publish their thoughts on their adventures, but LitBo’s editors refuse to publish anything typical, or cliche. Travel Notes doesn’t have to be for the European jet-setter; in fact,… Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday – High Fantasy LRR, April 17, 2014February 8, 2025 What follows is something that I wrote in high school, I think because I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Christopher Paolini and write a (what I thought at the time was good) fantasy series, get published, get paid, and ignore the realities of life. It’s the prologue of… Continue Reading
Storytelling in Video Games LRR, April 16, 2014February 8, 2025 I used to hold the opinion that video games couldn’t be considered an art form. This was in part because it resembled nothing close to traditional art, and also because I liked video games, and I figured a teenager with minimal life experience’s opinion on anything was probably wrong. Naturally,… Continue Reading
Top Ten Screenplays LRR, April 15, 2014February 8, 2025 April 15, 2014: Yet another rainy (almost monsoon-like) day in Storrs, Connecticut, home of our beloved Long River and the UConn Huskies. The weather outside is so stiflingly crappy, it seems like the perfect day to make yourself a cup of tea (Nyanka certainly recommends it, here’s why), curl up… Continue Reading
Writer Crush Wednesday – Ian Doescher LRR, April 9, 2014February 8, 2025 I’m the kind of person that doesn’t really have a favorite author or a favorite book because that status is always changing. That being said, my current flavor of the month is Ian Doescher, an only recently published author, known for his bestselling debut novel, “William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A… Continue Reading
The Beauty of Multitasking LRR, March 30, 2014February 8, 2025 Like many of you readers, I have too many interests and not enough time. Being the industrious person that I am, I have started to combine my hobbies to try to be more efficient. However, because my three favorite activities are running, crocheting (and/or knitting), and reading, the resulting combinations… Continue Reading
Delirium Series (Non Spoiler) LRR, March 24, 2014February 8, 2025 Click here for the Original Book Review I spent my spring break in Tallahassee, Florida . . . reading books. The books in question are the Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver. I had heard mixed reviews about the book but I couldn’t resist purchasing it when Barnes and Noble sent me an… Continue Reading
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Dystopian Lit and the Rise of “Cli-Fi” LRR, March 21, 2014February 8, 2025 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… Continue Reading
12 Thoughts on Writing and Things That Have to Do With It LRR, March 20, 2014February 8, 2025 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… Continue Reading