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
Throwback Thursday LRR, March 20, 2014February 8, 2025 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… Continue Reading
Expressive Writing LRR, March 13, 2014February 8, 2025 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?… Continue Reading
The Art of the Contributor Bio LRR, March 12, 2014February 8, 2025 Congratulations! Your work has been accepted into a literary journal. Now here’s the hard part– you have about three lines to describe your essential being in the third person. I’m awful at contributor bios. Just plain useless. I think each time (not that there have been many, but we can… Continue Reading
I’ve Got to Revoke My Own Editing Privileges LRR, March 10, 2014February 8, 2025 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… Continue Reading
Noche Dorada at UConn LRR, March 6, 2014February 8, 2025 On February 22nd, I went to the Lambda Upsilon Lambda event called “Noche Dorada.” It was mostly just an excuse to eat really good Spanish food– sweet platanos and arroz con pollo and creamy, amazing flan. The best part is that you get to eat the food while listening to… Continue Reading
Top 10 Short Stories by Famous Authors LRR, March 6, 2014February 8, 2025 The short story has been defined in several different manners. One definition that I find particularly pleasing is, “a story that one should be able to read in one sitting”. Edgar Allen Poe said something similar once. Here’s a list of some of my favorites, not in any respective order…. Continue Reading
#tbt: Or, Prepubscent Poetry LRR, March 6, 2014February 8, 2025 I made a few promises to myself when I was younger: 1) Marry Peter Brady. (So far, I have made very little progress.) 2) Become a Pokemon master. (Working on it.) 3) Never stop writing. (Well, I haven’t stopped yet.) However, what “never ends” must at one point begin. I’m… Continue Reading
Ten Reasons to Drink Tea While You Read LRR, March 5, 2014February 8, 2025 1. Tea is awesome. Books are awesome. Why not combine the two? 2. Books can help fight sadness and some teas (i.e green tea) have also been proven to reduce depression. In short use them together for happy feelings. 3. Tea is a stimulant that often contains caffeine which… Continue Reading