Musings of a Curious Newbie By: Breanna Patterson LRR, February 8, 2017February 8, 2025 I’m an amateur writer. I’ve clawed out my own precious corner of my school’s Creative Writing Program and it is in this space that I am continuously attempting to prove myself. That’s the issue with writers: we sit in front of our keyboards, we psychoanalyze our own characters, and we… Continue Reading
Reflections on Writing, Medicine, and More with Nikki Rubin, former LRR Poetry Editor by Stephanie Koo (2016) LRR, May 19, 2016March 5, 2024 Interview by Steph Koo I had the opportunity to speak with Nikki Rubin, LRR alum, survivor of UCONN medical school, newly-minted doctor extraordinaire, over video chat this past weekend. Our talk ranged from writing experiences, to her decision to choose OB/GYN as her specialty, to my own anxieties over choosing… Continue Reading
Graduating as an English Major: An Open Letter to Myself Right Now By Therese Masotta LRR, May 5, 2016February 8, 2025 To The Current Me, This morning I woke up with you, like I always do, and it was early and you were just as confused as you were the night before you went to sleep, and everything seemed surreal as it always does. It’s the last week of classes and… Continue Reading
An Interview with Carl Phillips, Poet and Professor by Sten Spinella (2016) LRR, May 1, 2016March 5, 2024 I only had 30 minutes to speak to poet Carl Phillips, which was just enough time to access his worldview, yet a woefully insufficient amount of time to truly get at the thickness of his poetry. It was by far the friendliest interview I have ever conducted. Phillips was flexible… Continue Reading
Why Science Majors Should Take Creative Writing by Rebecca Nelson LRR, March 12, 2016February 8, 2025 I’m a biology major—the quintessential science major, literally the study of life. In many of my required classes, the professors give out more exams than As and I use so many flashcards that when I shut my eyes and listen close, I can hear the whir and thwack of thumbing… Continue Reading
Can good writing be taught? LRR, May 9, 2014February 8, 2025 The week before I graduated high school I received a letter in the mail from my fifth grade self. My librarian had had us write them in our final days of elementary school and she saved them in her attic for seven years before sending a friendly reminder of the… 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