Written By: Charlie M. Case Hollow Knight, an explosive indie success released in 2017, is a charming metroidvania that does not tell you about itself. That is to say: Hollow Knight does not exposit, elaborate, or entertain in words. Dialogue throughout the game is sparse and utilitarian, written…
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When Poetry Makes You Feel: How John Lee Clark is Changing Poetry for Good
Written By: Madison Bigelow As a certified poetry nerd (or, at least someone who considers themselves to be such), there’s nothing I enjoy more than a classic poetry reading. Whether you’re familiar with the hypothetical writer or not, it’s a gift to be able to experience a piece of…
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Gothic Horror: Recommendations and Symbolic Spookiness
Written By: Rylee Thomas Like many book-lovers, I read across genres. I love epic fantasies, but sometimes I’m in the mood for literary fiction. Sometimes an autobiography sounds fun, and you can always talk me into a good romance. My favorite genre, however, will always be gothic horror….
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Songs That Should’ve Been On The Twilight Soundtrack
Written by: Ally LeMaster The Twilight Saga. Angst, vampires, star-crossed lovers, and a creepy, CGI baby. The book and movie series that had a tight grip around my adolescent brain. I remember being 10 years old and acting out the vampire baseball scene with my…
Ranking every book in The Folk of the Air Series (including How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories and The Stolen Heir) because, yes, I’ve read them all. (Mild spoilers)
Ranking every book in The Folk of the Air Series (including How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories and The Stolen Heir) because, yes, I’ve read them all. (Mild spoilers) Written by:Katherine Jimenez After six years of loving (and hating) Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince, I’ve decided…
Two Easy Instant Pot or Crock Pot Meals for Busy College Students
Written by: Madison Torre As a college student who lives in an apartment, finding enough time to cook meals can be difficult to navigate when there is so much going on with school. Most weeks, I find myself struggling to make healthy, yet delicious meals that keep me full…
“Chasing Midnight” by Sarah Moynihan
Midnight is such a tantalizing hour, the birth of a new day, the next twenty-four hours blank pages intended to be filled. An hour associated with hope; it’s crazy how easily that same hope can come crashing down in a single minute
“Toys in a Claw Machine” by Connor Gustafson
As I sip my grimy, soiled, defiled, dirty spiced chai with oat milk, a middle-aged couple sitting at the windowsill scratches scratch-off tickets. We are in a New Haven cafe’s conservatory with used books in two of the four walls that are not glass. I surmise their life story based on their outfits
“Hairpiece” by Noah Praver
I’ve been a writer for 25 years and haven’t finished a single book yet. I write all day, every day, and have practically nothing to show for it. I don’t really know why I write, although I surely do enjoy it; all I know for sure is that I haven’t made a penny from what I’ve written so far
“Jonas & Nadia” by Pascale Joachim
I hear barking coming from inside the house as I help my parents unload our minivan in the already packed driveway. It sounds like Nella got big. I toss my backpack over my shoulder and bend to lift my two duffle bags. Frustrated because I’ll have to make two trips to bring everything inside, I curse myself for overpacking. Again
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