(To Angelique, my Chrysanthemum) When was the last time you used an antiquated term or phrase in casual conversation? Like “quaff” or “woo”—can woo be quaffed or quenched or is it only pitched? And where did the phrase “pitching woo” come from anyway? Just what […]
The reason that I wrote this story was originally for one of my classes. It was supposed to be a futuristic retelling of an Edgar Allan Poe story, which I was able to choose; however, it became much more than a quick retelling of one […]
This was a piece I created at the beginning of the year, probably towards the first week of school. It was a shorter process than I’m used to simply because I was so intent on finishing it that I really just worked on it whenever […]
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH. My friend draws all over her paper and turns towards me. I glance up from my masterpiece of artwork and look at hers. How Cute! A little baby kitty and its mommy kitty! “I love it, Olivia,” I exclaim. “I will show […]
I. Unrootedness We moderns exist in a vacuous vault, floating about without roots in the tenuous, unanchored space of corporate life, entertainment culture, and the Internet. The Western world has succeeded in creating societies that are very efficient and very happy, but cut off from […]
Sigma Tau Delta is an English Honor Society that has members all across the country. Bethany’s chapter, Alpha Rho Tau, which has a somewhat more fortunate acronym than Sigma Tau, is made up of English majors and minors. I have been a member since the […]
One of the manifold joys of a life infused with a love for literature is the rich felicity offered by revisiting a work. One’s first time with a book or a poem is never an experience in the fullest sense of the term. Rather, it […]
Over spring break, I was assigned homework by my uncle. He instructed me to watch Ranking of Kings, a fantasy anime. I obediently followed suit and was immediately hooked due to the disabled representation, three-dimensional characters, art style, and animation that the show had to […]
Your skin peels away as you rush through the icy thicket of the Canadian wilderness; sharp-unnatural howls and screeches of savage animals echo through the somber forest indicating your scheduled demise. Their hunt has begun. The adrenaline courses through your veins but it can only […]
Famed American radio host Larry King once remarked, “sports is the most important of the unimportant things.” Former Pope John Paul II similarly was quoted as saying, “Out of all the unimportant things, football (soccer) is the most important.” Any avid sports fan could substitute […]