Tag: ruth kennedy

“The Adventures of Pinocchio” Review by Ruth Kennedy

“The Adventures of Pinocchio” Review by Ruth Kennedy

Many of us are familiar with Pinocchio, the story of a troublemaking wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy. There have been numerous adaptations of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 children’s novel, each offering their own twist on the original story. As winter quickly closed […]

“Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story” Review by Ruth Kennedy

“Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story” Review by Ruth Kennedy

“Vaguely Historical. Loosely Literary. Stupidly Smart.” This is the tagline for Shipwrecked Comedy, a YouTube-based production company that has been creating sharp, funny, free-to-watch video content for literature lovers everywhere since 2013. Founded by siblings and writing duo Sean and Sinéad Persaud, they, along with […]

September Storms: Creative Non-Fiction by Ruth Kennedy

September Storms: Creative Non-Fiction by Ruth Kennedy

Ruth Kennedy is a Junior English major and theater minor. This essay, written for her Advanced Writing class this January 2022, features a reflection on a memory from her first year in college. The image cover of this article was taken by her on that […]

Trivia Questions After Brian Doyle’s “Homework Problems” from Grace Notes by Ruth Kennedy

Trivia Questions After Brian Doyle’s “Homework Problems” from Grace Notes by Ruth Kennedy

Author’s Commentary: In Spring 2021, I took Reading as Writers Across Media. One exercise we did was imitation writing, where we looked at books we had read throughout the semester and tried to imitate an author’s work. I was drawn to the unique segmented format […]