"I love the power of language." Writer Alan Parry has always dabbled in the written word. Whether it was his venture in the short stories, novels, and even sitcoms, Parry is an experimenter. For a while, he dabbled with songwriting, even wanting to be a musician, but it wasn't until a poetry unit in his [...]
When he was young, Jay Rafferty tried to write fiction, but it didn't ever stick. Then, he shifted focus to poetry and hasn't looked back. Rafferty admitted to some of the turn toward poetry was an attempt at creative catharsis. A self-proclaimed angry teenager, poetry became the most fulfilling way to redirect that energy. It [...]
This profile originally appeared in the Left Hand Valley Courier Late one night, Shining Mountain Waldorf senior and avid reader Will Barnett was flipping through A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami. While this night might have started like any other, it proved to be one that triggered an epiphany - every senior at Shining [...]
This profile originally appeared in the Left Hand Valley Courier Many have dubbed America to be a “melting pot” of cultures that has coagulated into something totally unique. Other scholars argue that the country is more of a tapestry, where some cultures are maintained and others are transformed. For Francesca Ciancimino Howell, this tapestry metaphor [...]
*Please be aware that there will be some stream-of-consciousness-word-vomit in this post...thanks in advance for sticking with me! Also you getta see some goofy photos of me doing yoga, PC: @emmy._.23 on IG* When I was in high school, I hated doing yoga in gym class. Inevitably, the tough, soccer/wrestling teacher would realize we couldn't [...]
Wow! I did not expect to be nominated for this award. I woke up and saw not one, but two nominations, one from Laura with Voyage of the Mind and Ingrid with Experiments in Fiction. Here are the rules: Provide the link to the creator’s original award post. Answer the questions provided. Create 7(ish) unique [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 