The Lake Review
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer “It occurred to me that if I were a ghost, this ambiance was what I’d miss most: the ordinary, day-to-day bustle of the living. Ghosts…
Opinion
Drag: The Complete Story?
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer Drag is a cultural phenomenon popularized by the hit TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. But what Drag Race does wrong is provide a misconception of…
On Women: Conveyed Through Art
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer Art is an outlet to relieve the frustrations imposed onto people by society. Especially prevalent in today’s world, the examination of how art is used…
The Bluest Eye Review
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer The Bluest Eye, the first novel by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, is a compelling piece drawing attention to the expectations of women in regards…
Fantastical Fantasy: Implications in Modern Queer Literature
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer Queer literature is fantastic, but why is it almost exclusively fantastical? Elizabeth Whitney’s article, “Capitalizing on Camp: Greed and the Queer Marketplace,” does not directly…
A Review of The Reader
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer The Reader by Bernhard Schlink was published in Germany in 1995 and in the US in 1997. The story follows a young boy, Michael Berg,…