Guest Writer // Jagger van Vliet I believe, truthfully, that the night belongs solely to the writer. When it comes to that question of what time writers are most productive, it should be of little surprise that the hours of…
Fiction Guest Writer // Ari LaColla Juliana sat alone in the dark green booth, sipping at the drink in front of her. She had ordered a tequila sunrise, orange juice and grenadine cutting out any harsh liquor taste. She felt…
Fiction Guest Writer // Madison McMahon Do you know my name? You have seen me before. You should have at least heard of me. Still no? Well, why? Come on, think. You study the classics in school. There are treasures…
Guest Fiction Writer // Mia Solimine TW: Knives, blood, su*cidal/hom*cidal actions She loves the moon, particularly when it is whole. How enchanting it looks, staring down at her from behind the glass roof and illuminating the surrounding looming clouds, which…
Assistant Blog Director // Liz Gomez I don’t know which was better: reading Callan Whitley’s novella Meet Me at Harvest Moon or interviewing her for an hour about the writing process—bonding over our love of Lenny, Harry Potter, and chai…
Guest Writer // Jagger van Vliet TW: mild violence It is entirely unexpected that there was once a time in which writers and artists waged brutal war against each other, all in the name of genre. It seems trivial, or…
Guest Writer // Tessa Donohue In the rise of popularity in reading, specifically within the YA genre, it has become evident that romance sells. Or, more specifically: smut sells. In the books a person will see while scrolling through “most…
Elliot Berkley // Guest Writer You’re introducing yourself in a new lit class, and the professor asks what everyone’s favorite genre is. As the domino chain of answers makes its way to you and you hear “fantasy” over and over…
Above is an excerpt from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney’s breathtaking 2016 screenplay Moonlight. In this scene, the main character, Little, is asking Juan, the man who has become a father figure to him, about his involvement with drugs.
By Meg Rady As we journey into the new year, many of us have set resolutions to become more charitable. There are many literary and writing charities that are looking for donations, time, and voices to advocate for them. If…
