According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, passion is an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. Passion is also labeled as an emotion one individual may have, but what does passion have anything to do with the world? Passion is what gives us the strength to get up from bed every day, it’s what pushes […]
From Non-Reader to Book-Worm by Adam Mickievicz
Growing up with severe ADHD I could never imagine how people could sit with one singular activity for more than a few minutes, much less staring at a piece of paper with words for longer and call it enjoyable. Yea I was raised on bedtime stories as a little kid. The stories of Percy Jackson […]
The Mighty Impact of the Modest Journal by Lauren Krakowski
In a world that is filled with digital distractions and rapid-fire communication, the small act of journaling often gets overlooked by most writers. Yet, keeping a small journal can be an invaluable tool both serving as a sanctuary for mental health and a springboard for creativity. At the core of the concept, a journal can […]
The Dreaded “Writer’s Block” by Emelia Heisey
Are there ever times where you feel mentally drained? Have you ever tried to read a book or write down an idea but you grow bored and move on? If you can relate to this, you are not alone. As a self-proclaimed creative person, I can experience these feelings too. They are mostly commonly described […]
A Writer’s Hurdles by Cayla Garman
About a week ago, at exactly 5:00pm on a Friday, my phone screen lit up with a notification that distracted me from the task at hand: deep cleaning some particularly soiled kennels at the doggy daycare. The notification was an email from one of the seven graduate programs I applied to, and it contained a […]
Coffee Chat with Visiting Writer Jessica Murray by Cayla Garman
“Poetry is the most obscure art; that [obscurity] should be freeing” – JM Before she performed an excellent reading of her poetry at Penn State Harrisburg, I had the chance to enjoy a cup of coffee with poet Jessica Murray. Jessica Murray is the author of the poetry collection Breakfast in Fur, and her poems, essays, and poetry […]
Beating the Writing Slump by Setting Small Goals by Amy Colleen
When I was in 11th grade, I participated in National Novel Writing Month for the first time. Casually abbreviated in conversation as NaNoWriMo among its fanbase (usually prompting a “nana-WHAT?” from the uninitiated listener), the month-long virtual event held every November prompts writers to draft a full-length novel in just 30 days, clocking at least […]
Nonfiction: Is it Really that Terrible? by Addisea Purvis
I remember my first experience with nonfiction. When I was in elementary school, I decided to pick up a biography (of some random famous person) and just read it during our free time in class. After reading it, the overall voice just seemed so boring to me, and ever since I dreaded nonfiction, fearing that […]
Writers Never Serve by Zian Lyu
We sure have been told, or technically, trained by every single aspect of our daily manner that we must learn to predict things that are unpredictable, and only in this way can we be prepared all the time for our next challenge. I personally do not oppose this at all, and in fact, I admit […]
Liminality by Dyani Kennedy
How would you feel if you just woke up randomly, and realized you were here? A long, ongoing hallway into darkness? What would you think? How would you feel? What would you do? Perhaps nothing to do except march forward? Or turn back? Would you be afraid to look behind yourself, out of fear that […]