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  • Motel Mouse

    Motel Mouse

    There’s a mouse in the bathroom. Unfortunately, I am also in the bathroom, and the door is closed, meaning the two of us are locked in here together. In my robe and pajamas, I frantically look around for a container as it scurries back and forth in the corner behind the toilet. The only thing…

  • Flowers Bloom in November

    Flowers Bloom in November

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a bit of a hoarder. Some of my earliest memories are the feeling of running my fingers through the dusty soil of my front yard in the hot July sun to pick out the most vibrantly colored rocks, those that glint in the rays blanketing my…

  • The Benefits of Creativity

    The Benefits of Creativity

    How Creative Writing Methodology Could Add to the Writing Center Introduction As a Public and Professional Writing major and Nonfiction minor, I tend to walk the line between creative and academic writing more often than not. Learning both at the same time has made me come to realize how similar the two are, and how…

  • Home Sick

    Home Sick

    When I was little, I’d get homesick at home. My parents didn’t know what to do with me. They’d tell me I am home, ask me what’s really wrong, sigh that they don’t know what to say, and eventually leave me to cry it out in my room. At the time, I didn’t know how…

  • Changing Animal’s Legal Classification as Property

    Changing Animal’s Legal Classification as Property

    A White Paper on the Case of Carol Buckley v. The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee Inc.

  • “A Star is Born”: The Ultimate Male Fantasy

    “A Star is Born”: The Ultimate Male Fantasy

    “If there’s one reason we’re here, it’s to say something so people wanna hear it,” says Jackson Maine in the newest iteration of A Star is Born. But what does this movie have to say? The legacy of this story changes with every version, but, at heart, it should be the tale of a beautiful…