Art by Meddygon
Category Archives: Literature
“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
This was originally written before the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic was full blown in the US. It feels extremely petty now and I’ve lost all steam on finishing it. Suffice it to say, I enjoyed this book and do recommend it to … Continue reading
Video Games for Social Justice
Oftentimes, the reader that could benefit from reading a work of literature that is intended to develop empathy for a particular plight is not likely to pick up a book that clearly advertises itself as being about that hardship. Many … Continue reading
A Room of One’s Own
The below text was written for a class on British Literature, focusing on Virgina Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”. Lately, I feel like I’ve been living the reality that Woolf describes regarding women and fiction – obligations from being … Continue reading
ENG 363 – “The Argonauts”
I’m stuck on one line Maggie Nelson wrote on page 37. “I cannot hold my baby at the same time as I write.” This is something that I feared when I became pregnant, when I decided I wanted to have … Continue reading
ENG 350 – “I’m With The Bears”
While I plan to finish the entirety of I’m With the Bears shortly, I am still on a deadline because this is for a class. I spent yesterday at a relative’s house for a family reunion, in the 94°F (34.4C) heat … Continue reading
ENG 350 – “The Water Knife”
Last Christmas, I think it was, I bought a copy of Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Water Knife for my brother in law (it was on his wishlist) and didn’t bother to peek inside. I know now that if I would have, I … Continue reading
ENG 350 Week 1 – California Chapters 1-7
The opening of California (by Edan Lepucki) has been refreshing. Growing up with media such as Captain Planet and Ferngully, I’ve been inoculated against the over-the-top personal pleas for the average person doing what they can to fix whatever is … Continue reading
7/18 Art
6/8 art
Septa Mordane!