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An Introduction to Code Poetry
Code poetry can be loosely defined as a genre of experimental, constraint-based digital literature that is able to run the program of...
Maya Adenihun
Nov 10, 20244 min read
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Autumnal Book Recs & Their Respective Songs
Whenever I read a book, I find myself inevitably connecting it to a song from one of my cherished playlists. This urge to pair books with...
Mavis Sterling
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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Art & Artists: Modern Day Cancel-Culture
There’s no doubt that history is full of discrimination, and the literature and art from years ago reflects normalized societal behaviors...
Jovi Aviles
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Approaching the Art of Annotations
Annotations are more than just marks and notes on a page–they are a bridge between the reader and the deeper meaning of the text. Each bo...
Melissa Hurtado
Sep 16, 20244 min read
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Adapting Aesthetics
Coming-of-age stories with popsicle-stained lips, juice dribbling down the chapped lips twisted in smirks, and wrinkled jorts stained with s
Jovi Aviles
Jul 21, 20243 min read
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Conversations with the Unreachable
However much I may want to, it’s quite literally impossible to communicate with fictional characters...
Melissa Hurtado
Jul 20, 20244 min read
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Perfect Pairings: Classic Books and the Modern Movies Emulating Them
Here, I’ve put together a list of classic novels and the movies they feel like, a set of pairings that may not always look similar but feel
Neda Ravandi
Apr 28, 20243 min read
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The Subtle Genius of Professor Severus Snape and a Short Rant on Character Writing
I was nine when I first cracked open the pages of Harry Potter, and to put it simply, it did nothing short of changing my life. Now,...
Michelle Li
Apr 28, 20244 min read
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Cracked Characters
Teenagers often find themselves reminiscing about fictional characters. Wishing they were a book character moseying along a forgotten...
Jovi Aviles
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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Music & Novels
Often writing can be the hardest when you have no inspiration. Here, we’ve combined two sources of inspiration, music and novels.
Neda Ravandi
Feb 16, 20244 min read
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