Genre: 10th

JUNE QIN

Eudora Welty’s Revision Process: Exploring the Two Versions of “Flowers for Marjorie” “We grew up to the striking of clocks.” Thus begins Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings, a book that was on the New York Times Bestseller List for 44 weeks in the early 80s. Welty transports us into her earliest memories, retracing her path to becoming Read more…

JUNE QIN

The Herbalist             A heavy woman in her mid-40s, with frizzy, curly hair and a mischievous glint in her eye kicked open her 1925 Chevy door and kicked it back, walking with a slouch up to her front door.            “And this is the only time when I wish Read more…

ALICE TIAN

Power by Adrienne Rich Living in the earth-deposits of our history Today a backhoe divulged out of a crumbling flank of earthone bottle amber perfect a hundred-year-oldcure for fever or melancholy a tonicfor living on this earth in the winters of this climate. Today I was reading about Marie Curie:she must have known she suffered Read more…

ALEXA SCHMELTZER

“The Swan” by Roald Dahl  (Spoiler Alert) Ernie and Raymond are best friends. They are both described as large for their age, but their physical similarities stop there. The author describes them as, “But while Ernie was heavy and loutish, Raymond was tall, slim, and muscular.” They are both very violent people, and often go Read more…