A novel that took me on a bit of a roller coaster ride when it comes to certain details. However, my overall opinion of the story remains positive due to its intricate world-building, diverse characters, and inspiring themes of family and unity.
— C.M.
I have always preferred to write by hand. Ever since I was in school, unearthing my notebook from my backpack while waiting for class to start, or else freeing a solitary piece of lined paper from a binder in order to keep myself occupied after finishing an assignment. But the habit really peaked for me…
I have been on this earth for twenty-eight years, and I am still learning more about myself all the time. For instance, after going down a rabbit hole on Instagram the other day, I found myself taking a personality test which would identify my position on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. And while I had…
This is a poem I wrote in my early days away at college. Some fellow creative writing students were putting together a school magazine called “Closely Lit,” and the theme for their first volume was “Simultaneous.” This poem was the result of considering the word and what it meant to me. It was later published within that volume! (FYI, “Taijitu” is the term for the Chinese symbol of Yin and Yang.)
— C.M.
Here in the States, and in much of the rest of the world, we keep track of the passing year through use of the Gregorian Calendar, which is marked by the approximately 365 days it takes the earth to complete one revolution around the sun. This means that the majority of our holidays and celebrations…