I once saw this question being posed to the online community, and I honestly wasn’t quite sure how I’d respond to it then, and I’m not quite sure how I would respond to it now. I’d thought that as far as literary studies go, there were a number of specific styles of “reading,” but when…
A few posts ago, I wrote about close-reading and finding the story behind the story. One thing I’ve learned after going off to college and experiencing new people and places is that a lot of the story beneath the surface is dependent upon our perspectives as well. Not only as individuals with different backgrounds, but…
A book from an author whose stories were more my style when I was younger. As an adult, I am too distracted by the aspects of it that don’t live up to my expectations. In the long run, this is a book that is probably more fitting for a younger reader.
I’m listening to “One Song Glory,” from the motion picture version of Rent filmed in 2005. And I’m thinking about what Douglas Adams said—about how “the idea of art kills creativity.” Last year I was fortunate enough to see a performance of Rent at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. And don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed…
Stories are all about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. They are about giving their audiences new perspectives and opening their minds to the myriad of possibilities life throws at us. And as we have mentioned before, perspectives can be very powerful within the stories we tell. Write a scene from nature—but write it first…