I walked by a stretch of grass and saw a shriveled figure among the stems. I called out to it. “What has happened to you?” The mishapen body cried back, “There are other worlds inside of my world.” I approached the creature. I took its hand up in my grasp. “There is only this world,”Continue reading “I’m Scared There Are Other Worlds inside of My World”
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Ms. Beth
Act 1, Scene 5 Enter Lady Macbeth. She’s alone, reading a letter. LADY MACBETH (reading the letter) They met mein my glory days, and they knew more thanmortal men. I wanted to know what they knew,but they turned into nothing more than nothingness.While I stood wondering, hailed as this“Thane of Cawdor”, as the Weird SistersContinue reading “Ms. Beth”
Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Makenna Horne Prof. Helms Critical Theory 8 March 2024 You may consider Ain’t Burned All the Bright a poetry book, or maybe a mature picture book, or maybe something in between. Written in one sitting and drawn onto pocket-sized moleskine pages, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin created a masterpiece, engulfing the intense images and feelingsContinue reading “Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright“
as snow (poem)
names i do not know women, many women first lady and her daughters, so handsome and so proud, children, many children lady so stout and rich a woman of diamonds and gems women, many women mrs. slight and classy, oh please be gentle her children, many children white as now please beg for a showContinue reading “as snow (poem)”
Translating the translation of Shakuntala
Kalibasa Shakuntala Translated by Arthur W. Ryder Again, translated by Kieran J. Bondarchuk *Note that most acts will be, what some might refer to as, “NOT TRANSLATED”. Some might even say that they are “NOT PRESENT”. Well . . . I’m sure Arthur had omitted and shifted some story around. What’s the big deal? A translationContinue reading “Translating the translation of Shakuntala”
A Queer Retelling of The Song of Kiều
một 𠬠 Let’s only listen to this love song in the rain, Where history is muddied by our layers. In the Chia-Ching reign of Ming dynasty, There was peace among the people. Sương lived just as any other woman might. She was only loved by candlelight and by men Who she wished did not alwaysContinue reading “A Queer Retelling of The Song of Kiều”
Japan’s Most Omninous Ghost: The Onryō
Funny story diving into reading Yotsuya Kaidan, AKA The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tokaido. The weekend before I did the reading, I watched Netflix’s new animated show Blue Eye Samurai. It had everything I loved. Great animation, incredible voice actors, lots of violent, gory fights, and incredible writing in terms of the charactersContinue reading “Japan’s Most Omninous Ghost: The Onryō”
Two Sides of Satan in Paradise Lost (Through Art)
This unessay focused on bringing John Milton’s Paradise Lost alive through art. As an artist, I wanted to do something art-related and thought about drawing a scene from one of the readings we read. As I was more attached to Paradise Lost due to its themes and characters, I wanted to illustrate the story throughContinue reading “Two Sides of Satan in Paradise Lost (Through Art)”
Bisclavret Reimagined
Reflection Ever since I read Maria de France’s Bisclavret, I fell in love with the tale of a man turning into a werewolf, going through the struggle of being betrayed by ones he thought he loved only to be saved in the end by someone who truly loves him. As a story writer and loverContinue reading “Bisclavret Reimagined”
Love After Death
Each individual believes themselves to be the center of their own universe whether they know it or not. Our need for food, knowledge, money, and love are all products of our own selfishness. We try to mask this selfishness in many ways, giving back to the community, raising money for different organizations, saving our oceans,Continue reading “Love After Death”
Sprockets and Springes 