August 2020
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An essay on writerly road trips by contributing author Benjamin J. Gohs
Author Ben Gohs submitted a piece about famous authors taking famous road trips. Give it read. There’s some crazy stuff in here.
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Stephen Crane: literary realist and author of “The Red Badge of Courage”
We are finishing the week by doing a brief examination of the life and times of writer Stephen Crane who wrote “The Red Badge of…
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Literary Realism Continued: My favorite Jack London story (and maybe yours)
Continuing to look at the literary realist movement today by looking at Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.”
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Poem: “I saw a man pursuing the horizon”
We are continuing our dive into realism this week by showing what other kinds of works Realism writers were doing outside of overt description. Enjoy!
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Short Video on Literary Realism and Naturalism
Continuing on this week, we have a video I found on YouTube that examines some of the differences between realism and naturalism. Enjoy!
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Realistic depictions of a real world: A look at the era of Literary Realism
This week, we are going to look at the realism movement, some authors, and their works. Today, let’s look at the movement itself and define…
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Should you pay to enter a writing contest?
Should you spend money to enter a writing contest? It’s kind of a complicated question.
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An evening poem by H. D.
We looked at “Oread” by H.D. on a previous post, and I really like that poem for a lot of reasons. So, here’s another poem…
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A look at “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield
A brief discussion and review of the short story “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield.
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What is a sestina verse form?
Today, I thought it would be fun to look at a type of poem and learn a little of its history.
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Literary Analysis: Gothic elements in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Here’s a brief review of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Enjoy!
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Writing advice from Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury gives good advice about writing stories and novels, so why not listen to him talk for a few minutes?
