Life and death are universal themes for a reason. All people experience them in a variety of ways. Death invades our solitude. Life can bring us out of the depths. In “Memorials” by Emily Dickinson, remembering somebody after they are gone is a complex notion. In just five quatrains, her poem discusses the deceased through objects they left behind.
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Writing Compelling Fictional Characters Using Temptation and Vice
“Knowing was a temptation. What you don’t know won’t tempt you.“ Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid’s Tale
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“Knowing was a temptation. What you don’t know won’t tempt you.“ Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid’s Tale
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The Violent Crimes of the Werewolf of Bedburg
In the annals of lycanthropy, there are many stories of violent crime against humans from one with wolf-like attributes. The story of Peter Stumpp is one such story. Historians and speculators have immortalized his crimes in the history books, as judiciaries of the era accused Stumpp of lycanthropy. Not exactly a modern crime. But just like the infamy of the Witches of Salem, today the public knows Stumpp as the Werewolf of Bedburg. Unfortunately, his crimes go beyond simple murders by moonlight.
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I can vividly recall my first encounter with The Mysteries of Harris Burdick in my 5th-grade classroom. I was seated near the front, and my teacher presented each page of the book on a slideshow (probably an old wheeled-projector, given it was the 90s). As each image flashed by, my curiosity was piqued; it was all so strange.
Continue reading Exploring ‘The Mysteries of Harris Burdick’ by Chris Van AllsburgAn Analysis of “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
“And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”— Edgar Allan Poe | The Masque of the Red Death
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