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Posted On BlogFolkloric Bigfoot: Legends, Origins, and Importance
Bigfoot is a well-known cryptid, and today we explore how “legends” (specifically Bigfoot) are important in storytelling and language.
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Happy birthday Joyce Carol Oates!
It’s Joyce Carol Oates’s birthday today. So, join us as we take a brief look at her life and some…
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Madness, terror, and love in Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow
Today, we are going to learn about the author, Robert W. Chambers, and a little about his mysterious book of…
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Poetry for the Northern Sun
I thought I would have a literature-tastic weekend…but it didn’t quite end up that way. Which is fine. It worked…
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Literature in Film: Existential Depression in My Dinner with Andre
My Dinner with Andre (1981) is a film about existential depression, but it’s also about finding meaning. Join us today…
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“Unlike May”
A poem I wrote about May and how unseasonably cold it can be some years.
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Where do you write? And, why do you write there?
We all have written in some crazy places, but where do you do your best work? It might be an…
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
To my fellow teachers: it’s been a hard year, but we made it. Take this week to reflect and remember…
Book Reviews
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
- Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’: Book Review and Bildungsroman
