To wrap up our many January celebrations, we wish Lewis Carroll a happy birthday! He was born this day in 1832. How many of you are Alice in Wonderland fans? Below is the infamous "Jabberwocky" poem. Jabberwocky Art by Salvador Dali BY LEWIS CARROLL ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:All … Continue reading Happy Birthday Lewis Carrol, born on this day in 1832.
How to Write a Great Short Story – The 8-Point Story Arc
Writer Wednesday: Learn with us as we uncover an 8 point story arc for crafting a short story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0HEqI3pJIM&t=7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0HEqI3pJIM&t=7s
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Which are you?
Definitely the surrealist, without a doubt. Which one are you?
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Interview with Jeff Vandermeer, Author of "Dead Astronauts"
By Erin Berger Erin Berger Catches Up With the Author of Dead Astronauts In Jeff VanderMeer’s work, nature is often the stuff of nightmares. In his recent novel Dead Astronauts, he describes a duck with a reptilian, serrated smile, its body sometimes covered with a thin, oozing crust of blood. In one encounter, it feasts on a rodent with a … Continue reading Interview with Jeff Vandermeer, Author of "Dead Astronauts"
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Happy Birthday Haruki Murakami
Happy 71st Birthday to one helluva creative writer, Haruki Murakami. Haruki is a Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside of Japan. “Today when I awoke from a nap the faceless man was … Continue reading Happy Birthday Haruki Murakami
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William James, an Original Thinker
On January 11, philosopher, writer, and psychologist Williams James was born in 1842. James was instrumental in establishing Harvard's psychology department, which at its inception was tied to the department of philosophy. James himself remained unconvinced that psychology was in fact a distinct discipline, writing in his 1892 survey of the field, Psychology: Briefer Course, … Continue reading William James, an Original Thinker
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Word Wednesday
In honor of the great, Franz Kafka. #wod #wordoftheday #wordwednesday #unplug #vocabulary
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8 Horror Novels that are Based on Real Historical Events
I have always gravitated toward works of horror, even at a young age. At first, I read whatever I could find on my parents’ bookshelves. John Saul. V.C. Andrews. Stephen King. They lit a fire in me, made me curious about all the things that might be out there. All the things we cannot prove. Ghosts hiding around corners. Monsters lurking in shadows.
As I got older, I began to appreciate a different sort of horror. Horror that made me interrogate the greater dangers we encounter in our day-to-day lives. The deeper evils that lie within us. What could be more terrifying?
If there is anything to inspire an even deeper dread within me, it’s stories that take already terrible events from real life and make them even more monstrous using the traditional elements of horror. Perhaps it’s because these stories hew so closely to reality, they almost seem to…
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