The Process: Litizenship Excellence

Writing Goals

I’ll be blunt. My writing goals… well, they’re somewhat in flux. I will say that in 5 years, I’d like to be published — that is, have a novel of mine be published and available for the public to read. But… I’m unsure on my other goals right now. There’s a collab fanfic that I managed to kick off with…

The Solution of Y + Why Isn’t a Square Root

I constantly try to cast a vision of my own future. I also constantly ask myself what is the point of doing what I do. My mind wanders between two things: visualization and self-examination. The future (as it wavers) appeals to me, excites me, and…

Strikers

Goals are a bit of an anomaly for me. On one hand, the first thought that comes to mind is that there aren’t enough of them in my life. This is largely due to the fact that my beloved Arsenal, year-in and year-out, ends up breaking down about halfway through the season and ending up sitting somewhere in the Top…

26

Five years. 26. That’s always seemed like “The Age” to me, for some reason. The age to be done with school, undergrad and grad. Or the age to be happily situated in a career. The age to get married. The age to have your life figured out.

Looking to the future

Having just turned 22 just last week, the prospect of thinking five years into the future is not only daunting but also terrifying. I try to live my life with my feet and mind planted firmly in the present, but I still occasionally daydream about my ideal future as a writer.

Collaboration: A Love Letter

I recently had the pleasure of going to the Druid City Arts Festival this past weekend. I normally come to an art walk of this sort and stay for an hour and leave; but something about the Druid City space always has me staying from open to close. It’s the world’s largest space…

Pro Tips: A Review of Allison Joseph’s Craft Talk

Monday, March 21, in room 301 of Morgan Hall, saw the introduction of Allison Joseph, poet, professor, and editor, to the University of Alabama campus. At 4:30 in the evening she gave a craft talk, focussed on submitting written work for…

If Only There Were Moshpits at Readings

Literary readings used to be a mystery to me — mainly due to the fact that I didn’t know they existed. In terms of live arts, my experience was limited to concerts. I can listen to music on record forever, but there is a certain magic that it assumes when…

Reading Review: Pure Products at Tea Town

The monthly Pure Products Reading and Lecture Series continued Thursday April 8 with a reading at Tea Town in Northport.

The small patio off the side of the coffee shop was lit with string lights and filled with tables and chairs…

Review of a Literary Event — Tea Town

So this week I went to a reading at Tea Town in downtown Northport, AL featuring Andy Johnson’s spoken word class, Alina Stefanescu, and Heidi Lynn Staples. It was definitely interesting because I saw lots of different styles and approaches to executing a reading…

To Emerge from the Cave: A Pretentiously Titled Review of “Booth 7"

I have never read a literary journal before. At least, I haven’t read one cover-to-cover. I’ve skimmed and scanned, pulling out poems and stories and essays from various journals I’ve found lying about over the…

Late night Review #2: MFA Reading

So…yeah, looks like it’s Late Night Review #2. This time, I’m reviewing a MFA reading that took place Friday, April 8 at the Paul R. Jones art gallery. I was only around for half of it, for reasons we’ll discuss later.