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The Difficulties of English Education
By Meghan Haupers As a senior English Education major at Western Illinois University I have developed a unique perspective on the English…
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Books that Helped Us Through Tough Times
By Rachel Troyer This was a tough question for me because I used books in general to escape during my childhood and…
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The Boiler Room: A Welcome Break From Reality
By: Haley Helgesen In a quiet, white room punctuated by evocative artworks and photographs, a continuous conversation is occurring. A conversation about…
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Finding Joy at a Reading with Isabel Quintero
By Tanya Nimz Admittedly, I was nervous when I stepped into Taylor Banquet Hall for the reading by Isabel Quintero only 15…
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How I learned to Read Comics with My Childhood Self
Guest writer Shannon Norris When I first walked into the English Graduate Organization conference I had no idea what I was doing…
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Home is Not a Place – Third Place Winner in the Midwestern Region Blog Contest
By Haley Helgesen Throughout my childhood, the word “home” was an unattainable, abstract concept. Teachers and mentors often described home as a…
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Adventures in Creative Nonfiction: The Stranger Than Fiction Reading Series
By: Dyren Blalock So… an English major, Marketing major and a couple Creative Writing minors walked into a bar one afternoon— well,…
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An Interview with Erika T. Wurth
By: Dakota Carlson Following the release of her first novel in September of 2014, Erika T. Wurth has experienced firsthand the fast-paced…
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A Letter from the Chair
’Poetry is Sound’ or, Sound in Simpkins Hall by Mark Mossman The great Basil Bunting often gave advice to other poets. A…
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Turning a Passion into a Career: Kristyne Bradford
Every person dreams of finding a way to be paid to do what we love. Kristyne Bradford is one such lucky person.…
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