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Everyday English Majors: Eryn Stilwell
Eryn Stilwell (They/Them) is completing their bachelor’s degree in Theatre with a minor in creative writing here at Western Illinois University (WIU).…
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English 328 Students Write and Bind Commonplace Books
“. . . you made a book of your own, one stamped with your personality.” – Darnton Robert Dr. Banash’s fall 2024…
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DEAR WIU: A Day of Sharing the Passion of Reading
On Friday, October 11th of 2024, Marcy Bialeschki, award-winning bestselling romance-thriller novelist spoke at Western Illinois University (WIU). A 1988 graduate of…
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Why Write? Questions for M&L’s Own Lydia Quattrochi
These interview questions were posed to me by a student named Riley, the friend of a friend from the community college I…
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Febos: Endings to Inspire
On September 11, 2024, established memoirist Melissa Febos arrived at Western Illinois University (WIU). Febos is the author of bestselling memoirs Whip…
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Everyday English Majors: Donovan Williams
Donovan Williams is a theater major, with a creative writing minor at Western Illinois University (WIU). He often assists WIU play production…
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Taylor Swift and the World of English
Taylor Swift’s music has swept the world, becoming more popular than ever in the last few years. As an English major and…
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The Limitless Wonder of Notebooks
In my younger years, I found a place to hide. I started escaping into notebooks, filling them as fast as my hand…
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Everyday English Majors: Lydia Quattrochi
Lydia Quattrochi transferred to Western Illinois University (WIU) in the fall of 2024 at the beginning of her junior year. Prior to…
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Everyday English Majors: Carter Myers
Note. Some photos of me and my cats (left to right) Spider, Kitten, and Leota. Carter Myers is a sophomore English Literature…
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