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A GOLD MEDAL IN FICTION

A GOLD MEDAL IN FICTION The Olympics are well underway. The USA’s collected three golds so far, from Jamie Anderson, Red Gerard and Chloe Kim. There’s no event that involves reading or writing fiction though, so we’re going to live up to the hype our own way by entertaining a visit from our own de-facto […]

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AAAaaaand We’re Back

While the winter rages on, winter break has come to a screeching halt.  Hopefully everyone has enjoyed their vacations or staycations, because it’s back to the assignments and working and snow and afternoon coffee-jitters, and spring break it’s a long road to spring break. Silver Lining: With the MFA students, the MFA reading series has […]

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The holiday season is kind of a ridiculous time, if you think about it; when else, during the year, do we so wholly dedicate the (sometimes literal) fabric of our daily lives around a certain aesthetic for as long as a month? It’s pleasant, yes, but it’s weird. The fake white beards, the ho-ho-ho-ing, the […]

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A Visit From Lydia Yuknavitch

So often I’ll be doing something, anything, just going about my day, and the question will kind of fall on me — why are things the way that they are? Because things so rarely make sense — think about the days of your life. Think about a good day you’ve had, a fun night out, […]

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The reading will take place in Hammes Campus Bookstore from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on November 8th, 2017. Nights’ meanings have shifted constantly throughout my life. Now I welcome nights with my whole heart because it means I can sleep soon after I finish all my work at home (or it can mean endless […]

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The weather has been cold and rainy recently. Despite a few weeks of delusionally warm weather in the middle of October, we can’t ignore the old prophecy “Winter is Coming in South Bend!” Once snow hits campus, you probably won’t want to venture out of home and trudge in the snow for an event. But […]

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It’s been raining a lot lately — good weather for reading. The best weather for going to a reading? Perhaps not. But that all depends on the reading you’re thinking about going to, and this reading is well worth it. So make like Donald Duck and break out your umbrellas and make your way to […]

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AUTUMN READING Always, I feel like the beginning of fall, maybe more so than other seasonal changes, has many positive associations to go along with it. Fashion-wise, you can begin layering again, breaking out that cool sweater or edgy denim jacket you’ve had in the closet since spring. Halloween comes along, and we can all […]

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The internet is a mysterious virtual reality. Back in high school, I loved playing online games, and browsing in social media. I am always curious about who they are behind masks, which could be the roles in the game, or the funny, shocking or evocative languages posted online with a pseudonym. At the same time, […]

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Here is Mr. Frog again! This time, he is not a misfit in our world, because we, humans, are not that friendly to animals after all, and like to impose judgments on these creatures who have a penchant for relishing insects. As a kid, I got overly excited when I spotted all kinds of animals […]

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