The author explains the process of turning blog posts from her college years into an original work of creative nonfiction.

In June of 2007, I participated in spring commencement ceremonies, but I had not completed my Kalamazoo College course requirements. I had not done my SIP. I returned to Kalamazoo College in March of 2009 to finish these ...

In retrospect, one of the most appealing aspects of childhood is the excitement found in each new day. To a curious child every experience is new to explore and examine. However, this wonderland does not come without ...

Crane has often been accused of excessive obscurity, a problem which I intend to qualify, analyze and disprove in three of his best poems. More specifically Crane has been charged with creating intentional ambiguity through ...

Poetry illuminates the thoughts and feelings of an age and culture accurately, beautifully , and effectively. I discover ed poetry's magic while searching for poems that would verify an idea sparked by my newly-obtained ...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the events and conditions of the late 16th and early 17th centuries and compare them to the language, plot and implications of Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. Written sometime in ...