While I drink my iced coffee and walk my dogs in this fine spring weather, the world is shifting around me in unsettling and marvelous ways. With the haphazard flourishing of dandelions comes the equally-haphazard (yet heartening) flourish of ideas to combat climate change. There is the continued bloom of the #MeToo and #BLM movements, … Continue reading The Newest Issue of OAR Has Arrived!
by Sharese Stribling It’s fall here in Michigan right now. The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter, the air crisp and cool. Yesterday there was even frost on my windshield! Frost! I had to let my heater run in my car for at least ten minutes before I could actually start my daily … Continue reading What it’s Like Being a Mood Reader
by Eileen LeValley Black Twitter is a cultural identity consisting of, “Black Twitter Users” from around the world, on the Twitter Social Network. They are focused on issues of interest to the black community, particularly in the United States. Active African-American Twitter users have created a virtual community. Some examples of Black Twitter are #YouOKSis, … Continue reading Black Twitter: It’s Empowering
By Jacob Warsaw Way back when, a young me discovered himself while taking a creative writing class. It was then when I learned that being creative isn’t just a personality trait or something that some of us are more talented at than others. It’s something one must refine, develop, and hone after time and time … Continue reading The Creative Flame
By Jaclyn Tockstein If I asked you how you define a writer's voice, could you do it? It seems as though most writers can spot when voice may be absent from a piece, but cannot define what it is or explain how to cultivate it. Susan Bruns Rowe, a writer and professor, suggests that "when … Continue reading Voice: Where’s Yours?
By: Emily Lawrence Founded in 1999, the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a worldwide event where authors everywhere work to write a minimum of 2,000 words between November 1st and 30th, leaving them with a first draft that is over 50,000 words (or at least the first 50,000 words of your first draft!). It’s … Continue reading NaNoWriMo
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By: Hannah Lewis This is the last publication in a four part series in which contributors from our 2019/2020 issues are interviewed on the topic of their published work– in the case of this series, the topics discussed will deal with race and racism. The United States is in the midst of a great awakening … Continue reading Highlighting Past and Present OAR Contributors–Topic: Race & Racism Part 4
By: Hannah Lewis This is part three of a four part series in which contributors from our 2019/2020 issues are interviewed on the topic of their published work– in the case of this series, the topics discussed will deal with race and racism. The United States is in the midst of a great awakening and … Continue reading Highlighting Past and Present OAR Contributors–Topic: Race & Racism Part 3
By: Hannah Lewis This is part two of a four part series in which contributors from our 2019/2020 issues are interviewed on the topic of their published work– in the case of this series, the topics discussed will deal with race and racism. The United States is in the midst of a great awakening and … Continue reading Highlighting Past and Present OAR Contributors–Topic: Race & Racism Part 2
