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  • The Wall by Marlen Haushofer: A Claustrophobic Dystopia or My Ideal World?

    The Wall by Marlen Haushofer: A Claustrophobic Dystopia or My Ideal World?

    For the rest of your life, your sole companions will be your cousin’s dog, Lynx, a…

  • Am I Pretentious? The Reality of Being a Student Writer in David Lodge’s Berkeley

    Am I Pretentious? The Reality of Being a Student Writer in David Lodge’s Berkeley

    What I didn’t expect was seeing myself reflected in the novel’s portrayal of student writers, a…

  • Self-Doubt is a Writer’s Biggest Antagonist

    Self-Doubt is a Writer’s Biggest Antagonist

    Though I never would have admitted to this at the time, I was convinced there was…

  • A Literary Race Against Time: Why I Stopped Setting Yearly Reading Goals

    A Literary Race Against Time: Why I Stopped Setting Yearly Reading Goals

    Deep into my self-imposed reading challenge, it seemed nothing was more horrifying than abandoning a book.…

  • Pompous Students & Pomegranates: The Visceral Palimpsest of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History

    Pompous Students & Pomegranates: The Visceral Palimpsest of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History

    My summer of 2022 was blistering hot and filled with three-star reads. After consuming dozens of…

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