WRITING
22. Picture frames ripped down and smashed to jagged pieces; we could still feel the pulse beating under floorboards from their fragments. Holes shaped like fists in the insulation caulked up with words we’d sworn off before, but they hung around our heads in swarms.
23. Placing model train carefully back on its track. Hitting start.
List of All the Things We Got Right
Poetry
"Wind-up dinosaurs, empty gift cards, an entire homemade hydroponics system. One of those disco balls that spin on its base, a tool set, a safe box locked with a missing key. A lot of black t-shirts, my favorite that I’ve lost since then, and a set of deranged mindsets were all that was left. We were still here. We were forced to clean up the mess. I heard his brains were on the walls, but I never noticed."
Badfish
Creative Nonfiction Personal Essay
Mark DeRose is a music teacher, a dad, a musician, an artist, and a bandmate—but when asked how he hopes to be remembered, his answer was simple: for being kind.
Local Lancaster Musician Creates His Own Way
Magazine Profile
"The results of this study rejected the notion that there are clearly established stylistic differences between male and female writing in creative nonfiction essays. In fact, results showed that there was little distinction."
“Women Writers”—Or Just Writers? The Men and Women Writing Style Dichotomy
Research Essay
"Women have always been writing—but they have not always been recognized for it. Throughout history, men have dominated the majority of the workforce, including the writing and publishing field. Women were less likely to be published, and if they were, their writing was often considered insignificant or 'feminine.'"
Women and Publishing
Issue Brief
