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A Bad Start, Timothy Poisson Dec 2021

A Bad Start, Timothy Poisson

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

No abstract provided.


Age Of Exploitation: Teen Sex Comedy Films Of The 1980s, Thyra Chaney Dec 2021

Age Of Exploitation: Teen Sex Comedy Films Of The 1980s, Thyra Chaney

The Downtown Review

The teen sex comedy film genre is representative of dominant cultural factors which influenced the film industry in the 1980s. Films in this genre have been traditionally described as mindless, dumb, and exploitative. This article seeks to understand the distinction between teen sex comedy and traditional teen films, as well as the social and cultural influences which lead to the development and popularity of the teen sex comedy genre. Teen sex comedies are a document of mainstream society and popular culture in the 1980s.


Untitled, Alexander Thompson Nov 2021

Untitled, Alexander Thompson

The Tuxedo Archives

No abstract provided.


(Re)Considering Craft And Centralizing Cultures: A Revision Of The Introductory Creative Writing Workshop, Zoë Bossiere, Micah Mccrary Oct 2021

(Re)Considering Craft And Centralizing Cultures: A Revision Of The Introductory Creative Writing Workshop, Zoë Bossiere, Micah Mccrary

Journal of Creative Writing Studies

This article explores options for introductory creative writing curricula that allow for and encourage a greater consideration of personal identity and audience on the part of the student-author. It reaches toward possibilities for revising the introductory creative writing course as a space for student-authors to not only consider the cultural positions of the professional authors they study, but also the ways in which their own subject-positions influence their writing practices, craft choices, and understandings of genre. The article overall proposes a holistic revision to the standard, introductory creative writing curriculum, moving student-authors beyond considerations of “good” creative writing, and toward …


The Black Eyes Of Ulspruth-Dimot, Lee Clark Zumpe Sep 2021

The Black Eyes Of Ulspruth-Dimot, Lee Clark Zumpe

The Mythic Circle

A misty morning met the awakening village of Madichi. Dawn made pale the cloudy skies, and upon the breeze cascading down from the mountains was a subtle chill.


Two In One, David A. Sparenberg Sep 2021

Two In One, David A. Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

As I looked to the high ground, which was indeed shaped in the semblance of a sublime albeit miniature mountain, imagine my amazement to hold in view the monumental figure of a curious two-headed deity.


The Tale Of The Troll Maiden And The Cobbler, David Gilman Frederick Sep 2021

The Tale Of The Troll Maiden And The Cobbler, David Gilman Frederick

The Mythic Circle

Once, in the lands across the sea, there was a cobbler. Unremarkable as such an occupation may be here, in those lands it is one of high esteem. They have rugged cliffs to scale, unknown steppes to cross, jagged boulders, spiny hedgehogs, mudflats, cacti, flints, vines, thorns— much of that land, I have heard, is picturesque, with sweeping vistas and forests that anticipate the colors of the sunset.


Welcome To The Busty Wench, E. Clarence Peterson Sep 2021

Welcome To The Busty Wench, E. Clarence Peterson

The Mythic Circle

Toby’s step down from the coach was greeted by the damp embrace of cobblestone puddles. Deceptively deep and cold, they were none too fresh, either.


Tricked By The Queen Of Fey, Ella Wallsworth-Bell Sep 2021

Tricked By The Queen Of Fey, Ella Wallsworth-Bell

The Mythic Circle

Before going to the pub, I take a quick stroll to pluck up courage. Turn along the lane out of the village, my smart shoes softly tap-tapping on the tarmac. A few early stars shine bright in the clear autumn sky and my stomach does somersaults.


Two Souls On A Shore, Geoffrey Reiter Sep 2021

Two Souls On A Shore, Geoffrey Reiter

The Mythic Circle

The elf and the Kuparean man were hungry as they walked along the shore of the island. They did not remain at the rock-choked shallows that had disemboweled their trireme.


How The Dryad And The Naiad Got Or Didn't Get Together, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett Sep 2021

How The Dryad And The Naiad Got Or Didn't Get Together, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

The Mythic Circle

Once, in the river-land of Sopenya, near Lake Chellu, there lived a naiad and a dryad. They were a boy and a girl, respectively.


Where The Sea Meets The Sky: A Fantasy-Theme Analysis Of H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs, Spencer J. Burke May 2021

Where The Sea Meets The Sky: A Fantasy-Theme Analysis Of H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs, Spencer J. Burke

Quest

Application of Rhetorical Methodologies

Research in progress for SPCH 1311: Introduction to Speech Communication

Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Warren

The following essay is a rhetorical criticism written as the final project for the Collin College Honors Introduction to Speech Communication course. This student’s essay utilizes Fantasy Theme Analysis to explore the rhetorical choices of H.P. Lovecraft in his short story Celephaïs. By examining the characters, settings, and actions within the narrative, both in isolation and in relation to each other, Lovecraft’s rhetorical vision is elucidated. Moreover, this essay analyzes if and how group cohesiveness is achieved via a process coined …


The Dawn Of A New Era, Eyon Mason May 2021

The Dawn Of A New Era, Eyon Mason

Night Flight Journal

The story starts at the election year of present-day America and looks at the outcome of a people that are tired of corrupt government practices and leaders. It branches into a realm of new ideas and true democracy. The story follows the main character Castiel, who is an activist and soon to be leader of the New America. Castiel has one friend who is an activist as well named Ishmael and this story talks about their sudden rise to leadership and the challenges and enemies that follow to.


Targets Of Opportunity, Richard F. Colarco May 2021

Targets Of Opportunity, Richard F. Colarco

Night Flight Journal

This is a short story about an Army doctor.


Picnic Day, Caroline Bass May 2021

Picnic Day, Caroline Bass

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Furman Bell Tower, Nathan Norfleet May 2021

Furman Bell Tower, Nathan Norfleet

The Echo

No abstract provided.


The Overlapping Years, Lara Rudman May 2021

The Overlapping Years, Lara Rudman

The Echo

No abstract provided.


The Guest Room, Jordan Stevens May 2021

The Guest Room, Jordan Stevens

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Frozen In Time, Elizabeth Mangone May 2021

Frozen In Time, Elizabeth Mangone

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Final Destination, Anna Bowman May 2021

Final Destination, Anna Bowman

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Ars Poetica: For When The Smoke Clears, Amanda Cordle May 2021

Ars Poetica: For When The Smoke Clears, Amanda Cordle

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Unpublishable, Carly Marlys May 2021

Unpublishable, Carly Marlys

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Handle, Jordan Winiski May 2021

Handle, Jordan Winiski

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Home From The House Of Death: A Poem Found In Homer's Odyssey, Elizabeth Mangone May 2021

Home From The House Of Death: A Poem Found In Homer's Odyssey, Elizabeth Mangone

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Run, Ariel Crank May 2021

Run, Ariel Crank

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Pondberry, Jordan Winiski May 2021

Pondberry, Jordan Winiski

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Etruscan I, Jordan Winiski May 2021

Etruscan I, Jordan Winiski

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Motherboard, Brandon Barney May 2021

Motherboard, Brandon Barney

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Laundry Room, Mary Shelley Reid May 2021

Laundry Room, Mary Shelley Reid

The Echo

No abstract provided.


Let Us Be Glad!, Will Deng May 2021

Let Us Be Glad!, Will Deng

The Echo

No abstract provided.