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Earth Day At Saint John's, John Ruff Apr 2024

Earth Day At Saint John's, John Ruff

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.


Little Trolls, Logan Gagnepain Apr 2023

Little Trolls, Logan Gagnepain

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

A short story set in a fictional Earth in which trolls, elves, humans, and other species live together in an unsteady harmony. The short story documents the horrific consequences of racism and prejudice within the criminal system, even if the targets of the worst violence aren't human.


The Value Of Sensing, Peter Hommes Apr 2023

The Value Of Sensing, Peter Hommes

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This is a nonfiction essay about a topic which the author believes in. It was written for the class Creative Nonfiction (ENGL 311).


The Joys Of Anxiety, Nathaniel Christopher Hoppe Wright Apr 2023

The Joys Of Anxiety, Nathaniel Christopher Hoppe Wright

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.


Monsters - In My Office!?, Pheron Antonio Xane Collie Mar 2023

Monsters - In My Office!?, Pheron Antonio Xane Collie

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

An average man, Sam, begins to notice something strange about the world around him. He struggles to adapt, believing that he's having a psychotic trip, eventually learning the truth about the hidden world that lurks in plain sight.


Let Your Light Shine: A Holistic Reflection On The Individual In A Community, Nicole C. Argudin Apr 2017

Let Your Light Shine: A Holistic Reflection On The Individual In A Community, Nicole C. Argudin

All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019

"Sic luceat lux vestra," or “Let your light Shine” This phrase from the Gospel of Mattew stresses the importance that we all have a light or a talent and we should shine our light for all. The problem though is when we live in the same community for so long, we start to lose our uniqueness and eventually become close-minded to new experiences. By encountering and learning from other communities, we are made aware of this issue and other strengths and weakness of our own community that we take for granted. My disclaimer about this paper is that it is …


The Consequences Of Failing: A Memoir, Olivia M. Zajac Apr 2016

The Consequences Of Failing: A Memoir, Olivia M. Zajac

All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019

Failing is part of our human nature. I have never met a person who has never failed at something. Sometimes when I look back at my failures I feel like crying, and other times I laugh at the mistakes that I have made. But no matter the type of failure I have suffered, I have learned one thing. Failures, along with successes, have shaped me into the person I am today. When I fail, I often fall. But each fall is a chance for me to get back up. I don’t plan to stop failing any time soon.

Just like …


To The Space Beside Me, Betsy Johnson-Miller Jan 2013

To The Space Beside Me, Betsy Johnson-Miller

English Faculty Publications

Read a short interview with the author at http://underthegumtree.com/2013/02/meet-the-author-betsy-johnson-2/


Community And Other Ordinary Miracles, Mara Faulkner Osb Jan 2013

Community And Other Ordinary Miracles, Mara Faulkner Osb

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Honey And Bread, Cynthia Northcutt Malone Oct 2012

Honey And Bread, Cynthia Northcutt Malone

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Jacob's Daughter, Betsy Johnson-Miller Jan 2012

Jacob's Daughter, Betsy Johnson-Miller

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Segmented Life Of Cf, Anna Novak Jan 2012

Segmented Life Of Cf, Anna Novak

English Student Work

No abstract provided.


Wait Six Months, Cynthia N. Malone Jul 2011

Wait Six Months, Cynthia N. Malone

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Unspeakable: My Father's Suicide And A Childhood Memoir, Dierdre C. Mccarrell Jan 2000

Unspeakable: My Father's Suicide And A Childhood Memoir, Dierdre C. Mccarrell

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

The memoir begins with the letter I read at my father's funeral service in June of 1998. The introduction addresses why I chose the form of memoir and why my relationship with my father should be publicized. Following the introduction are the chapters "Houses" and "Lies" which are stories from my childhood. These chapters are placed in approximately 1984 when I was in kindergarten. The concluding section of the memoir addresses why I chose the memoir form and gave me the chance to recognize works that guided my writing. The books I chose as an accompaniment to my writing fit …


The Light At The Top Of The Stairs Is Broken, Michael Anson Schroeder Jan 1992

The Light At The Top Of The Stairs Is Broken, Michael Anson Schroeder

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

A creative work of fiction, The Light at the Top of the Stairs Is Broken tells the story of Reardon McCoy, a twenty-nine year old homosexual who panics at the prospect of his approaching thirtieth birthday, remembers a vision he had as a child, prophesizing that he was destined for great and important distinction, and he has begun to despair because he has never truly found his niche. His best friend Boosey coaches him along, particularly in the realm of romantic love interests. Reardon, caught in the dilemma of how to live in the world as a gay male without …