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Broken, Abbey Blake

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Abs roomed with Gerk her freshman year. She is from Indianapolis, IN. A senior writing major, she hopes to get a job.

On Copper, Andy Cullison

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

A senior writing/philosophy major, Cullison wears coal pants. He is from Fort Mitchell, KY (although he would tell you that he's from Cincinnati).

Three Crows Near My Tire On A Hot Summer Day, Ryan Slabaugh

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ryan is from Davenport, IA. "College taught me two things: how to be an asshole and how to walk into class fifteen minutes late."

The Canon, Scott Weaver

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Scott likes to think of himself as a bad writer and an even worst actor. This senior from Plainfield, IN, really isn't that bad of a writer.

Untitled, Holly Hulse

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

She was born in Danville, IL in 1977. After completing her fifth-year program this spring, Holly hopes to fulfill her life-long ambition of being a check-out girl.

Killing Us, Julie C. Houston

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Julie is a junior from Columbus, IN. She enjoys big black boots and acting like a ditz in black box theaters. Her favorite place is Walloon Lake, MI.

Bottled Light, Nicole Ann Kuhn

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

This senior from Martinsville, IN has an obsession with Franklin Pierce (the 14th pres. of the U.S.). "He was the hottest ever."

Little Pebbles, Katie Schlosser

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Katie Schlosser is a senior from Cincinnati, OH, who attends DePauw University. She is a French major and wants to move to France. Billy Collins played with her dog.

Untitled, Holly Hulse

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

She was born in Danville, IL in 1977. After completing her fifth-year program this spring, Holly hopes to fulfill her life-long ambition of being a check-out girl.

Creep, Scott Weaver

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Scott likes to think of himself as a bad writer and an even worst actor. This senior from Plainfield, IN, really isn't that bad of a writer.

Yellow Winter, Sarah Gerkensmeyer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Her name is Gerk. She is a senior writing major from Indy who can steer a canoe.

Half Finished, Scott Weaver

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Scott Weaver is a senior from Plainfield, IN, who thinks of himself as a bad writer and actor but is stated not to be. He is the Fiction Editor.

The Eucharist With Pea Soup, Jen Van Hoozer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jen loves her Volvo and post-its. She is from Carmel, IN and plans to apply to seminary. She's interested in either ministry work or counseling after she graduates this May.

When He Grew Distant, Ryan Slabaugh

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ryan is from Davenport, IA. "College taught me two things: how to be an asshole and how to walk into class fifteen minutes late."

Bern Porter International: Volume 4 Number 8 (August, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

Bulletin of the Scholars of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring art by Sheila Holtz and written work by Roger Coleman and Brendan Connell.

The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle: An Adaptation Of The Young Adult Novel By Avi, Adriane Rainer

Dissertations and Theses

Avi, an American writer, has published numerous best-selling books for children. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle appeared in 1990: Avon Books, New York. The book has since been honored with seventeen awards for children's fiction.

Charlotte Doyle is a thirteen-year-old girl of wealth and good breeding. During the summer of 1832, en route from her British boarding school to her family's Rhode Island home, she finds herself the lone passenger and female on board a ship called the Seahawk sailing from Great Britain across the Atlantic Ocean. During the Ship's long and terrifying voyage, Charlotte is caught between a …

Bern Porter Cosmographic: Volume 1 Number 7 (July, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

Featuring "The Travels of Black Bear Bob" (Beltane) and written work by Daniel Russell and Nguyen Ducmanh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 4 Number 7 (July, 2000), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

Bulletin of the Scholars of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring an excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize speech and part 2 of "The Travels of Black Bear Bob."

Jefferson In Central Pennsylvania, Fred G. Leebron

English Faculty Publications

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Flower And Bone, Jamii R. Claiborne

English Theses & Dissertations

Georgia O'Keeffe said, "I think all the world has turned into what I'm seeing." Because O'Keeffe remained publicly evasive throughout her life, it is unknown what her art reveals about how she saw herself. However, what her art reveals about how she saw the world is apparent. The magnification of flowers and bones, the intensification of lines and colors in her paintings force viewers to look closer and to see differently. This notion of re-seeing what we believe we already understand, of re-experiencing what we believe we already comprehend, is at the heart of not only O'Keeffe's art, but also …

Lester Dowdy's Carnival, Gillian M. Devereux

English Theses & Dissertations

In this manuscript, I attempt to reveal what Don DeLillo has called "the world inside the world." The manuscript's title and structure explore the dichotomy between a thing's interior and its exterior. A carnival, on its surface, is a collection of amusements: rides, games, barkers, cotton candy, and the like. However, as the title poem suggests, the word carnival also represents a time for celebration, general merry-making, and, in its most archaic sense, the liturgical season just before Lent. Thus, one can view a carnival as an amusement, or as a prelude to sacrifice and penance, or as a …

Washing Machine Notes, Roy Rasera

Westview

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Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Maine Women Writers Collection, University Of New England

Maine Women Writers Collection Conferences

Promotional brochure/poster for the 2000 MWWC conference Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History: An Interdisciplinary Conference.

Eau-De-Cologne, Fran Kaplan

Westview

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The Secret Of Fireflies, Pamela Rodgers

Westview

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Rondo, Richard Dixon

Westview

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The Wolf Underneath Me, Aaron Worley

Westview

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Elizabeth Gurney Fry, Saint Of Newgate, William Jolliff

Westview

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Edwin A. Nelms, Sheryl L. Nelms

Westview

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Fort Steele, W. Dale Nelson

Westview

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