Oct 25, 2012
(Note from author Sophie: I wrote this after spending over half an hour staring out the window) When I look out the window I don’t think. I forget time and people. I might bite my nail without thinking. I stare into oblivion, looking but not seeing. I wonder what would happen if I couldn’t let […]
Oct 25, 2012
(An excerpt from Tassie’s story) Seriously, why aren’t there any stories where the damsel in distress kills the stupid dragon herself instead of waiting for the knight? This waiting thing is horribly tiresome. Not that I am some silly damsel in distress. If I was a damsel in distress I would at least have a […]
Oct 24, 2012
(Top video: Lost & Found auction) Blues dancing workshop Blues dancing workshop Brenna with a view Evening group meeting Silent applause during group meeting Can we fit everyone on one rug??
Oct 24, 2012
(The following is a prologue to an untitled story by Laura) Her desperate wails echoed through the palace, ringing in Darius’s head until he almost felt guilty. He looked up at the rain pounding his study window. Outside the night was black, except for the occasional flash of lightening. “He’s dead My King,” Cavan said […]
Oct 23, 2012
The following is an excerpt from Cameron Lovejoy’s short story, Haggard Joe. * * * Vegas during the day is foul: somehow sleazier than the night preceding it. Perhaps because you can see its scars. It makes you want to bathe, to scrub yourself raw. But in its waters you’d only catch disease. It doesn’t feel […]
Oct 23, 2012
Hi Students, Parents, and Random Passersby- I’m keeping a blog while at the writing retreat! You can find a link to it here. So far, I’ve written about Meisner Training, the Practical Aesthetics Acting Method, and cake. I hope you check it out! Warmly, -Brenna McBroom, WR staff member and Kitchen Czar
Oct 22, 2012
(The following is an excerpt from Sita’s writing project) There was nothing left for me at the house so I just walked away. I knew I was ditching my previous belief that I shouldn’t just wander aimlessly but there was no other choice. I was more likely to find him if I looked rather than […]
Oct 22, 2012
Staff member Matt Sanderson is blogging for his Writing Retreat project. Visit his site to read about American football, veganism, eccentric millionaires, and whatever else Matt’s brilliant mind produces.
Oct 21, 2012
[Note from author Virginia – This is a fictional story, but it comes from a very real place for me] I was just looking out my window at the drizzly courtyard outside my dorm, seeing instead the street where we used to dance in the sun, and wondering if you still like orange popsicles. That day […]
Oct 20, 2012
[The following is an excerpt from Sophie’s writing project] A girl is walking fast down a street near her home. She’s walking fast and keeps looking over her shoulder. Every so often the girl checks her watch. She’s a few minutes late for her curfew and is hoping her parents will notice and come looking for […]