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The Bin-son Boy, Part 4 (of 4)*

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Noriyuki flew through the air and, as his body rotated, his legs created a perfect right angle before he kicked backward and landed in a perfect stance. In the air, it seemed like gravity … Continue reading

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Stand By…

I’m working on a story, but life has thrown me some curveballs lately, so it’ll be a little late! Sneak peek: What if The Karate Kid happened in space? -Ryn PB

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Author Spotlight: Michelle Cruz Gonzales, The Spitboy Rule

Michelle “Todd” Cruz Gonzales claims that her journey from punk rock drummer to college English professor was not all that far-fetched. For a Xicana from a small town who taught herself how to drum and started her own hardcore feminist … Continue reading

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Repeat Rewind Book Tag: How booktube inspired me to mash together two of my favorite things and gave me an excuse to talk about my fave books

Part of my quarantine coping strategy has been to watch a lot of YouTube, of which a large chunk has been booktube. There’s this tag I’ve seen that is similar to the Playlist Book Tag but is specific to Spotify. … Continue reading

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March 2021: How I forgot most of the month halfway through but still enjoyed some books

What I Got: Walking on Cowrie Shells (ARC) by Nana Nkweti Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z ed. by Jonathan Lethem and Kevin JH Dettmar Tr*nny by Laura Jane Grace Libertie … Continue reading

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June 2020: How I turned this month into a magical, gay reading extravaganza

What I Got: Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive by Julia Serano Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston Wild Seed by Octavia Butler … Continue reading

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September 2019: How Re-reads, Graphic Novels, and Sibling Book Club Saved My Month  

What I Read: Death Note: Black Edition Vol. I by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata The Raven Boys (re-read) by Maggie Stiefvater Who Would Have Thought It? (school book) by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up … Continue reading

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Learn the Rules to Break the Rules: Race, Immigration, and Linguistics

To start this off, I am a white, cis-female, bisexual, middle class undergraduate student. In case you didn’t notice, there’s a lot of privilege locked in those identities. The reason I feel the need to point this out is that … Continue reading

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It’s All Relative: Time in the Writing Center

While working on my writing center homework, I have recently found myself being transported back to my Physics major days. How does physics relate to the writing center, you might ask? Apparently in lots of ways. Who needs a time … Continue reading

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The Other Side: Visiting the Writing Center as a Writer

Can I be frank with you? I did not use the writing center last year. I was pretty confident in my writing abilities, and most of the classes I took were science/math-based or easy writing/lit classes. The only class that … Continue reading

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