Watching Movies With the Stereo On … COUNTRIFIED! Original Assignment:Like when you have a movie playing on TV without the sound and you’ve got the stereo on at the same time. Take a clip from a movie, remove the audio, … Continue reading →

Watching Movies With the Stereo On … COUNTRIFIED! Original Assignment:Like when you have a movie playing on TV without the sound and you’ve got the stereo on at the same time. Take a clip from a movie, remove the audio, … Continue reading →

In my Literary Journalism class, I’ve been largely in charge of managing the technical end of our website (see us here at In Bantam) (I just realized, you may not be able to view the site until May 1st, when we launch our Spring 2012 edition). I’ve enjoyed pretty much every part of this project, ...

Look, Mom! No hands! “I only had to eat four boxes!” Def not photoshop’d, guiz.  

Look, Mom! No hands! “I only had to eat four boxes!” Def not photoshop’d, guiz.  

I’m not expecting instant miracles. This first week (and maybe the second), I’m mostly doing some mental observations as to when, why, and where I get sugar cravings, as well as what I want to get. Today, I started craving around eleven. I held off until lunch, and tried to assuage myself with a Granny ...

I have a terrible relationship with sugar, mostly in that I crave it with the fire of a thousand suns. I’m normally happy to bemoan my dependence on the holidays, and then carry on with blase resignation the rest of the year. After all, this isn’t just a bad habit. It’s a TASTY bad habit. ...

I haven’t updated in a while, mostly because I’m having a blog-identity crisis. I’m unsure of what I want to include on here. Originally, I idealized it as a place to post school work, but none of my courses have required an online presence. But since I like to be practical, and I paid good ...

As a journalist, Lizzie Curious’ adventures are necessarily intertwined with time. I decided it would be fun to create a calendar system for their society. I was also rather inspired by playing Glitch, which uses a nifty and completely whimsical calendar system. I’ve listed the months, including the number of days in each, and a ...

World building is one of my favorite parts about writing. I love creating a new world, a new environment from scratch. The little.bird universe presents a unique hurdle, however, in terms of technology. Everyone except the top tier of society...

Outline Setting This story takes place approximately 1000 years after a cataclysmic event that transformed the world into a wasteland of ruins, the leftover history of a civilization that was wiped off the face of the earth. In reality, this...