1. mboleis

    Find Out the Hard Hemingway

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    The Killers by Hemmingway was not one of my favorite reads. I was expecting there to be some elaborate killing, especially after reading other pieces of Noir. There are a lot of instances where the language is very vulgar, which is something that was probably more common during the writing in the 20s. Today, many books […]
  2. vinci

    Layla Arkwood

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    She is the Jessica Rabbit of the mob scene. As the daughter of one of the United States’ most notorious crime lords, Layla knows she’s powerful. No one speaks to her father without going through her and she is never easily persuaded. She’s beyond beautiful and she knows that too. She’s had a string of lovers … Continue reading Layla Arkwood
  3. lepps2

    Further Readings in Noir Fiction

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    In this weeks further readings of noir fiction, I started off with “The Postman Always RIngs Twice.” Our protagonist and antihero, Frank, stumbles into a restaurant and the desperate owner, Nick (called the Greek by Frank), hires him on the spot. Frank soon dives into an affair with Cora, the Greek’s wife and femme fatale […]
  4. sgrubbs2

    Scott Brinkmann

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    Scott Brinkmann is a 26 year old man with brown hair and eyes. He is tall, attractive, determined, and adventurous. He was born in Oklahoma and has lived there his whole life. He is a hotel owner, his father used to own the hotel, and after he passed Scott became the owner. He has a … Continue reading Scott Brinkmann
  5. rlaluman

    Jack Spencer

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    Jack Spencer, known to most as Spence, was born to Lina Floretti and John Spencer in December of 1983, the coldest December on record for the windy city. Spence is the very definition of “tall, dark, and handsome.” He is about 6 foot tall with chestnut brown hair and deep blue eyes the color of a freshwater … Continue reading Jack Spencer
  6. krivera

    Daily Create- Eye Selfie!

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    Here’s my eye selfie for today’s dailycreate. I usually wear glasses and my eyes are really small so in order to see my eyes, I had to take off my glasses and make my eyes as wide as I could. It was fun though.
  7. eriee27

    Meet Veronica

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    Veronica is a 22 year-old lounge singer from Clarkson, Missouri. She is 5’9″, curvy figure with long wavy red hair and blue eyes. She doesn’t wear much make-up but always has on eyeliner, mascara and red lip stick. For short … Continue reading
  8. bchristi1361

    Eye Selfie

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    Above is an eye selfie. The point of the eye selfie is to support the idea of interpersonal attentiveness and become part of the art installation now doing the rounds in Europe.
  9. chelseairizarry

    Police Beat

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    Shadow, 25, was arrested Rose’s Park, Rose avenue, at 2:00pm. Shadow is accused of stalking multiple people as they walked through the park. Shadow is accused of walking directly behind people trying to blend into their own shadows. He is being accused of scaring young children when he jumped from the shadows. “I was just … Continue reading Police Beat
  10. levitasdementia

    NOIR READINGS- GET OUT OF THE HEMINGWAY!

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    Dear god were this week’s readings painful. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE: I hated everyone. I hated the disjointed writing style, the lack of imagery, the choppy dialogue, but most of all I hated the story itself. Cora is an ungrateful, unlikeable character who is matched perfectly with “trampy” Frank. In reality, they’re both asshats who Read More →
  11. tyowell

    Where’s the Postman?

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    You could assume from the title of The Postman Always Rings Twice that there will be a postman somewhere in the story line and he will only ring twice, but after reading it, there was actually no post man and I guess the title was just for dramatic effect.  I will also say that I enjoyed … Read More
  12. kkroehl

    Imagination is the limit: cats, yodels, and eyes

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    Here are the daily creates I completed this week. It truly has been a learning experience! Making a cat on a synthesizer in space showed me how seemingly ordinary things can be combined into something super silly, yet oddly beautiful. If any animal could do it, its the cat. Unfortunately,...
  13. cloehr

    The Daily Create

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    Here is the link to The Daily Create I did today (Jan. 23, 2015): I’m also putting on here the video that is the idea behind today’s Daily Create so it’s easy to access: You never think about how much your eye is really used for in day-to-day life. I like the idea behind this … Continue reading The Daily Create
  14. mboleis

    #frankandcora4REMIX

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    One of our assignments this week was to write an alternate ending to one of the stories we read. Since I was so fascinated by The Postman Always Rings Twice I felt as though writing another ending would suit me well, since I am part of the #frankandcora4ever team. I wanted them to at least make it to […]
  15. mboleis

    Real Eyes See Cats Camouflaged in Space

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    Daily Creates really helps your creative side show itself.  I definitely had A LOT of fun working on them this week. On Tuesday, the goal was to wear camouflage, or camouflage yourself in some way. Now being from NY, Camo is not really a part of my wardrobe. I’ve never actually worn something camo. So i […]
  16. cloehr

    The Daily Create

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    Well this post was supposed to happen yesterday but there was an issue with my Sound Cloud account and I couldn’t add my recording to the group. I’ll still do three other Daily Creates just in case this isn’t acceptable. But hey, I made this so why not post it anyway. This is a quick … Continue reading The Daily Create

UMW Spring 2024 (Bond & Groom)

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