Faith Zochowski Garth Stein’s novel The Art of Racing in the Rain is the perfect story for all dog lovers. The book takes on a unique perspective from the dog, Enzo’s, point of view. Enzo tells the story of himself and his owner Denny’s life. Denny lives and breathes car racing and dreams of […]

Faith Zochowski Now that we’ve all completed our second week of school, syllabus week is officially in the past and quizzes, tests, projects, and papers are in our near future. If you are as stressed as me about this, I have the perfect solution for a good detox- poetry! Poetry is easy to read and […]

Faith Zochowski If you are an avid reader and have a TikTok account, you have most likely heard about the novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. The book follows the life of the “marsh girl” who lives on her own in Barkley Cove, North Carolina. A major motion picture was released this summer […]

A beloved classic of gothic fiction, Dracula has enchanted readers across the globe for over a century. The concept of vampires awakens our primitive fears of death, disease, and the fragility of human nature, while simultaneously luring us in by subconsciously appealing to our own desires and anxieties. I was introduced to this 19th century novel in my British […]

Megan Stibley | Contributor Master of Fine Arts in Poetry student and published poet, Sam Fain, read her most recent Chapbook entitled “coughing up planets” at Novel Blends coffee shop on Sept. 28. Hear what she has to say about her poetry in the audio story below. Sam Fain reads to her audience.

Nia Lambdin – Contributor Stephannie Gearhart, an English professor, poses the question of how plays like Shakespeare’s reveal one’s hopes, fears, and beliefs. She now oversees the planning board for the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference.  Gearhart attended Bowling Green State University for her undergrad where she started as a Psychology major; however, she soon switched to […]

Courtney Foerg – Contributor This fall I am completing an honors project on period poverty and holding a menstrual drive on campus.  I began my search for content on period poverty in August, 2020 and the search has been surprisingly difficult.  Although people have been menstruating since the beginning of humanity, there is shockingly little literature out […]

Ally Keegan – Contributor  “Love and laughter and fear and pain are universal currencies. We just have to close our eyes and savour the taste of the drink in front of us and listen to the song as it plays.”   The Midnight Library was gifted to me for Christmas the year it was published in 2020. I had no […]