Quote by Poe
“I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity.”~Edgar Allan Poe *Poe is by far one of my favorite writers and this is one of my favorite quotes by him. I think it was a testament to his mental state and also I believe that writers struggle with that dilemma. There’s a bit of madness…
Stephen King for a new generation
I am so excited for all the things that Stephen King has going on this year! There’s a tv show coming out next month based off of his novel “The Mist” and then “The Dark Tower” is coming out in theaters in August based off of King’s book series and then “IT” is coming out…
The first line is the most important
Ok, so I am a volunteer writer for the Carolina Monthly. I basically write articles promoting different events, local artists and restaurants in North Carolina. I have to turn in an article today but I’ve been having a hard time starting on it because I can’t think of a good first sentence. Last week I…
Update on Stephen King’s IT
Well, I’ve gotten into the book pretty well. I had written a previous blog about my initial thoughts on the book and the fact that I wanted to read it before the new movie comes out in September, and it’s going fairly well. This book is creepy beyond believe and very disturbing, but I was…
Music has many purposes
Today I was contemplating on the fact that music serves many purposes. There’s this guy at work who found out that I love oldies and ever since then he’s been talking to me about different songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It made me realize that music. A couple of days ago he told…
What it means to be an English major?
Sometimes I feel like having an English degree can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand having an English degree is great because the skills that you learn while being an English major is transferable across a multitude of platforms. You can use an English degree in a number of careers because it’s…
My first poem
Below is the first poem that I ever wrote. I wrote this when I was going through a lot. I was going through a lot at a young age and I wrote this poem when I was in either 8th or 9th grade and my parents were separated about to get a divorce. The thing…
The soothing effects of classical music
Listening to classical may seem pretentious to some. You may seem nerdy if you tend to enjoy the nuances of classical music, but classical can be awesome and also quite soothing. There have been studies that have shown that classical music is good to study to. Once in awhile I really enjoy listening to classical.…
Fitzgerald embodied the Jazz Age
I’m sitting here watching Jeopardy! and one of the answers is “The Strange Case of Benjamin Button was based off of a novel by this Jazz Age man” and I immediately say F. Scott Fitzgerald even though I actually didn’t know that for certain. If anyone is familiar with literature and that time period you…
The effect of music
Do you ever just listen to a piece of music and suddenly get the chills? You just can’t believe how good it is. That seriously just happened to me. I was listening to the Twenty One Pilot’s song “Fairly Local” and there’s one part that blew me away even though I’ve heard the song multiple…
ArtTalk with Sway
The beauty of life
ArtTalk with Sway 