By the fading light of a candle, an African-American slave girl furiously composes poems that will change her world; a youthful girl on a plantation buries herself in her Father’s books while composing her own epic. A young girl, though mute, reads the famous writing of her time and begins […]
Arts & Culture
Myths and Misconceptions About Dogs
Dogs are familiar creatures to most people, since many families either own one or know somebody who does. People spend so much time with dogs, learning about their mannerisms and other actions, and yet there are an incredible amount of myths about them. What some might say is a “common […]
Metroid Prime Remastered: Preserving the Classics
Although gaming is an incredibly versatile medium, allowing for extremely different experiences, accessing the games in the first place can present a challenge. Nowadays, many of the top titles are locked on certain systems, and the situation is even worse for older games, with some only being purchasable on older […]
Legendborn: Secret Societies, Historic Legends, and Black Girl Magic
Disclaimer: due to the realistic and heavy portrayal of themes such as grief and racism, the author of this article suggests this book for ages 16+. For hundreds of years, authors and Arthuriana scholars have been adding to and twisting Geoffrey of Monmouth’s original story of a king of Britain […]
Open Mic: Le Bateleur (Part 1) by Darby Nugent
In the city of Paris, on the cobbled streets just outside “Place de la Révolution”, a certain street performer was to be found entertaining a crowd of melancholy Citizens of the Republic. He was such a regular part of the scenery that he had become a public fixture, and the […]