ArchiveOctober 2012

Red Lipstick

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Hey all! In my past Context of Writing class, I was assigned to write two pieces. The first piece needs to portray “hysterical realism.” “Hysterical realism” is a term coined by literary critic, James Wood; it is defined as: a novel that drums up energy at all costs. As for the second piece, I was instructed to write what I wrote before but not as energetic, but still...

The Playground

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The playground was reptile-infested. Students skipped to the posts, jumprope ornamented. Nailed into one post – like the hand of Jesus, split and frayed – a snake’s tail. A white python, dotted yellow laid belly-up on the tar. It’s belly rose with each inhale, exhale.   Child after child would squish the skull, poke the eyes, penetrate the nostrils with a pinky, give...

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