The following tied for third place in the Poetry division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. Luke Bremner Bubba Dew sits atop green blades laced with yellow. Thick oaks pour Spanish moss in gobs outlining open strips of manicured Bermuda and…
The following tied for third place in the Poetry division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. Samantha Shields Tag. He covered his mouth to hush the panting breaths he took. Leaning his bare back against the shed, he re-formed his small…
The following won third place in the Humanities/Literature division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. Rachel Girouard An Admirable Gambler Author Bret Harte is best known for his story, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” in which the main character John…
The following won second place in the Expository/Argumentative Essay division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. by Elise Gerard CONSEQUENTIALLY CURIOUS “I wonder what’ll happen if I do this.” I thought to myself as I held a large, pink can of…
The following won first place in the Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. By Emily Krzan “The Scarlet Cloak” “Ohhh it’s so lovely, Mutti!” Ulrika squealed as she delicately ran her fingers down the length…
Travis DeSimone Corsair I am not really into horror films. Maybe it is because I was raised on a steady diet of slasher flicks, but nothing seems to be shocking to me any more. What makes a horror movie truly stand out to me is a sense of tension, suspense. It takes more than blood…
Travis DeSimone The Corsair Naoki Urasawa may just be one of the best writers in the manga industry right now. With a focus on characters and story telling rather than all the over wrought nonsense you find in most modern anime and manga, Urasawa has changed the game. I am a big fan of his…
The following won second place in the Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. by Xzavyer Whittle The Price They Pay It was raining. Not the usual droplets but large, peculiar ones. The darkness of February…
The following won third place in the Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. by Hope Hall Friend of Mine My name is Avery Sparrow, and I work with the Circus. It’s a menial job really, picking…
The following won third place in the Expository/Argumentative Essay division of the Walter Spara Writing Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Communications in the spring semester, 2012. by Travis Swann The Godfather: Cultural Value One may not have believed that a movie, produced in 1972, involving an entwinement of violence and family love…