Though letter writing has almost died off as people have made the transition to electronic sources they’re one of the things that people treasure the most. Many claim that technology has given people the ability to communicate better, outside the confines of pen and paper. In reality, technology has just made society lazy and has […]
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At the beginning of this semester, I was extremely worried about how my writing skills would adapt to college. I didn’t think that the transition would be easy and in a way, both of those sentiments are true and yet false. When I was writing my first essay I knew it had to be greater […]
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This week I met with Keanna and got feedback on my essay. Going into the meeting I felt confident about my work, even though I had written it in a short period of time I still felt that it was of the same quality as my other drafts that I’ve gone over with her. During […]
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This week I was at a bit of a stalemate with my final essay. I had a broad topic picked out, that no one writes letters because they’re lazy even though we love seeing the physical reminder that someone cares about us but my research for it was lackluster. Every search option I tried always […]
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Something I found intriguing in my first letter, Your First Line, was that it encouraged you to embrace complexity. Colum McCann likens writing your first line to, “being told to walk a tightrope. Go ahead, then, walk the tightrope! Relax yourself into the tension of the wire.” Often in writing it’s very easy to lose […]
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? Is just a circle of causes and effects. It all starts with Lee’s anger and frustration which can stem from her dissatisfaction with her career. She had a book on the New York Times bestseller list and yet no one knows who she is; her books are barely selling and […]
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When reading the holocaust letters and listening the discussion in class it really struck me how so many of the writers were trying to reassure their loved ones that they were okay, that they would see each other again when in reality this wasn’t the case. What makes this circumstance so heartbreaking is that the […]
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Epistolary Explorations 1. What do epistolary explorations mean to you? To me it means exploring the different kinds of letters that people can write. It also includes analyzing any media form like movies, books, or TV shows that use the epistolary format. Overall, it’s just learning more about letter writing and how different types can […]
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