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The Dark Courage of “Writing Through Postpartum”

By Rachel Berg Scherer   

I adored the process of having my first baby. I was so thankful to be pregnant, I loved labor, and I loved giving birth. It was overwhelmingly empowering and powerful and transformative. I would give birth every day for a month if it meant I didn’t have to live with a newborn again.

The Undergrad Writer: Oh, So You Want to be a Teacher?

The Undergrad Writer: Oh, So You Want to be a Teacher?

By Cassandra Capewell   

Being an English major combines many of the things in life that I enjoy deep down to my core: I love reading, which is nice because most of my assignments are lengthy portions of text. I love writing, both creatively and academically, so hunkering down to bang out an eight-page paper, if I have enough… Read more »

The Undergrad Writer: Really Bad Drafts

The Undergrad Writer: Really Bad Drafts

By Cassandra Capewell   

I have a theory about all of those happy writers sitting in coffee shops. All of those happy writers sitting in coffee shops are only happy because they’re doing it wrong. I observed these happy writers often from a long Starbucks line at 8:00am through my yawning eyes, and I never once thought I could… Read more »