Tag: WritingCommunity
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Inspiration: Flannery O’Connor
Anyone who has ever taken a Creative Writing course knows the name Flannery O’Connor. She is known for her unique descriptions, gothic style tinged with absurdism, and stories that generally paint unflattering portraits of American life in the south. Ten years after first being introduced to her in undergrad, I read her collection, “A Good…
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Back to School
This last week was Back to School week, and it was a doozy. For context, I taught for the past five years at a small rural Oregon High School with 120 students. This year I’m teaching at a large urban California Middle School with nearly ten times the number of students. Maybe that’s all I…
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The 3 Best Parts of Graphic Novels
I love graphic novels. Comic books are just another one of those nerdy things that have become more mainstream with the expansion of independant publishers and the wider circulation of Manga and Anime. Graphic Novels hit different. The visuals and color tell a story in a way that books and television can’t. The still frames…
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Audio&books
“Oh, yeah, I read that,” they say, before casually adding, “Actually I listened to it on Audible, but that’s basically the same thing, right?” To some people, this is a statement of horror, but I must admit I have been guilty of it myself. Others feel audiobooks may be the next step in reading evolution,…
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Inspiration: Lord of the Rings
At my core, I am a nerd, and that is something I have slowly embraced as mainstream culture has also slowly embraced us. There are now so many nerds running around, from Star Trek and Star Wars to Harry Potter and Supernatural, not to mention all the anime fandoms, that we have become a part…
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A Year in Retrospect
My blog has been live for a year as of June 16th. It’s exciting. I reached 45 posts before then, and I have proved to myself that I can do this writing, publishing thing. In the past I have had a hard time keeping up with social media and posting consistently. I’m not sure exactly…
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After the Move
We made it to San Francisco! I meant to let you all know 2 weeks ago, but here it is. As of now, we’re all moved in and most of our U-haul load of furniture, clothes, Ultimate Spiderman comics, and 4 dozen pairs of earings have new designated locations. We have yet to get our…
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Life Moves
Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of starting my website, and it amazes me how much life can change in such a short period of time. Born and raised in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and I’m finally saying goodbye. It’s been a beautiful and rainy 28 years, but I’m moving to San Francisco. It’s a…
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When Hope Burned White – Digital Copies
Thank you all for joining me on a journey for the past few months. When Hope Burned White, Volume 1 is now complete. Each of the 10 flash fiction stories are available under Projects, along with the history and process of how the collection came to exist. If you would rather read all the stories…
Grant Pearson 