Posts Tagged ‘ Prose ’

“Friends,” by Tallulah Marzipan

Feb 5th, 2014 | By

Dan is my best friend but sometimes I catch him picking his nose and flicking his boogers at my windshield.

“Stop doing that. I can see you.”

“I didn’t—“

“I saw you!”

But now he’s depressed so when I catch him I don’t make fun of him for it as much.



“6 Reasons Princess Leia is Actually Sylvia Plath,” by Charles Ramsay McCrory

Jan 29th, 2014 | By

Much like the speaker in Plath’s poem “Daddy,” Leia must be sorting through some daddy issues of her own. Just look at Vader’s hand clutching her shoulder as they watch Alderaan being disintegrated; and what exactly went on between Leia, Vader and that interrogation probe behind the closed blast door of her cell? Discovering that your hated captor and torturer was your father all along is the stuff confessional poetry was made for.



“Electives,” by Michael Price

Jan 22nd, 2014 | By

PSYCHOLOGY 1001—THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (4 credits)—Quite possibly the sluffiest four credits in academic history, this snoozer examines absolutely nothing, and in great detail. Most group discussion will focus on why there actually is a call for such a scholastic fiasco, other than to appease the athletic department. Grading strictly pass-fail, based entirely on attendance. Pre-requisite: PSYCHOLOGY 1000—BEGINNING CLASSROOM SLUMBER.



“My Sue Grafton-Inspired Memoir Series,” by Michael Wolman

Jan 15th, 2014 | By

“A” is for Alcohol-Fueled Affair

“B” is for Birth

“C” is for Childhood



“The Politics of a Comma,” by Daniel Clausen

Jan 8th, 2014 | By

I get quite confused by where a comma goes. Does it go here, or there, does it connect an independent clause after or before a conjunction? Does it depend on the conjunction’s politics, smoking habits, or sexual preference? If the conjunction has a history of spousal abuse can it really be trusted with the custody of a dependent clause, and does it deserve the use of a comma? After all, a comma is a privilege, not a right.