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About acurran576

In addition to my teaching, I am a writer. I love dogs, the beach, and rain!

New Edition of “Huckleberry Finn”

The trusty Huffington Post just posted a blog post by Evil Wylie’s blog: Evil Reads. As we are all aware, the English had developed a great deal over the past decades. Considering these changes, editor Evil Wylie has “stripped the … Continue reading

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Kindle Corruption

The craze to run out and purchase an eReader has been slightly subdued. Now that the frenzy has died down, questions about malware are arising. The Huffington Post linked to Media Bistro’s article about bad links possibly corrupting eReaders. Click here to … Continue reading

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Did Harper Lee Come out of Hiding?

Today is the 85th birthday of critically acclaimed author Harper Lee. Harper Lee has been classified as a recluse following the rapid success of To Kill a Mockingbird. The study of this book was offered for the annual Birss Memorial … Continue reading

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Progress

Here in the roger lab, the Assistant Production Editor Molly Gessford and I have been catching up before the regular class meets. We have cleared the typesetting folder and been diligently working our way through mastering our claimed poems and … Continue reading

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But how do I submit to a literary magazine?

Literary magazines are full of rich language by both upcoming and established writers. I have certainly sent out my fair share of submissions, both poetry and fiction. Trying to find the right fit for your writing style is important to … Continue reading

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NewPages

Last class, we learned that there had been lots of traffic on NewPages. Under the NewPages Guide to Literary Magazines, roger, an art and literary magazine has a profile. Following our contact info, there a little blurb illustrating what we … Continue reading

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11 Most Surprising Banned Books!

Growing up, I was aware of the controversy surrounding Mark Twain’s infamous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Although I thought it was silly to block high school student’s access to the book in classrooms, serious readers and writers could … Continue reading

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Books vs. E-Books

Hey there everyone! This war between books vs. e-books has really occupied my attention lately, like many avid readers. Personally, I need to flip through the tangible pages of a freshly bound, or worn, paperback;  the smell of a printed … Continue reading

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