Category Archives: Spring Semester 2010 – Vol. 6

Our 6th edition is well on its way to the printers. Our staff has been spending hours copiously picking apart each and every word in our submissions. Lately, it seems as though my 16th edition of CMS has become my … Continue reading →

I was catching up with the news on Huffington Post and I found about a translated version of William S. Burroughs’ novel “The Soft Machine.” The publisher and the translator of the book are facing obscenity charges over publishing the … Continue reading →

As a staff member last year and the Assistant Poetry Editor this year, I have noticed a reoccurring theme from Volume 5 into Volume 6.  This theme is nature.  Last year, we received many submissions all focusing on nature and … Continue reading →

A recent Guardian article titled “A renaissance rooted in technology: the literary magazine returns” argues that the environment for literary magazines looks good. It discusses how the internet has made it more affordable to print and market a literary magazine. … Continue reading →

I’ve got a thing about novels or plays being translated into different mediums, such as movies or even . . . comic books? The newest one I’ve heard of is Lucy Knisley taking the Harry Potter series and turning them … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

I just found this interesting piece on family life as the subject of writing. It’s a charming piece, and struck a note with me, since most of my writing is very personal and about my family experiences. It’s definitely something … Continue reading →

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 →