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Category Archives: Literature
Paradoxes of “Danskhed”
Paradoxes of “Danskhed” After spending a semester in Denmark, I can confidently say that I got the most cultural insight by living with a host family. While talking with and observing my host parents, host brothers, and host relatives, I … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Posts, Literature, Nonfiction
Tagged culture, Denmark, host family, travel writing
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So Many Questions
I picked up the habit of journaling in France. It started out as an FYS requirement, but soon turned into a way for me to process everything I was seeing and learning about. That sounds corny, I know, but … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Posts, Nonfiction
Tagged abroad, journaling, questions, travel writing, writing
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Things that go bump in the night
I’ve discovered over the past few weeks of the semester that I have an affinity for all things creepy. Creepy music, creepy writing, creepy photography – you name it, and I’ll probably like it. Personally, I blame really good crime … Continue reading
Written Wanderlust
I’m embarrassed to admit that during the school year, my leisure reading predominantly involves glossy magazines. I’ll indulge every now and then in Glamour (it’s fun to share with roommates), pine over my past running days with Runner’s World, or … Continue reading
Posted in Art, News, Nonfiction, Weekly Inspiration
Tagged abroad, article review, China, travel writing
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Bluets
“Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color”– Maggie Nelson, Bluets The other day I was sitting in my Sensation & Perception class, when I started thinking about the color blue. … Continue reading
Celebrations
This past summer, a few of my relatives tried to buy me beer at restaurants or make me margaritas on Friday Ladies’ Nights on the back deck that overlooked Lake Champlain as the sun was setting. Normal attempts to provide … Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction
Tagged 21, alcohol, birthday, celebration, coming of age, sober
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Winter is Coming
The cold in the North Country is different than anywhere I’ve ever experienced. It’s a chill that seeps through wool and skin, deeper through muscle and to ivory bones. I walked towards the car, the soft hum of The Shins beating … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Featured Posts, Nonfiction, Weekly Inspiration
Tagged cold, North Country, snow, winter
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A Word on Tofurkey…
Ahh, Thanksgiving…a day I both love and loathe in equal parts. The last six or so years have not been quite so bad as I have been able to share the tofurkey and vegetarian stuffing with my brother, the other … Continue reading
Tessa Mellas, Thurs 11/14
This week, the Laurentian is thrilled to host a SLU alumna, Tessa Mellas ’01. She is the recipient of the 2013 Iowa Short Fiction Award for her book Lungs Full of Noise, and she will be reading Thursday November 14th … Continue reading
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