I am not an essayist, nor would I ever care to be one. That being acknowledged, I do, at the same time, recognize the purpose critical writing plays in terms of its kinship to literature,[…]
Tag: Dreams
The Night That Never Ends
I had a really hard time writing this piece and it took me a while. Even though it’s not great and mainly just a bunch of dismal discombobulation, I hope you will enjoy it. Warning: sensitive[…]
Poetry Seminar: “A Dream Within A Dream” Emulation and Response
Original Poem by Edgar Allan Poe: Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been[…]
Polished Critical–The Discrepancies Between Idealism and Truth
Shall each man find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone? ~ Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the significance[…]
Polished Personal: Influencing Beliefs and Dreams
Prompt: What is your opinion of the idea that our beliefs are influenced by the actions of others? This is a personal response in the format of a personal-analytical essay (a hybrid) to an excerpt[…]
Orchestra
The following personal response is a short story inspired by Italo Calvino’s “The Distance Of The Moon,” in which a man fantasizes about spending a month on the moon with the woman he lusts after. When he does[…]
Melted Chocolate (Polished Personal)
Melted Chocolate Back then, the water in the wishing well always had a degree of perpetual splendor in the gentle luminescence of daylight, bubbling ever so clear and soundless. He would reach in, trying to[…]
This I Believe: Foresight through dreams
Everybody dreams, but some people’s dreams come true. I don’t mean “A dream is the wish your heart makes”. Nor do I mean in the context of “I have a dream”. But I mean[…]