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by James Ward  Wallace Stevens’ “Sunday Morning” is structured, ostensibly, around an interaction between a woman and a poet, with the woman serving as a…

by Collin James The Brothers Grimms’ publication of “Snow White” spawned a lasting legacy that spans across multiple generations of narrative re-invention. This may be surprising,…

by Sophia Metcalf BACKGROUND In September 2017, I ended a three-year relationship with a man who had been my best friend since my first days…

by Rilla Kingston CREATING CHARACTER There are seemingly infinite methods for building character in a performance or dramatic role. The popularity of a given method changes…

by Deanna Duxbury Julie and Faye’s relationship, in David Foster Wallace’s “Little Expressionless Animals,” is surrounded by images of glass, mirrors, and reflection. David Foster Wallace…

by Thomas Macdonald In “Stories from the Body: Blood Memory and Organic Texts,” Monique Mojica writes: “Our bodies are our libraries…Each injury, physical or emotional…

by Julien Gagnon In his essay “Kafka and His Precursors,” Jorge Luis Borges writes that “each writer creates his precursors. His work modifies our conception of…

by Steven Hu The night of 2014’s first-year orientation, Rui Yang and I leave our group and walk the Montreal streets, talking about homesickness. We are…

by Emily Mernin The Progress of Love (1986), a collection of eleven short stories by Alice Munro, grapples with the attempt to understand life through…