In creative writing there is this invisible line that so many of us are afraid to cross: how much reality should we use in our fiction without…
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Retired UCWbLing Editor
If you’re graduating this spring, you’re probably feeling a little more optimistic about the US job market than you might have a couple of years ago. Still,…
For those of you who don’t know, we’ve been mixing it up this quarter in the CMWR’s Book Club. Rather than read a single book throughout the quarter with…
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Pass that Hater-ade!
I realize I’m really late to the party on this one, but just as Sam discussed last week, it’s healthy to knock your idols down a few…
Recently on WNYC’s On the Media, hosts Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield posed an interesting question: “In this Golden Age of content, who’s going to pay for…
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Stealing from Social Media: Fair Game?
Last night, in my “Text and Image” class, the topic of ethics came up. And although it may not have exactly been the direction my professor wished…
Creative writing is hard. Like, really, really hard. While I can bang out an academic paper in no time at all, I find myself agonizing over the…
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How to get storified
Take a minute to browse this Storify piece from The Today Show. How many types of social media can you point out? http://storify.com/todayshow/today-s-view-from-atop-one-world-trade-center Twitter, Vine, Instagram–with Storify,…
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Look At This (Scrawl Radio S7 E5)
Hello Scrawl Nation! This week the Scrawl team focused on the First Year Writing Showcase. Our hosts interviewed DePaul student Michael Barry, who will be presenting his…
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Islamophobia in America
When I go running on Belmont Avenue, I feel like I belong. Skateboarding with my flat mates off Wilson, it’s casual. My presence is primarily ignored, sometimes…