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“Very Short Stories”: Composing and Prose on Twitter

Comedian Sean Hill is bringing new meaning to the term “short story.”  His tiny tales (all of them under the 140-character limit imposed by Twitter) are strangely…

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Conferences and the Writing Process

Recently, I finally pushed past my fear of making purchases greater than a month’s rent and registered for this year’s Association of American Geographers (AAG) conference in…

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Tips For a Successful ELL Tutorial

I’ve never had a conversation partner appointment, but I’d like to think that I’d know what to do with one.  The UCWbL abounds with strategies for a…

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Looking to Get Published? Submit Your Work to Threshold!

Threshold is DePaul’s premier student-run literary journal, and they’re accepting submissions now for the Spring 2012 issue!  If you’re a poet, a writer, or just someone interested…

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The Importance of Building Rapport: Because Bradley could be your next appointment

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the latest episode of The Breakroom on the UCWbL’s youtube page. This video depicts and discusses the importance of…

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Learn Something New Right Now and It Won’t Cost A Cent

Another day, another free source of information on the Internet!  This one’s particularly cool, though; now art students and enthusiasts of all stripes can access the Guggenheim…

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Welcome Back!

It’s a new term and we’re excited for Winter 2012 here at the UCWbL, so remember – it’s never too early in the year to get some…

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It’s Procrastination Time Again!

What’s this, another post about procrastination during finals season?  A total surprise, I know.  But, dear UCWbLers, I have something to confess:  I had a really hard…

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A prescription for the flustered writer who strives for “little animal icons”: 750words.com

Does anyone use 750words.com? I came across an article in the Writing Lab Newsletter this week that explains and discusses the “web-based application.” Jackie Grutsch McKinney from…

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Finals Inspiration from Jack Kerouac

Beyond the typographical errors (or stylistic choices? Hey, he’s following his own tip number 13.) of Jack Kerouac’s “Belief and Technique for Modern Prose” lie gems of…