Review: UCCS Theatreworks Student Production of Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus poster | Graphic Credit: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs VAPA department and Theaterworks. This review was written on October 20, 2011. Last Saturday evening, I went to see Doctor Faustus, performed at University Hall in the smaller theater downstairs. As I took my seat on the front row right next to theContinue reading "Review: UCCS Theatreworks Student Production of Doctor Faustus"

Harry Potter and Me, Part 2

If you haven't seen it yet, this blog post will make more sense if you've read Harry Potter and Me, Part 1 first. Continuing on—here's more issues anti-Potter articles often mention. Subjects That Hogwarts Students Study Besides magic and spells, there are a few other subjects that, on first glance, might appear to correspond to occultic practices in our world.Continue reading "Harry Potter and Me, Part 2"

Harry Potter and Me, Part 1

Most of you will probably either find this post either unnecessary if you came to this conclusion long ago or may be rather opposed to what I am about to say.   Recognizing both positions, I consider my effort to be worthwhile if just one person stumbles across it in browsing the web and decides to start thinking for themselves from reading myContinue reading "Harry Potter and Me, Part 1"

Fear of Failure: Write a letter to your deepest, darkest fear

In November 2011, the online teen/college writers' group that I was in, CleanPlace, posted a weekly prompt that asked us to write a formal complaint letter to your deepest, darkest fear. I found it again today and thought I'd leave it here on the blog.   To: FailureRecurring Nightmare #9The Clammy Caverns of My SubconsciousContinue reading "Fear of Failure: Write a letter to your deepest, darkest fear"

Thoughts on the First Two Years of College

I’ve been doing quite a bit of thinking about the last two years lately.  About the quaking twenty-year-old freshman who walked into Columbine Hall on my college campus two years ago and the girl I am now. When I started college, I had been homeschooled all of my life and had taken a year offContinue reading "Thoughts on the First Two Years of College"