The Abusive Muse Essay

Lauren Hemphill 4/9/18 Artistic Statement             The reason this particular essay was written for my final assignment is due to, in part, Virginia Woolf and our discussion in class about her mental health and the issues she faced in a world that did not understand. As a writer myself who…

The Importance of Platonic Love in a Society of Romantics: An Analysis of Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Lauren E. Hemphill May 11, 2018 The Importance of Platonic Love in a Society of Romantics: An Analysis of Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff   The definition of love states the emotion as “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person” as according to Dictionary.com. A secondary definition indicates that it…

Friends Forever

Friends Forever             I sat curled up on her felt chair, looking over the stories we were given to critique from our Creative Writing II class. Her front door was open, letting in the warm Colorado breeze that smelled of the coming hot summer, and she sat on the couch…