‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Brought Back Ghosts Of My Sister’s Death →
I don’t know if my sister drowned in the car or was thrown from the car into the river. I suppose it doesn’t really matter—the outcome was the same. She was seventeen.
Read MoreHow I Found My Pen Pal at Brazos Bookstore →
One writer finds post-Harvey solace in physical media and human connections at a club that grew from two friends who loved to write letters. Published by Houstonia, 5 January 2018.
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Life and Love: The Universal Themes of Hamlet and Ecclesiastes
Hamlet is often regarded as a modern or postmodern drama, yet the existential questions Hamlet ponders can be found echoed in a much older text: the Book of Ecclesiastes. A comparison of parallel elements found in the two texts not only offers a deeper understanding of each protagonist's pursuit of life and love, but also that the desire to ascribe meaning to life transcends period labels. Published in Thoroughfare 6.1 Fall 2013: 6-9. Print
Read MoreA Revolution of the Mind: The Search for Identity in Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry
The search for a distinct identity is a challenge of any post-colonial society when contending with the loss of identity, both communal and individual. Often a fervent nationalism arises, yet this nationalism can be as controlling as colonialism. Author Roddy Doyle explores how both do not allow for the development of identity in his novel, A Star Called Henry. Presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies--Midwest, 21-23 October 2010.
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