When I was working on the first draft of my novel, one of the themes I stumbled upon was liminality. Liminal space is an area of transition. For instance, puberty is a liminal state, with a person transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Liminality is often represented in folklore through streams and rivers, sunrises and sunsets. …
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Regarding the closure of NVU-Johnson, NVU-Lyndon, VTC-Randolph
To Whom It May Concern,I am writing to offer my thoughts on the potential closure of the Northern Vermont University campuses in Johnson and Lyndon and the Vermont Technical College campus in Randolph. In the interest of avoiding repetition and having everyone on the same page, I am emailing the VSC board and my Franklin County and …
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Keeping VSC Colleges Open Is Vital to Students, Residents, State
NOTE: The following piece is written by Tyrone Shaw, a writing and literature professor at Northern Vermont University – Johnson.Back when the institution was known as Johnson State College, Tyrone was my mentor and played an instrumental role in launching careers in journalism and related fields for many students, myself included. After the unexpected gut …
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Of Darlings and Decisions
There’s an old adage writers use as a guiding light: “Murder your darlings.” It comes from the English writer, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, and is part of the advice he gives to writers as part of On the Art of Writing: a collection of lectures he gave at Cambridge: “If you here require a practical rule …
Positively Toxic
“Positive vibes only.” “Being happy is a choice.” “Put good stuff out into the universe, and good stuff will come back.” Before a pandemic swept the globe and changed our lives – almost certainly on a permanent basis – empty sayings like these were everywhere. Unfortunately, our collective change in circumstances have done little to …
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