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Bated Breath, Fingers Crossed
Registration season is once again upon us at Washington and Lee. As a senior, this latest round of signing up for winter-term courses has never gone more smoothly. As a French major who has somehow...
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Can you be nostalgic for a time in which you did not live?
Those that reply “no” simply haven’t read or seen convincing enough imagery. Because I certainly am nostalgic. I’m nostalgic for a time, a place, and an ideal that I’ve never personally experienced:...
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The Motherland That Was Never Mine
The title of this blog post was meant to go with a completely different concept. Originally, I planned to write about how I’ve never been to my parents’ native Haiti in person—only through literature....
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My Nobel Fascination
I know this is somewhat strange, but Nobel Literature Prize acceptance speeches are without a doubt one of my most preferred sources of leisure reading. I like hearing what the world’s most...
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Stories with Heart
When approaching a potential short story of interest, I often find myself searching for seemingly inconsequential characters, for those who doubt their place in the world and view themselves, and the...
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The Function of Dream in A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Undoubtedly one of his most well-known comedies, the very title of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream[1] tempts viewers to dismiss the production as mere fabrication. This option is...
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Stumbling Upon Old Memories: Nostalgia and Self-Reflection in “Book I” of...
As the Olympic theme song fills living rooms all around the world at prime time each evening and people suddenly become experts on gold medal slopestyle form and proper bobsled strategy for sixteen...
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Ghosts and the Gothic: A Supernatural Encounter at Washington and Lee
Every W&L English major has heard at least one story about the alleged Payne Hall ghost: doors slamming, lights flickering, books falling off of shelves. Numerous professors will attest to their...
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Lady Macbeth: Wonderfully Wicked Across Multiple Mediums
Sure, Lady Macbeth orchestrates multiple deaths throughout the play and frequently emasculates her husband by accusing him of weakness, but her manipulative murder plots and her rejection of her gender...
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An Otherworldly Whisper Revisited
[NOTE: I originally wrote this little riff for the Jan/Feb, 2017 issue of Blue Ridge Country. I’ve tried not to mess with it too much, but I’m an editor and a busybody, so if you’ve seen it and notice...
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