Story starts from fall webinars!
It’s exciting to see students generate ideas in class that become stories, and to notice how each student’s unique voice and style are expressed each […]
Articles by Prof. Lisa Billa
“Broken Earth,” by Joshua the Carnotaurus King
Chapter 1 Rory had a curse. Some would call it a power, but his mom called it a curse, and what his mom said, went. […]
“Nowhereville” by Evan B.
Chapter 1: The Wormhole Welcome to America – I mean Nowhereville – where nothing interesting ever happens and everything is forever the same. I am […]
“Lady Werfenshire’s Great Academy for Troubled Youth” by Noah
When my parents said they were sending me to boarding school, they must have meant military school. Or psycho’s school. Or maybe even Masochism Mansion. […]
“The Candle” by Juli A.
Prologue A flame feebly glowed in the distance. It wasn’t very bright at all, nor was the flame strong. It couldn’t handle wind or rain, […]
“Ode to Refrigerated Grape Juice” by Joshua the Carnotaurus King
Ode to Refrigerated Grape Juice Oh, greatest of juices! The world sang for your birth! From then to today you give us all mirth, Cold […]
“Whatever Happened to Susie Schmidt, Chapter 1” by Grant E. Moninger
Whatever Happened to Susie Schmidt? – Chapter 1 by Grant E. Moninger September 6th, 2018 The Fazion Technologies Museum of Innovation, or FMoI, […]
Selected poems by Christopher the Mandalorian
The Universe Planets orbit stars When it seems they orbit us, But no, We are only viewers In a vast and large auditorium Spanning light […]
A few WriteNOW webinar highlights!
WriteNOW Workshop students continue to amaze me with their on-the-spot flashes of inspiration, their readiness to experiment and take risks, and their enthusiasm for sharing […]
Celebrating work by Spring Poetry Party students!
This class is about fun and experimenting- the creativity and enthusiasm in our first semester was inspiring! Students wrote and shared original work, explored various […]