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Who am I? – Genetic Testing and Identity

by M.G. Martin | Oct 25, 2018 | Nonfiction, Read

Who Am I? - Genetic Testing and Identity By M.G. Martin ; Have you seen this commercial for Ancestry.com, one of the genetic testing companies? Kyle’s self-identification, based upon how he was raised and his family’s perception, was German-American but after genetic...

“The Handmaids Tale” from a Muslim Feminist Perspective

by Suad Patton-Bey | Oct 24, 2018 | Nonfiction

The Handmaid's Tale from a Muslim Feminist Perspective By Suad Patton ; I first watched the trailer on the same day the first episode aired and was instantly intrigued. The history buff inside me initially took it as a historical series due to Elizabeth Moss’s hood...

UNFORGIVEN: The 20th Century’s Final Film Masterpiece?

by Matt Edwards | Oct 15, 2018 | Issue No 1, Nonfiction

Unforgiven: The 20th Century's Final Film Masterpiece? By Matt Edwards ; “It’s a helluva thing killing a man. You take away all he’s got…all he’s ever gonna have.” —William Munny Out of the countless films I’ve watched more than once, this Western tale of revenge,...

Snare – Part 1

by Patrick Reasonover | Oct 15, 2018 | Issue No 1, Nonfiction

Snare - Part 1 By Patrick Reasonover ; Come awake, wandering. A canopy cinches tight over a dark, pathless wood. It chokes all but a spatter of sparsely strewn light prints trailing off into a distant, sullen murk. Underfoot, dried leaves crackle, breaking the...

When Leaving Means Coming Home

by Heather Hutchison | Oct 15, 2018 | Issue No 1, Nonfiction

When Leaving Means Coming Home By Heather Hutchison ; The drive to Hampton was long. Samuel hates being in the car for long stretches even when the destination is an exciting one, and this time, he was making a one-way trip while I would be returning home without him....

Unsafe and Sound

by Robby Soave | Oct 11, 2018 | Issue No 1, Nonfiction

Unsafe and Sound By Robby Soave ; On a sunny, frigid Saturday in March, some 200,000 protesters swarmed Pennsylvania Avenue. They called it the March for Our Lives: a rally organized by the survivors of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting for the purposes of...