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-Flannery O’Connor
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Don’t be a static character in your own story
In works of fiction, characters can be identified as flat or round, static or dynamic. Flat characters do not have many character traits, and static characters never change. Round characters are multifaceted, and dynamic characters experience change within the plot of the narrative. Flat and static characters are typically side characters that impact the plot,…
The Darkness Can Never Extinguish the Light
We are in Honolulu over Christmas time, and it is easy to get overwhelmed with all of the darkness that is in this city. We heard that after Hurricane Katrina that the homeless in New Orleans were given a certain amount of money and a plane ticket to Hawai’i if they wanted it. That was…
The Truth Shall Make You Odd
In the summer, I take a break from teaching so that I can absorb as much information from others as possible. This means that I read, a lot. This summer has been no different as I have read the second novel in the Space Trilogy by CS Lewis, a Pulitzer Prize winner by Junot Diaz,…
Why Mother’s Day S*#%s
I hate Mother’s Day. Now, I know that might make you think that I don’t love my mother, but that’s just not true. My mom is awesome. She is one of my biggest supporters, and she has always encouraged me to be the best that I can possibly be. I hate Mother’s Day because I…
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