by Runestone Assistant | Nov 12, 2018
According to a 2015 census, there are 299,000 Hmong Americans living in the U.S. (Pew Research Center, 2017) and between 4-15 million Hmong individuals living globally (Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization, 2017). Looking at these stats, I feel a warmth in...
by Runestone Assistant | Nov 6, 2018
Every book you pick up is a tree. Every page you write on is also a tree. Your desk was once a tree. Your door was one too. If you need to breathe, and feel sunlight, if you can’t or don’t want to write anywhere human-made, why not go back to the source material....
by Runestone Assistant | Jul 24, 2018
What Happens When A Man Falls From The Sky Lesley Nneka Arimah Penguin Random House April 2017 ISBN 0735211027 240 Reviewed by CHAVONN WILLIAMS SHEN When I was first given the task to write a book review for Lesley Arimah’s What Happens When a Man Falls From the Sky,...
by Runestone Assistant | Jul 17, 2018
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction Benjamin Percy Graywolf Press October 2016 ISBN 978-1-55597-759-7 184 pages Reviewed by MAYA WESMAN Benjamin Percy’s book Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction is a joy to read. As a writer, I am always looking for insight from other writers,...
by Runestone Assistant | Oct 16, 2017
It’s October, and Halloween is slowly pushing its cart of tombstones, candy, and rattling bones up the street, so what’s better than filling your life for a month of spooky things? For people like me October is not just a time to celebrate Halloween, it’s also a time...