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 admin | Oct 2, 2018
Tarot is often thought of as a vessel for future-telling, though this limits the possibility of tarot reading. The tarot offers an abundance of potential writing exercises for anyone—you needn’t be a high priestess, brooding hermit, or occult enthusiast of W.B. Yeats...
by RS Admin | Aug 20, 2018
IRL Tommy Pico Birds, LLC September 2016 ISBN 978-0-9914298-6-8 Reviewed by KAITLIN HATMAN Tommy Pico’s IRL reads like a fragmented blog post educating its readers on the intricate interweaving of social media, race, sexuality, and mental illness. It’s a book...
by RS Admin | Aug 7, 2018
I love Fairy Tales. They have a timeless quality to them that I find charming. Whenever I’m struggling for ideas for a story (or for a blog…) I tend to see myself going back to them for inspiration. So, in the simplest way possible I thought I’d...
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,...
