by RS Admin | May 29, 2018
When I was younger, I didn’t think twice about the fact that Peter Rabbit wore a jacket, or that Simba talked and sang. It was entertainment. It was just how the stories were told. Through animals. As a writer, I began wondering the benefits of such a ploy. What did...
by runestone admin | May 22, 2018
Without any considerable effort, most of us could probably name plenty of books from our childhood that had a great impact on us. Whether we liked the characters, the pictures, or simply the association of something with the book, we all have those books we read over...
by runestone admin | May 15, 2018
Okay, so you probably saw the headline and groaned about how much you hate sports or were completely on board with this train. Either way, I will give you all the tips and tricks from sports writing so you don’t have to figure it out on your own. Trust me, it’s a long...
by RS Admin | May 7, 2018
Some say poetry is a dying art form. After centuries upon centuries of being a part of the human experience, predating literacy and the printing press, poetry has somehow lost its real world relevance. This is the form whose musical characteristics made ancient poets...
by RS Admin | Apr 24, 2018
Beginning a project is an extremely daunting task. Staring at that blank screen—or blank page if you’re old school like me—can be nerve wracking, exciting, and maybe even frustrating. Some of the time you come to the page with just an idea, a thought of what you would...
by runestone admin | Apr 17, 2018
Dead Man’s Float Jim Harrison Copper Canyon Press 2016 ISBN 978-I-55659-445-8 107 pages Reviewed by ALEX McCORMICK Despite its grim title, Dead Man’s Float opens with a whimsically meta poem titled “Where Is Jim Harrison?” Jim Harrison himself tells us that “He...
