Author: SOTA Creative Writing

  • Shanna, a senior in the Creative Writing Department,  will be going to University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington next year – figuring out what she wants to do with the rest of her life while simultaneously trying not to drown in all the rain. After that, who knows what she’ll be doing. She’d like…

  • I’m sure many of you wonder what the near future holds for the current Creative Writing Seniors. Well, here is a little blurb about Hazel’s plans. Next year, Hazel Mankin will be attending UC Santa Cruz, where she expects to study writing and literature. However, she is also excited to expand her knowledge of mechanical…

  • by Lizzie  (’14) When we think of the people of this world, we picture them clothed, all their subtle ridges and proportions masked. One could argue that clothing is a vital armor of day-to-day life and one could also argue that the coverage of the human body is directly correlated to the insecurities we hold toward…

  • by Shanna (’13) i didn’t eat for 3 days and 3 stupid boys told me i looked skinny enough to toss in a bed and i broke 3 nails punching them out you’re scared of me because i curse like it’s my first language and i act like i’m 6’2 even though i don’t wear…

  • by Molly (’15) As all of you have no doubt heard, Abigail has stepped down from her duties as Closet Queen. I, as her successor, would like to thank the public for electing me to this vital role in Creative Writing society. Those of you who are familiar with Closet Queen duties know how highly…

  • by Mykel (’14) I’ve always been an obsessive person. I move through intense phases where I read everything I can on a particular subject. I cycle through periods of enthusiasm: eras of history, TV shows, foods, philosophies, and musicians have all had their turn in the spotlight… I always have the urge to share my…

  • by Hazel (’13) It seems that kids are supposed to know what they want to do with their lives at younger and younger ages. Anyone who is in school right now (and possibly others, though I can’t speak for them) will probably know what I’m talking about. The thing is, it’s so accepted that it’s…

  • by Giorgia (’14) I dragged Abigail up top to Mollie Stones with me last week, with the promise of a pompelmo San Pellegrino soda, because I wanted company and she was thirsty. (Now, you see, Abigail and I have a very unique kind of relationship where I wipe flour on her shirt and call her…

  • 24 Creative Writers 12 Plays 120 minutes of pure entertainment 1 night only “Work Hard Play Harder” Friday April 12, 2013 7:30 Showtime $10 for Students, $15 for Adults The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Creative Writing Department is pleased to present “Work Hard Play Harder” our tenth annual play writing showcase event. The…

  • by Abigail (’14) Frances and I recently went to another Carville Annex reading. (This time it was at the Carville Annex building in the Sunset, not in a forest glen.) The reading was a lecture given by Molly Prentiss, “non-famous famous person” from Brooklyn, on– quoting  “aspirational objects…commercial tactics…and reasons why stories will not die.”…