Mental health is an area of healthcare that has not gained the attention it deserves for a long time, especially for those unaware that they need it, which is reoccurring problem for veterans. The short story “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest … Read more

Pohl’s Question “The Tunnel Under the World”, by famous writer Frederik Pohl, was published in 1955. During this time Pohl’s world was very different from ours. The Cold War was escalating and the possibility of nuclear warfare was closer than … Read more

Edgar Allen Poe was an American writer who lived a life plagued with multiple tragedies, and his work well reflected the feelings of that lifestyle. His composition style and ability to establish such an intense atmosphere and mood serve to … Read more

“What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” is a short story by Raymond Carver where four friends have gathered for drinks. They begin conversing and eventually find themselves debating on what the true definition of love is. Each … Read more

In I am Legend by Richard Matheson, Robert Neville struggles with a swarm of infected humans that constantly try to take him out. These beings exist at night, and their sole purpose is to feast on blood, making them modern … Read more

“The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin in 1894, revolving around women’s suffrage in a Western country prior to the surge of feminist movements. “The Story of an Hour” is a story about Mrs. … Read more

  Ernest Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well- Lighted Place”, originally published in the Scribner’s Magazine in 1933 and later in his book Winner Take Nothing, highlights a night at a cafe with multiple unnamed characters. Hemingway centers the short story around … Read more

  Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark,” published in 1843, brings the reader on a journey in which the main character, Georgiana, grapples with the relationship she has with her physical body. Georgiana has a stark birthmark on her cheek, … Read more

“The Lives of the Dead” is a short story written by Tim O’Brien, featured in his book The Things They Carried, recollecting on his time fighting in the Vietnam War. In this story, O’Brien utilizes first-person narrative to reflect on … Read more

This is a test post and placeholder until students begin posting work here. My content (the script for my voice-over narration of my video essay) is here. (This is an improved, adjusted version of Feeder 3.2. What is written here … Read more