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SLF 2016: Author Ann Patchett on her inspirations and journey
“I didn’t want short stories; I wanted to write a novel,” said award-winning novelist Ann Patchett, the keynote speaker for this year’s Southern Literary Festival. Speaking to the crowded Student Union Ballroom, the Nashville author detailed her personal journey as a writer, from her inspirations, to how she ended up speaking at so many university convocations. People …
SLF 2016: Minton Sparks on the healing power of personal writing
She’s been dubbed everything from the love child of Flannery O’Connor and the ghost of Hank Williams, to the only non-country Country singer. A wearer of many hats, entertainer-writer Minton Sparks brought her artistry to Middle Tennessee State University this weekend for the 2016 Southern Literary Festival with her workshop, “Burn Through Your Story: Come Set Your …
MTSU hosting 2016 Southern Literary Festival this week
History is in the making this year — no, we’re not talking about the presidential election. For the first time in its 79-year run, MTSU is hosting the 2016 Southern Literary Festival this weekend, March 24-26. MTSU only just registered to become a member school two years ago. “We are beginning to be recognized as …
Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance’ analyzes today’s dating scene | Book Review
Story by Shaleyn Anderson // Contributing Writer Aziz Ansari’s Modern Romance is an observational analysis on how the task of finding love has evolved over the past 30 years into what we consider now to be “modern dating.” If you are expecting a book full of humorous entries about love based off of the comedian’s …
10 snow day reads to get your mind off the snowpocalypse
If sledding and snowmen aren’t your thing, and you’re more inclined to curl up next to a fireplace and read a good book, give one of these snow day reads a try. 1. Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee Take it back to the days of high school assigned-reading assignments of To Kill A Mockingbird. …
M.A.C.K. 2016: An Unconventional Convention
Story by Matthew Burnette // Contributing Writer | Photos by Michael Patton // Staff Photographer Captain America, a Ghostbuster and Green Arrow. Though usually only together in an intense fever dream, these were only some of the characters seen wandering the halls during the fifth annual Murfreesboro Anime and Comic Kon at the Clarion Inn …