Of all African American writers, few are quite as knowledgeable and capable to write about racial segregation and inequality as August Wilson, besides, perhaps, Frederick Douglas with his slave narrative or Zora Neale Hurston with her story, “Sweat.” A prolific writer, August wrote, among other plays, the Pittsburgh Cycle, which is a 10 play, interconnected … Continue reading Death and The Black Man: Biblical Allusions in August Wilson’s Fences by R. J. Pauly
“Capitalist Education: A Study of Matthew Arnold’s Criticism in Comparison to US Schools”R. J. Pauly
Throughout history, there have been few subjects as hotly debated as education. Even today, we in America struggle to decide how best to teach our children, so that, hopefully, they do not grow up to be serial killers and axe murderers, and, instead, live on to carry some amalgamation of their parents’ finest political views. … Continue reading “Capitalist Education: A Study of Matthew Arnold’s Criticism in Comparison to US Schools”R. J. Pauly
“Bright Like A Firework” – Violet Thorne
What is this? A guest writer? Indeed, it seems my venture into the college arena has resulted in some connections! I met miss Violet last semester, via an online English class. We share a love of writing (and the sci-fi genre--you should check out her website, which is chock full of good fiction) and we've … Continue reading “Bright Like A Firework” – Violet Thorne
Changes
R.I.P. is officially out of print. You can no longer buy new copies (printed or ebooks), yet the few that are currently in circulation can obviously still trade hands. I did this because, after much deliberation, I've decided to rewrite it and eventually merge it with the rest of the story. Ideally, once I've done … Continue reading Changes