By: Loyal Pham When you picked up a crayon as a child and scribbled a drawing of your pet or family, it probably looked terrible. However, that didn’t take away from the drawing’s value in the slightest. In fact, there was a charm to the mismatched colors, disproportionate body parts, the wrinkles from ungentle hands gripping the paper. It got hung on the fridge, and it was displayed like a portrait born from the Renaissance. People are often so self-conscious of what they m

By: Evelyn Jones Creative writing can seem like a waste of time and effort, even as you pursue a degree or a career in it. Why would you put so much time and effort into something creative or interpretative, rather than something practical? Especially now, when Artificial Intelligence can write an essay, an article, a poem, a whole novel, about anything you ask it to, in a matter of minutes. It can give you a summary and analysis of any book you feed it. It can speed by the e

By Thorson Bray: “Everyone lived happily ever after” is the ending we condition children to expect. One day, you will receive a rough approximation of everything you want, and you will go off into the sunset for ever and ever. This would be a delightful world to live in. Unfortunately, we do not live in that world. As a matter of fact, it is literally impossible to live happily ever after. Let’s just say I’m writing a story about two lovers who end up together and I really w