Literary Journal
Written by Kayla Bollers “Alaya, will you accept this rose?” “Of course.” Peter Weber hands Alaya the group date rose. Cradling the freshly cut stem between two fingers, Alaya exchanges a knowing look and heartfelt smile with the man she’s falling for. The couple leans in for a warm embrace. But her softly murmured “Thank…
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This Valentine’s Day, Hothouse’s website staff decided to rebel against cynicism and scorn commodification—they wrote about the different ways they experience love. From a wedding to a quinceañera, read on to discover how love appears (in all its forms!) to each website writer. Christie Basson, Website Editor: This photo is from my parents’ wedding day…
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Written by Kayla Bollers Dear Diary, I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. It’s been a whole year since I wrote my last diary entry. I don’t remember why I abandoned you, but after reading through the pages I poured myself into throughout the years, I have come to need you again. I see…
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This year, we lost a wonderful and inspiring creator with the death of Toni Morrison on August 5th. If a room full of critics or a shelf of scholarly reviews can’t summarize Toni Morrison’s greatness, then a single article will of course struggle to do her justice. But my reverence and admiration for such a powerful literary presence compels me to offer my personal encounter with Morrison and her work.
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This spooky season, we asked our website staff members to come up with their own Gothic styles! Like Southern Gothic before us, each staff member took a place or experience that seems harmless—that is, until you look a little closer.
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