MARIAN E. WRIGHT WRITING CENTER

Serving students and faculty since 1971

New Starts

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Every Fall semester brings its own troubles, but it also brings a renewed spirit. Almost every student has had a chance to refresh their minds and spirits in preparation for the continuation of their learning. And every new semester truly does bring a new start. A new chance to improve your GPA. A new chance

August Blues

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It is officially August and September is just a blink away. I cannot believe that summer is almost gone and school is just around the corner. Those taking summer classes, like myself, feel the blues hard. After our classes end, we only get a short 2 week break before we are into the full-force that

Stay by Melissa Currier

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This poem was chosen by our judges as the 3rd Place winner in our 5th Annual Poetry Contest.   Stay   Open doors and open mind He cannot see what I can hide. Beneath the surface it must go To keep him here, keep him home.   The wind will blow beneath the door But

Devotion by Cheyenne Cox

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This poem was chosen by our judges as the 1st Place winner in our 5th Annual Poetry Contest.   Devotion   Turn me into something ancient.   Speak impressions into my bones & fossilize them with every breath.   Sacrifice my soul to the stars before carving my body into the shape of immortality.  

My Only Answer (or New Beginnings) by Mitzi Jackson

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Mitzi was chosen as the winner of the poetry category during our February 2018 Love Stinks writing contest.   My Only Answer (or New Beginnings) ~One sweet death with me tonight~ He be like lighting to my system, insides mangled, bones cut and contorted pain as beautiful as leaves singing and twisted in the rain

Helpful Tips For Writers Block

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  Some tips that can help with writers block. Make a list List your thoughts Feelings ideas Your list doesn’t have to make sense or follow any order. The point is to get your thoughts out and onto paper in hopes of creating some ideas that you can use. Talk to someone or talk to

Creative Writing in the Writing Center–by Caty Mraz

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Here at the writing center, we look at academic papers, personal statements, resumes, and cover letters. However, did you know that we also work with creative writing? We do! We are always excited to read creative personal projects. Not only are we willing to help get your creative juices flowing in a tutoring appointment, but

Welcome Back!

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Hello visitors of the writing center website, I am coming at you live from the Marian E. Wright Writing Center itself. I wanted to remind you all about our hours for this semester. We will be available to help you with your essays, presentations, personal statements, resumes, and other written works during the following times:

Splinters by Sarah Kenny

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Sarah was chosen as the winner of the short story category during our February 2017 Love Stinks writing contest.   He knows when he walks in through the door that something’s wrong. Maybe it’s the way she’s sitting on the couch, hunched over, with her head buried in her hands, the lights in the room

Letter to Love by Melissa Currier

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Melissa was chosen as the winner of the poetry category during our February 2017 Love Stinks writing contest.   To the one thing that never made sense, You always had a way to break my fence. It was never clear where you came from, But in the end you showed what you could become.