MARIAN E. WRIGHT WRITING CENTER

Serving students and faculty since 1971

Blooming at the End

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The Writing Center is home to many interesting, talented tutors and writers. Jordan Morrow is both. I asked him how he’s grown as a writer. In his typical witty and charmingly sarcastic manner, he responds with: “I water myself once a day and make sure I get plenty of sun.” Then he laughs, but I

Love Stinks Writing Contest Short Story Winner

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We want to congratulate Coner Segren, who wrote the winning short story for our 5th Annual Love Stinks Writing Contest! Wild Cherries By Coner Segren He didn’t know in what city he had been born. That was one detail he couldn’t remember. Just one of those things no one bothered mentioning, and he didn’t see

Love Stinks Writing Contest Poetry Winner

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We want to congratulate Mitzi Jackson, who wrote the winning poem for our 5th Annual Love Stinks Writing Contest! Thirteen Shades of Green        By Mitzi Jackson I was sitting on stratus clouds watching Gods as they walked by When I saw him standing like Solomon did Hanging child under his wrist Bold black, confident black

Welcome Back: Walk-In Tutoring and More Changes

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Hello, University of Michigan-Flint, and welcome back for the Winter 2019 semester! Whiteboard art compliments of Laura, Tutor at MEW The Marian E. Wright Writing Center is open again, and we’ve made a few changes since you last saw us. Schedule: our hours have changed, and we’re now open on Sundays. Our new hours are

End of the Fall Semester

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Well, that time has finally come: the time of essay after essay, group project after group project. It may feel overwhelming, like you can’t keep yourself afloat, but you only have a little more time left and then the rewarding break will be here before you know it! And if you’re graduating, hang in there!

Welcome Back

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Here we are, the beginning of September, with classes in full swing yet again. Whether you only have a few classes or you’re looking at a busy schedule, try to stay on top of things so you don’t get behind on whatever work comes your way, and don’t forget to take some time for yourself

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.