Literary Journalism

I knew it was over when he declared, in the same way he declares anything he thinks is bleedingly obvious, that I should just get rid of The Topless Bunny.If she were any old car, maybe he’d be right. I do complain about her a lot. The passenger side door leaks, the heater is shot, [...]

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 A man in green and brown fatigues zigzags. Black paint is streaked across his mocha-colored cheeks. He charges toward my father. Leather boots are laced up to his knees. A sniper rifle is lodged in the crook of his arm.I remember thinking: “Today is the day I will watch my father die.”It was our weekly [...]

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            If I was the mayor of Bloomington, the first person I’d pick for my staff would be a hardcore boogie woogie and blues musician. That’s exactly what 58-year-old Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator for the city’s Community and Family Services department, is. At D’Angelos Italian Restaurant on the east side of town, he plays solo [...]

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Worn-out pairs of tennis shoes by the door, a messy desk with a laptop, mismatched furniture and random food items in a small kitchen — Serdar’s apartment resembles a typical student’s residence, except for a couple of oriental rugs on the floor and a bottle of Turkish juice (bottled in Germany) in a refrigerator. Serdar [...]

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By Rama SobhaniThe weeping is over, the journey begun. A trek to the East on the way to grad school is underway and it promises to be a biting journey. Merciless in its savagery, the Land of the Free has decided to try to conquer us one way or another, for one reason or another. [...]

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Musicians make it look so easy.  Cellists gently push and pull the strings with the bow to create a comfy, sultry sound that chills and warms the soul.  Jazzers excite and thrill with their smooth improvisational skills and impressive virtuosity.  And guitarists – guitarists strum like there’s no tomorrow.  While skill and practice undoubtedly figure [...]

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You are lost right now. Are you seeking? Well, the members of Campus Crusade for Christ are seeking you.  “I’m a horrible, filthy sinner,” Kelly Robertson says. She looks wholesome covered in freckles.In order to be a member of Cru you must acknowledge that you are a dirty rotten sinner. You must shout it from the rooftops. This is known as [...]

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