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Articles by Colin Drohan
I don’t want to be like you anymore
I know I make you uncomfortable Being gender fluid and blind Is a triple whammy It messes up your head. All those years I wasted because i despaired that I could not be like you Wedding sangeets, showy procreations, baby shower(s) with pink or blue balloons, Cheerful diwali parties, gender war jokes Birthday cakes designed like trucks or Disney princesses.
How to Bond with Your Family When Stuck at Home Due to Lockdown Orders
The lockdown orders around the country have been very different depending on the state. Florida opened quite early and now has the largest number of reported cases weekly in the US. The death rates are being debated as is the data being collected throughout the country. In an election year there are quite a few conspiracy theories and politicians are of course turning the health of the citizens political.
7 Ways To Level Up Your Writing
Writers are always striving to do better; as they must. Whether you write articles for a newspaper or full-length novels, you should always be trying to improve your craft and better your writing. There are lots of ways to do that, here are just a few. Read Widely It's been said before and it will be said again. The best way to learn to be a better writer is by reading and reading widely.
Dress for (Academic) Success
If you're at all interested in learning, reading and other nerdy pursuits, there's an assumption that you can't also be interested in looking good and having a sense of fashion, but that's simply untrue. There's something delightful about an academic aesthetic. It brings to mind libraries and quiet evenings reading, the smell of books and coffee shops. Although not exactly known for their fashion sense, there's something charming about the look.
How You Can Enhance Your Intellect
Enhancing your intellect can have many different positive and far reaching benefits that will improve the quality of your life. Your professional competency, analytical and logical reasoning, and your understanding of the world around you will all stand to improve significantly. Here are the three most important things that you can do to become more intellectual and well-informed. Pursue Your Education Online One of the most important tips to enhance your intellect is to continue your education.
Becoming More of an Adult? What You Need to Know
There's no official age for being an adult. While you may be legally considered one at 18, adulthood is a lifelong journey. Many people struggle to feel like "grown ups" even after they move out and start their careers. There are plenty of milestones adults strive for that make them feel like they've really made it. Graduating college, getting married, buying a house and gaining financial security are just a few of the markers many people view as emblematic of adulthood.
Catapult Community | A Conversation with José Olivarez & Jessica Wilbanks | Community Craft Club
The full text of each piece discussed in the column is available online. This month’s interview focuses on José’s poem “My Family Never Finished Migrating, We Just Stopped,” which was featured in his award-winning debut collection Citizen Illegal, and later reprinted in the New York Times Magazine.
Catapult Community | How To Finish | Lynn Steger Strong | Catapult Community
Lynn is teaching a six-week novel workshop with us in May. You can sign up here. Nobody cares if you finish your novel. Maybe that one girlfriend from six years ago who was very young and thought your fame was imminent. Who said to everyone she knew that you were “working on a novel,” until three years went by and there still wasn’t any novel. Now you mostly only whisper about your novel to yourself.
Catapult Community | Crystals! How They Work & Their Use and Meanings
Our body is composed of energy that manifests in different densities and formulations. Our thoughts and emotions are related to our physical bodies and have a frequency of their own. When our patterns of mind-body energy work in a balanced way, then we experience good health. When these energy patterns are disrupted then poor health and disease can result. Crystals and gemstones are also created with similar energy patterns that resonate into the world around them.
How Not To Have Javier Kick Your Ass
Javier is about to kick your ass. You’re eleven years old and skinny. Everybody at home calls you flaquito. But they mean it in a cute way. When you’re an eleven year old boy in a New York City public school and the best description for you is curly hair, ribs that hardly conceal a heartbeat, and a stutter -- nothing is cute.
Catapult Community | Intern with us in New York City!
Catapult is seeking two paid interns to provide support to our teams in our New York City office. We’re looking for one full-time editorial and marketing intern and one part-time classes and publishing intern. Duties for each intern will vary widely day-to-day, but we rely on our interns for time-sensitive, essential work.
TinyLetter of the Month: Brandon Taylor, “Hours”
Each month we’ll feature a new TinyLetter writer, chat with them about their newsletter, and republish one of their recent issues. (Feel free to recommend your favorite newsletters to us in the comments!) This month we're lucky to feature writer, biochemistry Ph.D. candidate, and Electric Literature assistant editor Brandon Taylor, whose essay “Spectator” was published by Catapult back in November. To stop a spinning wheel, you squeeze it.
Catapult Community | What Do Writers Eat While Writing? An Instructor Snack Orgy | Colin Drohan
Emily Dickinson famously wrote poems waiting for her bread to rise. F. Scott Fitzgerald preferred eating canned meat and apples while writing. President Obama eats seven lightly salted almonds every night. We asked our writing program’s fall instructors what their favorite writing snacks are. Find out who squirts whipped cream directly into his mouth and who dreams of a gloriously overfed pregnancy. And don’t forget to apply for their workshops. It really depends on the day.
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