Tag Archives: assignment
I’m basically just making stuff up
The Hewitt was awesome! I came into it with a very open mind. I had no idea how many people were going to be there, how the speeches were going to go, and especially what was going to be required of me at the historical fiction workshop. When I told one of my good friends […]
American food and farm transportation
I miss American food. And salt. And pizza. Armagh is pretty cool, but the fact that no food establishments stay open later than 8p.m. is very inconvenient. Thinking about it I am sure it’s a good thing people can’t access fast food so late at night, good for your overall health and what not. But […]
Acting like a lady
For me, my audience is largely those back home. To give them some insight into what I’m doing in Armagh and to inspire future students to want to study here. The majority of the things I learned while in here in Armagh I had no idea of back home, the troubles, the murals and the […]
Some people are too stupid to work iPhones
I don’t think all people with iPhones are competent enough to report a story. Simple as that. I think they can sometimes contribute, but reporting is a skill that must be learned, presenting information in an unbiased, clear way is not something that you can just decide to type up on a note in your […]
We hold these truths to be self evident…blah blah blah
To me, fact is something that can be proven. But this logic applies strictly to my writing as a journalist. Unless I have something stated officially or proven to me I am not going to publish it as a fact. That’s just the way I was taught, I need reliable sources to form my credibility. […]
Three arrests after man has ear bitten off during attack
For real? What I’ve noticed around here is that large Irish newspapers enjoy writing about ALL of the news instead of writing about the really important stuff. But sure, earless men are worth the front page of the website. *reads article* This article was so not worth the front page! It doesn’t list the names, […]
Hey dude, will you pass the salt?
Huge portions. 32-oz soft drinks. Cheeseburgers, greasy pizza, and chili cheese fries. Salt. Paying for services you’ll never see. Our flat “O” accent. And in the case of being from Illinois, multiple arrested governors. These are my first thoughts when talking about being an American. But there’s so much more to it than […]
Discovering “home”
I think there are two versions of home, the one that will always be there waiting for you, and the home that is where you make it. When you’re in one place you always miss the other. Right now I am living in a foreign county, and although we are gradually becoming closer, essentially I […]
There’s a dinosaur in the backyard
This may sound odd…but I haven’t had a memorable dream in over a year. I often have trouble falling asleep, but when I do I pass out, never a dream to be had. I actually have a theory that I don’t dream because I don’t have the time to read the fiction that I love […]
