In honesty, much of Lord Steele’s speech was difficult to understand because I have no background knowledge on Scotland. But, the things he wanted to reform within their parliament sounded really interesting. My favorite part was when Malachi stood up and asked a long winded question that basically meant “that’s nice, but you can’t actually do any of what you just said.” Journalists in this country have so much freedom to say what they want to say. An American reporter would never be so bold.

My workshop so far seems like it will be a fun experience. I’m hoping that I can take one or two things out of what the teacher says about Crime Fiction and apply it to my articles. I also may write a short story for it. Writing for fun will be a huge change of pace for me.