Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Top Eleven Westerns 2003-2013

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A recent article in The Atlantic ( How the Western was Lost and Why it Matters ) suggests that Gore Verbinski's poorly-received  Th...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Messalina's Story by Mia Forbes

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(detail from Death of Messalina by Georges Rochegrosse) So here I am, my back pressed up against a cold, dark corner. It seems strange ...
Monday, July 22, 2013

The Last Pythia by Ruby Osman

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die regi; tecta pulchra misera domus cecidit "Tell the king: the fair-wrought house has fallen." She sits on the stool. ...
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Anxiety of Fidelity by Marina Macklin

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The Anxiety of Fidelity in Roman Love Poetry From the Desk of Corinna: Reflecting On Her Affair With Ovid I have thought to set it a...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mount Vesuvius by Megan King

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I woke up and watched my young sister Marianda sleep; peaceful and quiet, like I once did until my father died. My mother was awake and d...
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Friday, July 19, 2013

To Kill An Emperor by Sophie Littlewood

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It's cold, and I shiver involuntarily as I wait in the darkness that is night. My cloak is thin, I know, but it helps me to run. I ...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Story of a Slave by Lucy Johnson

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I write this in the precious hours left of my life. I don't really understand, because my knowledge of Latin is so small, which is wh...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

My Last Three Days by Adam Stanley

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12th March 44BC Dear Calpurnia, It's been many days since I last saw you, that brisk morning just before you left for Pompeii. Sinc...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Risky Escape by Aya Kodmani

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As the first spark of sun entered the sky, my eyes shot open, today was Wednesday, This day, like every day, I had to fill up my water pa...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Golden Sponge-stick Winners 2012

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the coveted trophy (guest post by Jeremy Pine) ‘pater’ This year’s competition attracted 200 entries nationally and international...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

My Life Stories by Caroline Lawrence

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Mark Wallace and Helen Cleaves This evening I gave a speech at the Kingston Grammar School prize-giving. Librarian Helen Cleaves inv...
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