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Turning The Page With Bianca Valenzuela
Foreword In small strides, our blog continues to evolve, as we hope you have since the start of the new year. We are turning a new chapter too, increasing our student engagement efforts to build up MacEwan’s creative writing community. We are grateful to you for bringing us closer together with each new article you … Continue reading Turning The Page With Bianca Valenzuela
Braving the Darkness with MacEwan Alum Alaye Idikio
Foreword Last year, our creative writing community saw changes to our executive team, placing us on a path to becoming a more collaborative and inspiring environment for aspiring writers. As your blog editors for this academic year, Zoey and I are on a mission to provide a platform where student writers can showcase their creative … Continue reading Braving the Darkness with MacEwan Alum Alaye Idikio
Tying It All Together: An Alum’s Journey from Bolo Tie to Bold Writing Ft. Janel Lope
Hello! To the disdain of my enemies, this is another chance to boost my ego: a blog article for the Bolo Tie Collective. Bolo Tie and I go way back to before the pandemic when I was but a wee freshman at MacEwan University. In the first year, I painted my agenda with extra-curricular activities … Continue reading Tying It All Together: An Alum’s Journey from Bolo Tie to Bold Writing Ft. Janel Lope
Creative Writing New Year’s Resolution
By. Brandon Lang Well, here we are once again, the end of the year. That time of the year when people reflect and realize that the majority of that time was spent watching Netflix or doom-scrolling. We reflect and wish to do more, to be more creative with our free time. We set New Year's … Continue reading Creative Writing New Year’s Resolution
Horror
By: Brandon LAng Cover from Call of Cthulhu Video Game "We take refudge in make-believe terrors so the real ones don't overwhelm us, freezing us in place and making it impossible for us to function in our day-to-day lives. We go into the darkness of a movie theater hoping to dream badly, because the world … Continue reading Horror
Tips on Writing Mystery Part 1: I Want to Write a Mystery
By. Brandon Lang Recently, I developed an itch. An itch that was born in the back of my mind and now has slowly scratched its way to its forefront. It has nestled there, ensuring that I can not ignore its presents, and at the moment, I can’t say that I dislike its company. As long … Continue reading Tips on Writing Mystery Part 1: I Want to Write a Mystery
Announcing the Bolo Tie Collective’s New Executive!
By. Mya Colwell This year, the Bolo Tie Collective has lots to look forward to. On November 15, we are hosting our first in-person anthology launch since the pandemic, we are back to in-person workshops, and we are accepting submissions for Volume VII of our anthology! We also have a brand-new executive committee, full of … Continue reading Announcing the Bolo Tie Collective’s New Executive!