By Karla Espinoza Rojas
MacEwan University
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
Invoking The Muses By: Paige Reed
So you want to invoke the muses? Call unto the gods and have their divinity fill the pages of your writing? Perhaps you wish to ask an oracle about the life your piece may live. There are tons of writers who have pulled on Greek or Roman mythology to add depth and story to their … Continue reading Invoking The Muses By: Paige Reed
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
Taking Risks in Volume VIII- By Zachary Jickling
I have always been a lover of writing and reading. When I was in preschool, I used to write short stories about heroic cats, rock men, and loads of other things I’ve now forgotten. I still have that book wedged in the corner of my closet, and I think from that point it just took … Continue reading Taking Risks in Volume VIII- By Zachary Jickling
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
Hard Worldbuilding Versus soft worldbuilding
By. Brandon Lang I don't think it's controversial to say that worldbuilding is extremely important when it comes to storytelling. It is within these little worlds where the lives of the characters exist, the world shapes them and they shape the world through their reactions to the world. It is also in these worlds that … Continue reading Hard Worldbuilding Versus soft worldbuilding
nineteen ways of looking at the moon
By. Manic Swamp Doctors 1.Like the lid snapped offthe melatonin bottle.2.Round and whitelike an afternoon sunmade of dry ice.3.Drifting through the sky like a balloonloosed from a careless child'shand.4.My dog's favorite frisbeestuck in the cedar branches.5.Full and ripelike a puffball mushroonin a cow pasture.6.In a dark corner of the basementthe animatronic skeleton, saying"Oh, look at … Continue reading nineteen ways of looking at the moon
Weekend Writing Prompt: The Vessel
We may not be travelling much in real life right now, but we can always travel through books and writing. This weekend we encourage you to write about a vessel and where it takes you. Poetry: Write a poem from the perspective of a ship travelling across the ocean. Dig deep into the ship's thoughts and … Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompt: The Vessel
Weekend Writing Prompt: One-Sided Stories
This weekend we want you to try something a little bit different. We challenge you to write single-sided stories. Feel free to adapt the prompts in a way that suits your writing. If you want to share your work with others, you can submit it for Volume VI of our anthology. Poetry: Write a poem about … Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompt: One-Sided Stories
The Bolo Tie Collective 