Let's talk about Anger.
Anger has been part of my narrative for as long as I can remember. I'm considered a pretty happy and optimistic person. When Anger is as...
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Brenna Ellen
- Jul 20, 2023
- 3 min
Little Pilgrimage
Hello! This week, I'm at the Summer Writing Festival at the University of Iowa, so I thought I'd share a story I told for an exercise in...
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Brenna Ellen
- Jan 12, 2023
- 6 min
The Death of Dorian Gray (Spoilers!)
So, here we are. I finally finished The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray. This has nothing to do with the quality of the story or the...
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Brenna Ellen
- Aug 15, 2022
- 5 min
The Deterioration of Dorian Gray: Ch. 6-9
Been gone again. Work has been busy and I've been tired and unmotivated. I'm working on getting better sleep and keeping my mental health...
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Brenna Ellen
- Jul 3, 2022
- 7 min
Dorian's "Love" and Loss: Ch. 3-5 of The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hello! Here I am, a little over 2 months after my last post about this book, and I've explained in a little more detail why that is in a...
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Brenna Ellen
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
I have returned...again...
Hello! It's been a while since I've posted on here. I know that I need to get better about announcing when I'm going to be gone or on a...
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Brenna Ellen
- Apr 24, 2022
- 6 min
Oh, Dorian! Dorian Gray Analysis Part 1
Hello! I am trying to keep a better schedule, but to be honest, I wasn't prepared to have so much to talk about in the first two...
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Brenna Ellen
- Apr 3, 2022
- 5 min
Let's Get Started With Dorian Gray!
Let’s Get Started with Dorian Gray! I’ll be starting my literary analysis/review series with The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by...
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Brenna Ellen
- Mar 30, 2022
- 4 min
Updates and a Rant on Book Bans
Hello everyone! I apologize that the first part of my review of The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray has been delayed. The post for it...
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Brenna Ellen
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
So Many Books, So Little Time
Hello everyone! I've been thinking about the types of posts I could do this time around, and I think I'm going to try my hand at some...
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Brenna Ellen
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
I'm Back...Again!
Hello everyone! I'm back after over a year. It has been an interesting year, to say the least. I have been through a lot of...
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Brenna Ellen
- Feb 21, 2021
- 4 min
Of Spiders and Time loops
Hello! Long time no see, everyone. I apologize for my absence, but this time there were many things going on, including a death in the...
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Brenna Ellen
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
Where Does Inspiration Come From?
So, I just got done watching the stream of Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, and for those of you who have seen the film it was based on,...
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Brenna Ellen
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
A Reflection on Deductions
So, I just finished watching the BBC tv show Sherlock for the 3rd time all the way through, and it made me think about all the little...
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Brenna Ellen
- Dec 11, 2020
- 6 min
I'm scared to post this
Alright, this one is kind of scary to post. I was watching TikTok of all things when I began to think about my education as I grew up in...
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