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Poetry Prompt
Here is another prompt I completed. Haven’t been feeling the best lately, so I decided to try and write again today. Here it is: Prompt:...
Brenna Ellen
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Poetry Prompt
Writing prompt. Hopefully one of many to reinvigorate creativity.
Brenna Ellen
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Jul 20, 20233 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Jan 12, 20236 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Aug 15, 20225 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Jul 3, 20227 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Apr 24, 20226 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Apr 3, 20225 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Mar 30, 20224 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Mar 4, 20224 min read
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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...
Brenna Ellen
Feb 21, 20214 min read
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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,...
Brenna Ellen
Jan 1, 20213 min read
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