tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55708457773817034942024-02-08T00:45:18.756-05:00iScribeURI's Only Student-Run Arts & Lit. MagThe Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-59164790604351559712013-10-07T15:24:00.003-04:002013-10-07T15:24:28.269-04:00Meeting Change!<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>Hey URI Literary and Arts Folk--</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The E Board has decided to make a change in meeting time. We will now be meeting from 3-5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">AGAIN: We will be meeting same day, same place just one hour later.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Come visit us Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 pm in the Memorial Union Room 354.</span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-6910959370403478102013-09-27T15:51:00.003-04:002013-09-27T15:51:15.765-04:00Fall 2013 Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-54888026215417244202013-09-25T16:53:00.002-04:002013-09-25T16:53:02.318-04:00*New* Rules and Regulations for Submissions!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">How to submit to the Independent Scribe</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Poetry</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">1. Send all submissions to theindependentscribe@gmail.com</span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></wbr><span class="word_break" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline-block; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">2. Submitted as .doc or .docx files. </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><br />3. Formatted poems as they would appear published.<br />4. All poems longer than a page must have be numbered in either the footnotes or header<br />5. No more than 5 poetry submissions per week. You may submit more later but the editorial board needs time to look through what they have already received.<br />6. Plagiarism will not be accepted.<br /><br />Prose<br />1. Send all submissions to theindependentscribe@gmail.com<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>.<br />2. Submitted as .doc or .docx files<br />3. All submissions must be doubled space.<br />4. All submissions longer than one page must be numbered in either the footnotes or the header.<br />5. You may submit no more than 25 pages of prose per week.<br />6. All prose submissions may be no longer than 10 pages.<br />7. Please submit pieces individually.<br />8. Plagiarism will not be accepted.<br /><br />Art<br />1. Send all submissions to theindependentscribe@gmail.com<br />2. All art must be submitted as a .jpg or .jpeg<br />3. You may submit no more than 5 different art works per week.<br />4. Please submit pieces individually.<br />5. Plagiarism will not be accepted.<br /><br />*We may publish our magazine online in the future.<br />**Due to copyright laws at this time the Independent Scribe is not currently accepting fan works, such a fan fiction or fan art. We are currently researching the legality of accepting fan works so this may change in the future.</span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-23907064941464326822013-03-05T15:06:00.004-05:002013-03-05T15:06:30.092-05:00CONTEST<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;">BUTTTTTT, keep your eyes peeled for advertisements of this semester's contest: A Dirty Limerick Contest. We ask our submitters to write a limerick (which means it's <b>five lines</b> in an <b>aabba rhyme pattern</b>) that is either physically or figuratively dirty. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Now, by dirty we don't mean, rinse-your-mouth-out-with-soap dirty, so keep your minds at least a little bit out of the gutter! Remember, the best dirty limericks are S-U-B-T-L-E!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Deadline: March 25 </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">;) Submit to: theindependentscribe@gmail.com</span><br />
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<br />The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-13749858937738784522013-03-05T14:59:00.004-05:002013-03-05T14:59:44.877-05:00Welcome to Spring Semester with the Scribe!<span style="color: #e69138;">So, what's going on this semester with the magazine, you wonder? Well, we're beginning to review submissions and so far, man, they are awesome! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We're also running a contest this semester: The Dirty Limerick Contest! Send us your best limericks and remember, the best limericks are usually the most subtle. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Our deadline this semester is March 25, as is our fundraiser at Orange Leaf. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">So, come and show your support for the Scribe by getting fro-yo March 25 between 4 and 9 pm!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This semester, we're going to release our insider interviews from members of the Scribe, so welcome, everyone, to the life of <b>Kevin Gilbride:</b></span><br />
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<i>Q. So, Kevin, let's start off with a fun fact about you?</i><br />
A. I'll give you two. I enjoy comic books and have a fascination with North Korea.<br />
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<i>Q. Interesting! Where would you say you "fit" within the Scribe?</i><br />
A. Where do I fit within the Scribe? I AM the Scribe. Haha, Not really, but I am a member of the Editorial Board and have just become the Thursday Meeting Secretary of the group, which I like to sometimes call "The Legion of Doom".<br />
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<i>Q. What about submissions, have you submitted anything to the magazine?</i><br />
A. Not yet. Maybe I'll submit this semester.<br />
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<i>Q. How and when did you first become involved with the Scribe?</i><br />
A. I was brought in by our fearless leader, Kellie Knight, who insisted I join. I also thought that it would make me a better writer.<br />
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<i>Q. What are you up to lately? Are you working on anything at the moment?</i><br />
A. Yes but it's a secret. Like secret squirrel.<br />
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<i>Q. Well, thank you for meeting with me Kevin, everyone will love to hear about you!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">That's what's up with us lately! Stay tuned for more news about iScribe through this blog and our facebook!</span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-6365875494731945712012-12-05T09:42:00.002-05:002012-12-05T09:42:56.208-05:00Launch, OH YEA.<br />
<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Want<u> free food</u>? Want to hear fellow URI students <u>read their own original poetry</u>? Want a chance to <u>pick up this semester's issue of The Independent Scribe</u>? </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">You can do all of these things on </span><b style="color: #bf9000;">Thursday, December 6th.</b><span style="color: #bf9000;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This<b> Thursday, at 6:30 pm at the 193 Coffeehouse in the Union</b>, we will be listening to our submitters read their poems and prose, discuss their art and photography, or just talk about the pieces we've accepted and are a part of the Scribe this issue.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Whether you submitted, got accepted, didn't submit, or just found out about us the day of the deadline, <i>WHATEVER</i>, stop by, and see the talent of your friends and classmates, pick up a book, grab a snack (for there will be a plentiful array of snack time goodies), or just come mingle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hope to see you there!</span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-68397136617478336622012-11-05T11:32:00.001-05:002012-11-05T11:36:03.497-05:00Deadline Extension!<span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>DEADLINE EXTENDED:</b> Due to the hurricane and power outages, we are STILL ACCEPTING submissions until midnight on <b><u>Wednesday November 7th</u></b>!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>Wed. Nov 7</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">- Official Deadline for submissions (contest and regular)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>(Every) Tues./ Thurs. at 2 pm</b>- Editorial Board meetings-- come say hi! <u>Room 302</u> of the MU</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><b>Thurs. Dec 6</b>- Tentative Launch Date! (Will get back to y'all with details!)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">xoxo, iScribe</span></span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-39416331829688230162012-10-03T11:59:00.003-04:002012-10-03T11:59:39.349-04:00Contest Information!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-8027459508015585202012-10-02T15:31:00.000-04:002012-10-02T15:31:25.789-04:00This Week With The ScribeThis past week, September 24-28, has been quite eventful for iScribe! We've begun the reviewing process, so keep those submissions coming in strong. In addition, we're expanding the Scribe with a few new members. Our new friends are <span style="background-color: white;"><u>Kevin, Olivia, Marissa, Cat and Melanie</u>,</span> who have all found their place within our editorial board family. If you'd like to be one of our new friends also, come by one of our meetings!<br />
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<u>Submit anything (art, poetry, prose)</u> that has to do with the end of the world. <u>The top two submissions</u> will get a fighting chance to face the Armageddon with<u> an iScribe Survival Kit</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><u>™</u>. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep your eyes peeled for our posters around campus and keep your creativity level up!</span></span><br />
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The end of the world is coming, folks! It's time to rev up your creative juices and submit <b><u>ANY TYPE OF MEDIA</u></b> to iScribe for our Fall Contest. We're taking poetry, prose, photos, paintings, or anything else you can think of as long as it's Armageddon-themed!<br />
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The prize this year will be for our top two winners to stand a fighting chance against the impending doom of the Apocalypse. They will receive a never before seen, only at URI, iScribe Survival Kit.<br />
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SUBMIT YOUR WORK. WIN A CHANCE TO SURVIVE.<br />
<br />The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-18872496735028708662012-02-06T17:33:00.000-05:002012-02-06T17:44:31.023-05:00WTF? The Independent Scribe's Spring 2012 Writing Contest! Deadline March 19th!The Independent Scribe is currently accepting entrants into our
bi-annual writing contest, and the question on our minds this Spring is
<b>"WTF?"</b><br />
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This semester, the editorial board decided to go about our normal routine and write down everything we individually overheard for a week that made us say, <b>"What the F*!#?"</b> We decided that we would use the resources of URI's creative community to help us figure out what one of our overheard lines of dialogue could possibly mean. The line we decided on was: <b>"They're nice enough, I just can't bring them around anymore."</b> If you think you can write a short story, poem, or anything else that includes this line in a way that makes sense, try it out and send us the results!<br />
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<b>Some rules:</b><br />
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<b>1. The line "They're nice enough, I just can't bring them around anymore" can be either dialogue or internal monologue.</b><br />
<b>2. The line must be included as written, but it does not have to be the first line, and cannot be the title of the piece. </b><br />
<b>3. All submissions must be emailed to theindependentscribe@gmail.com as a .doc or .docx attachment by March 19th, 2012.</b><br />
<b>4. All other regular submission guidelines apply.</b><br />
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Prize info TBA - looking forward to hearing from you!The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-28768259982699159662012-01-31T16:08:00.001-05:002012-01-31T16:08:13.653-05:00Spring 2012 Deadline and Submission Guidelines<em>The Independent Scribe</em> is now accepting student-produced arts and literature submissions across a vast creative gambit of genre.<br /><br />When in doubt - assume the <em>Scribe</em> is interested and please send it our way!<br /><br /><strong>Who Can Submit</strong>
We are currently accepting writing and artwork from undergraduates and
graduate students solely from the University of Rhode Island. We are
also thrilled to receive submissions from our alumni and faculty.<br /><br /><strong>What to Submit</strong> No more than 5 poems or 25 pages of prose or other writing at a time. No more than 5 pieces of artwork at a time.<br /><br /><strong>How to Submit</strong> Electronically, to <strong>theindependentscribe@gmail.com</strong>.
Please send text submissions as .doc or .docx attachments; art submissions as
.jpg attachments. Please do not include your name in the attached file to ensure the confidentiality of the blind review process.<br /><br /><strong>When to Submit</strong>
We work on a rolling submissions calendar, but only works received by March 19th will be considered for the Spring 2012 publication. All
works received after the 19th will automatically be considered in the Fall 2012 submission pool.<br /><br />We look forward to hearing from all the talented individuals in the University community.The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-24733797402895777652011-11-01T18:32:00.001-04:002011-11-01T18:32:47.499-04:00Life in a Day (2011)<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;">Director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) team up to offer this candid snapshot of a single day on planet Earth. Compiled from over 80,000 YouTube submissions by contributors in 192 countries, Life in a Day presents a microcosmic view of our daily experiences as a global society. From the mundane to the profound, everything has its place as we spend 90 minutes gaining greater insight into the lives of people who may be more like us than we ever suspected, despite the fact that we're separated by incredible distances.</span></div>
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1st Place: Juliana Belizario with "A Bit of Red on my Skirt"<br />
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Runner up: Morgan Turano with "Legs: Part 1"<br />
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Some honorable mentions go out to...<br />
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Nick Rutter with "Players Cannot Love You When They're Playing"<br />
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Nick Manzolillo with "Never Sicker"<br />
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Kellie Knight with "Not Yet"<br />
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<br />The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-86384928251953195912011-09-16T13:35:00.002-04:002011-09-16T13:35:51.494-04:00Do You 69? The Independent Scribe's Fall Contest Official Guidelines! Deadline October 11th!<div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix"><div><p>The Independent Scribe is currently accepting entrants into our bi-annual writing contest, and the question on our minds this Fall is "Do you 69?"</p><p> </p><p>If you do (and we know you do), submit your <strong>submissions of 69 words or fewer</strong> to <strong>theindependentscribe@gmail.com </strong>!</p><p> </p><p>Entries must have the following for a chance to win:</p><p> </p><p>1. <strong>69 words or fewer</strong></p><p>2. A <strong>setting</strong></p><p>3. One or more <strong>characters</strong></p><p>4. Some <strong>conflict</strong></p><p>5. A <strong>resolution</strong></p><p>6. A <strong>title</strong>, which is <em>not counted</em> as part of the 69-word total, but <strong>cannot be more than seven words in length</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>All contest submissions are due by Tuesday, October 11th at 5:00PM!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Contest winner and runner-up will win a wet n' wild prize!</strong></p></div></div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-6094759073626472372011-09-12T17:54:00.001-04:002011-09-12T17:57:23.494-04:00Fall 2011 Deadline and Submission Guidelines<em>The Independent Scribe</em> is now accepting student-produced arts and literature submissions, encompassing across a vast creative gambit of genre.<br /><br />When in doubt - assume the <em>Scribe</em> is interested and please send it our way!<br /><br /><strong>Who Can Submit</strong> We are currently accepting writing and artwork from undergraduates and graduate students solely from the University of Rhode Island. We are also thrilled to receive submissions from our alumni and faculty.<br /><br /><strong>What to Submit</strong> No more than 5 poems or 25 pages of prose or other writing at a time. No more than 5 pieces of artwork at a time.<br /><br /><strong>How to Submit</strong> Electronically, to <strong>theindependentscribe [at] gmail [dot] com</strong>. Please send text submissions as .doc attachments; art submissions as .jpg attachments. Remove writer's name from all submissions.<br /><br /><strong>When to Submit</strong> We work on a rolling submissions calendar, but only works received by October 18th, 5PM will be considered for the Fall 2011 publication. All works received after 5PM on the 18th will be considered in the Spring 2012 submission pool.<br /><br />We look forward to hearing from all the talented individuals in the University community.The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-29703111076456049222011-09-12T17:34:00.006-04:002011-09-12T17:51:12.556-04:00We're back! Also, meeting times!The Independent Scribe website is back in its home at blogger.com. All our content from last semester will still be available at our tumblr address: <a href="http://theiscribe.tumblr.com/">http://theiscribe.tumblr.com/</a><br /><br />The editorial board will meet this semester on Tuesdays from 5-7pm and Fridays 2-4pm in the Memorial Union room 202. We look forward to hearing from our lovely URI writers and artists at theindependentscribe@gmail.com<br /><br />Now for some comic relief:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUof2doOj-JqEk1O7WWKsH_mXDrXWM5ZoPEhHsdqJVhSYGXYPLStK_YqIY3voJm1t3It-K6Nf7x4TU8SyGfmYZ8WWnU84ZxcGFOYeFuxgxba_3s3OKPlGAXlz0z1JTtV_Bj9PjohHhzk/s1600/perks-of-being-an-english-major-24270-1313598139-7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUof2doOj-JqEk1O7WWKsH_mXDrXWM5ZoPEhHsdqJVhSYGXYPLStK_YqIY3voJm1t3It-K6Nf7x4TU8SyGfmYZ8WWnU84ZxcGFOYeFuxgxba_3s3OKPlGAXlz0z1JTtV_Bj9PjohHhzk/s320/perks-of-being-an-english-major-24270-1313598139-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651593832861629586" border="0" /></a>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-69045656187714432112011-02-28T14:47:00.002-05:002011-02-28T14:59:16.349-05:00New Tumblr Site!We are currently transitioning this semester from this Blogger site to Tumblr.<div><br /></div><div>Take a gander at what we have:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://theiscribe.tumblr.com/">http://theiscribe.tumblr.com/</a><br /><div><br /></div></div><div>- Two new contests are underway, the cover-art contest and a writing contest</div><div>-Pictures of Nick Rutter at the Fall 2010 Launch Event</div><div><br /></div><div>It is also connected to our Twitter account, RSS feeds are available, you can ask questions, and check the archive.</div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-23124412208176231872010-08-25T14:43:00.002-04:002010-08-25T14:44:31.707-04:00Fall 2010 Submission Guidelines<em> The Independent Scribe</em> is now accepting student-produced arts and literature submissions, encompassing across a vast creative gambit of genre.<br /><br />When in doubt - assume the <em>Scribe</em> is interested and please send it our way!<br /><br /><strong>Who Can Submit</strong> We are currently accepting writing and artwork from undergraduates and graduate students solely from the University of Rhode Island. We are also thrilled to receive submissions from our alumni.<br /><br /><strong>What to Submit</strong> No more than 5 poems or 10 pages of prose or other writing at a time. No more than 5 pieces of artwork at a time.<br /><br /><strong>How to Submit</strong> Electronically, to <strong>theindependentscribe [at] gmail [dot] com</strong>. Please send text submissions as .doc attachments; art submissions as .jpg attachments. Remove writer's name from all submissions.<br /><br /><strong>When to Submit</strong> We work on a rolling submissions calendar, but only works received by November 1st, 4PM will be considered for the Fall 2010 publication. All works received after 4PM on the 1st will be considered in the Spring 2011 submission pool.<br /><br />We look forward to hearing from all the talented individuals in the University community.The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-92165550357487423032010-08-25T14:17:00.002-04:002010-08-25T14:37:05.925-04:00Fall 2010 Meeting Schedule and DeadlineHey all,<br /><br />The start of the Fall 2010 semester is quickly approaching, and for the I-Scribe that means a new meeting schedule and a shiny new deadline! We will be accepting submissions for our Fall 2010 publication from now until November 1st at 4 pm. We hope to hear from all of our talented URI writers and artists.<br /><br />This semester, we will be meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 - 6 pm in the Memorial Union room 202. If you are interested in being a part of our work, just stop by or shoot us an email at <span style="font-weight: bold;">theindependentscribe@gmail.com</span>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-31766104868058324412010-04-29T12:51:00.006-04:002010-05-05T17:00:24.843-04:00Would You Look at That?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqd_LVFsvbS_wKmIntH7ZS2C43XVzjOiQ2sRRMn-GURhgXRGq9p0zfkhZJ_C8Kdci-9m6Rn1QqoJhSfvfEXUTERUPMUIGqqUhtXF4-o4RYxtpoID6HMqi71Rid-jmucqFXBtB9avZR-CU/s1600/93070752.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqd_LVFsvbS_wKmIntH7ZS2C43XVzjOiQ2sRRMn-GURhgXRGq9p0zfkhZJ_C8Kdci-9m6Rn1QqoJhSfvfEXUTERUPMUIGqqUhtXF4-o4RYxtpoID6HMqi71Rid-jmucqFXBtB9avZR-CU/s320/93070752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467893694800770658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now in your choice of colors!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />As long as you choose marigold or citron.<br /><br />Woo hoo!<br /></div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-35927456347080201022010-04-28T08:38:00.005-04:002010-04-28T08:48:38.781-04:00iScribe Interview Special - Poet-at-Law<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/aaa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/aaa.jpg" /></a> <div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Name:</strong> Kate Stone</div><div><strong>Major(s):</strong> English/Writing & Rhetoric</div><div><strong>Year of Graduation:</strong> December 2009</div><div><strong>Position: </strong>Featured writer (Spring 2010)</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><em>Click <a href="http://i-scribe-uri.blogspot.com/2009/11/iscribe-interview-series-badass-in.html">here</a> to read about Kate's time as Editor-in-Chief</em> </div><div><br /></div><div><strong>What is so intriguing about your poetry is that you encompass so many topics, from serious academic conversations to portraits of modern young womanhood that would make Carrie Bradshaw proud. Your body of work shows that you are indeed a complex person with a wide range of interests. Do you prefer to keep those interests separate in your work, or do you find that there is a relationship between the two?</strong><br /><br />I like for those interests to mingle as much as possible. I want my poetry to everything: To back pack across Europe with a rosary and a porcelain tea cup; flirt with all the boys; set off bottle rockets at midnight; sip bourbon and talk dirty at noon; wear five inch stilettos and a cowboy hat; collect Canivale masks; and order a bacon double cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate shake when everyone else is having salad... to name a few.<br /><br />I think the relationships between the various topics in my work naturally find one another. I just can't seem to keep Virgina Woolf or D.H. Lawrence out of my life, especially because poetry can act as an evaluative tool in our lives, whether we intend for it to or not. I write about what I do, what I know, and apply the lessons I've picked up along the way. The result is personal verse, with other writers' voices, opinions, lives woven in.<br /><br />I love how this question is written. The first two words of the second sentence, "Your body," following a statement about how my writing functions is fabulously intuitive. My body is just as involved in my poetic process as my mind: My body needs to feel it. If I'm writing and sitting still, something's not right; if I hit five lines that I just can't help but move my hips to, I know I'm really on to something. If nothing else, my poems need to dance. Preferably on tables and platforms.<br /><br /><strong>We've missed having you at the <em>Scribe</em>, but were thrilled to receive your submissions. How have you been keeping busy this semester? What lies ahead after the summer? </strong><br /><br />I had the pleasure of heading down to Louisville, Kentucky in early March for the Conference of College Composition and Communication, where I chaired a panel and attended some really fascinating presentations. In addition to all things professional and academic, I also had the opportunity to let my hair down and really experience Kentucky: I rode a mechanical bull (and would every day for the rest of my life if I could!), became a Maker's Mark fanatic, ate my weight in Hot Browns and buzzed all the way home on my Sweet Tea-induced caffeine high. If you ever have a chance to get down there, I strongly suggest stopping by Fourth Street Live: Any tourist-ridden, architecturally-hip, outdoor collection of bars serving until 4AM in the bible belt complete with bouncers in cowboy boots is worth a visit in my book.<br /><br />In addition to the occasional trip, I've been working as a model this spring and like the challenge of learning the ins and outs of a new business. I'm particularly enjoying the experience because I get the opportunity to embody the larger-than-life persona(s) I construct in my poetry in front of the camera; similarly to how I do so in my poems, the modeling enables me to be an -est version of myself and that's a feeling everyone loves every now and again. By this I mean I get to unleash the extremes of my personality, run with them, and I believe its in these parts of ourselves we find the truly interesting, whether that be fierce writing or great photographs or a fabulous new recipe for cupcakes. Sometimes you need to let the leash off for a while, trash around, be larger than life and find something fantastic in the mess you've made.<br /><br />Law school is on the horizon after summer. I'd be lying if I said I'm not wary of the undeniably daunting years that are ahead, but I'm far more energized by the thought than I am concerned. I hear 1L is brutal; I'm ready to find something fantastic in that.<br /><br /><strong>One of the pieces we have the honor of featuring this semester was previously published in <em>Chronogram </em>magazine. How does the real-world submission process compare to the <em>Scribe</em>? Was your previous experience with the Scribe helpful in preparing you to send your work elsewhere?</strong><br /><br />Submitting to <em>The Independent Scribe</em> is very much like submitting to publications outside of the URI community, with one exception: iScribe is particularly good about providing writers with feedback. Working on an editorial board provided me with tons of insight with regard to what editors look for; the experience is invaluable when it comes to submission preparation. At the end of the day though, submitting to anyone only takes a handful of characteristics: Solid writing you believe in, sincere professionalism, and nerve.<br /><br /><strong>Is there one topic you are dying to sink your teeth into? Is there one you would never dare touch?</strong><br /><br />I'd estimate that approximately 80% of my poetry is inspired by people, including a number of pieces featured in <em>The Independent Scribe</em>. It's always the quiet ones I end up penning; I want to crack into their heads, know what they're thinking in all that silence. I imagine it must be something important, something scandalous, naughty, private, of national importance. Eventually I get impatient and fill the silence with poems. These pieces usually evolved into something larger than just a meditation about the individual, but may begin in this manner. No, I don't usually tell people which poem they prompted and yes, you've probably prompted one or two.<br /><br />I'm also dying to write a poem about the Pine Barrens back home in New Jersey. I drive through them every time I go to the shore since I was a kid, but I've never tackled them for some reason. I love all the charred bark and silky paper Birch trees. I've a few lines jotted down in my phone, but nothing major yet.<br /><br />The topics I'm hesitant to tackle today may be the one's I'm all over tomorrow. For the most part, I see my writing as a testament to my belief in writing what "you're not supposed to," or what other's won't dare to touch. If we don't tackle those topics in poetry, where will we ever open them up?</div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-41177024979577445082010-04-27T16:29:00.002-04:002010-04-27T16:35:19.809-04:002010 English Department Contest Winners<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/ENGContest2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/ENGContest2010.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.uri.edu/artsci/eng/images/2010contestwinners.pdf">Congratulations to Laura Tetreault, Shayne O'Sullivan, and Gillian Ramos!</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left">On Friday, April 23rd, a few of the writers featured in the Spring 2010 edition of <em>The Independent Scribe</em> were honored at a ceremony hosted by the URI English Department, to celebrate their success in the department's annual contests.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: Barbara Ramos</span></div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-75831436189610824132010-04-27T14:08:00.003-04:002010-04-27T15:34:38.620-04:00iScribe Interview Special - What's New, Pussycat?<a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v67/34/119/14304300/n14304300_31736813_4984.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v67/34/119/14304300/n14304300_31736813_4984.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong>Name:</strong> Gillian Ramos<br /><strong>Major(s):</strong> English/Political Science<br /><strong>Year of Graduation:</strong> 2010<br /><strong>Position:</strong> President (2009-2010); featured writer (Spring 2010)<br /><br /><strong>Congratulations on winning the Nancy Potter short story contest this year! Many have claimed "I never win anything!" Is this the first of many wins to come, or is snagging awards old hat in the world of Gillian Ramos?</strong><br /><br />Thank you! This is the first win, and I hope it's not the last. I started mailing out stories (this one, and "Glass") in February, and the responses have been trickling in.<br /><br />So far, I'm 3 for 3 in the "no thanks" column, but I don't mind. It really is about the experience rather than the outcome - without the support I've gotten from the friends I made through the <em>Scribe</em>, I never would have done any mailings, or even entered the department contest!<br /><br /><strong>Tell us a bit about your short story, "Pater Noster." Where did it originate, in thought and in reality?</strong><br /><br />"Pater Noster" came out of a semester's research on the religious right. It began in the summer of 2009 with the murder of Dr. George Tiller, by Scott Roeder, a well-known anti-abortion activist, self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, and Christian extremist; a man by the name of Frank Schaeffer was all over my news network of choice, talking about the extremism coming out of the religious communities across the country. It turns out, Frank Schaeffer and his family were the pioneers of what we know today as the religious right.<br /><br />I read Schaeffer's memoir, <em>Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back</em>, and it blew my mind. Clearly, no one could foresee that the nexus of politics and religion would take a turn for the violent, as it did in the case of Dr. Tiller's death.<br /><br />Seeing Frank Schaeffer talk so candidly about feeling like he's contributed to this mess, and wants nothing more than to repair the damage he helped create in the 1980s was so moving, and I knew there simply had to be a story in there somewhere.<br /><br />And then the summer took a turn for the purely weird - a pair of political sex scandals (John Ensign's strange mix of business and pleasure & Mark Sanford's hike along the Appalachian Trail). This brought me to Jeff Sharlet's <em>The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power</em>, which delves into the long entanglement between the Republican Party, big business, and religious fundamentalism.<br /><br />The large scale of bad behavior and hypocrisy on the institutional level was fascinating, but somewhat unweildy for a short fiction approach. I found more personal narratives to better suit my needs in terms of finding an intimate, manageable story. I read <em>Jesusland</em>, a memoir by Julia Scheer, and <em>Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, </em>an investigative piece by Kathryn Joyce. These two books simply broke my heart.<br /><br />Without getting into it too much, I found the portrayal of marriage and father-daughter relationships in <em>Quiverfull</em> to be the base from which everything in my story would extend. When a daughter marries into a new family, she is essentially taken out of her birth family, literally having nothing to do with her parents. She is 100% her husband's "problem."<br /><br />As for the story itself, "Pater Noster" is better known as the Lord's Prayer, which really lays out the tenets of Christianity and the expectation that we have to treat people the way we expect to be treated, and will turn to God for guidance and salvation. This prayer can become perverted and used as a way for people to try and absolve themselves of all responsibility, which I touch in my story. It's not so much about the specific sin, but the multitude of sins and secrets people commit in their daily lives - even the most upstanding members of society.<br /><br />I chose to go this route, rather than writing about parents and children as a family unit, mostly because I couldn't stomach having to navigate the kind of abuse found in <em>Jesusland</em> without feeling like I was competing with, or borrowing too heavily from, Scheer's life story.<br /><br />And yes, I do recommend reading any or all of these books.<br /><br /><strong>What is your revision process like? Is "Pater Noster" in its final version, or will you continue to edit and tweak, even post-publication? Why or why not? Is this representative of your revision process as a whole, or specific to this text?</strong><br /><br />"Pater Noster" is a done deal. When I finish a story, that's it. I have to walk away from it, even if there are things I wish I could tweak. I know I'm done when I start thinking, "Okay, I know it's not perfect, but how much can I tinker with it before totally wrecking it?"<br /><br />I would rather find a few small imperfections than find out a story is overwrought and beyond repair.<br /><br />This is pretty much my process every time. I tend to edit as I go, being especially careful about details when I get to them, almost like recording a movie as it plays in my head. I can visualize a few major scenes clearly and then fill in the rest when the time comes.<br /><br /><strong>To speak generally, you're a prose writer for the most part. Ever try your hand at verse? How long ago, and what were your thoughts? We hope you're feeling daring enough to share some!</strong><br /><br />I've only ever attempted poetry when it was required of me in survey-style creative writing courses. It's not something I would ever attempt on my own - it really is better left to the experts.<br /><br /><strong>Do you ever feel like you have a fabulous idea for a short story, but it is stuck in your head for one reason or another? What is stuck in your head these days?</strong><br /><br />I've had ideas stuck in my head for weeks at a time, which is no fun. Sometimes I simply don't have the time to pursue that idea, and sometimes it's just a little kernel of an idea that I have no real intention of fleshing out. I do this a lot on the bus, especially if someone is on the phone and I can only follow half their conversation. I'll make up the other half as a way to amuse myself.<br /><br />Lately, I've been thinking about doing something different. Still short fiction, but something not as dark as my usual fare. Maybe something more like a fairy tale?<br /><br /><strong>Speaking of things rattling around up there, what have you been reading recently? Any particularly intriguing passages or texts you'd like to alert our readership to?<br /></strong>Right now, I'm reading Ian McEwan's <em>Atonement</em>. I saw the movie when it came out, and absolutely loved it. My plan for the summer is to devour all things British. When I finish this one, I've got Evelyn Waugh's <em>Brideshead Revisited</em> lined up, and then it's all Jane Austen all the time.<br /><br />There's a passage in <em>Atonement</em> that I simply adore. To set the scene, McEwan is introducing his protagonist, Briony Tallis. Briony is a young writer who is positively detail-obsessed, never mind detail-oriented. Emphasis is mine. </div><blockquote><p>"She was on course now, and had found satisfaction on other levels; writing stories not only involved secrecy, it also gave her all the pleasures of miniaturization. A world could be made in five pages, and one that was more pleasing than a model farm. The childhood of a spoiled prince could be framed within half a page, a moonlit dash through sleepy villages was one rhythmically emphatic sentence, falling in love could be achieved in a single word - a <em>glance</em>. <strong>The pages of a recently finished story seemed to vibrate in her hand with all the life they contained</strong>."</p></blockquote><div>Isn't that just a delicious passage?<br /><br />I also found <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15thu4.html">an editorial in the April 15th </a><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15thu4.html">New York Times</a> </em>that really touched on something I adore. Verlyn Klinkenborg is talking about the e-reader trend, and how these devices are great for certain purposes, but nothing will ever replace real books. This is my favorite line: </div><blockquote>"A paper book aids my concentration by offering to do nothing else but lie open in front of me."</blockquote><div>As I said in <a href="http://i-scribe-uri.blogspot.com/2009/10/iscribe-interview-series-president-more.html">my interview last semester</a>, I love books as objects - how they feel in my hands, how the paper smells - and reading a real book is a beautiful, incomparable experience.<br /><br />I've been listening to Joanna Newsom almost exclusively for a couple of months now. I bought a book of essays and other writings about her music, and have begun to appreciate her brilliance on a completely different level. Once you get past the fact that her voice is, well, I'll call it unique, it turns out that the language she uses in her songs is pretty amazing. She resurrects words and sentence structures that fell out of fashion ages ago, and still manages to make it feel elegant and modern.<br /><br />Right now, my favorite song is <a href="http://www.indiemuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/04%20Sadie.mp3">"Sadie,"</a> from 2004's <em>Milk-Eyed Mender</em>.<br /><br /><strong>When do you do the bulk of your writing? Where do you usually settle down to write? (Which isn't to imply you may not pace around your backyard balancing your laptop on one hand, furiously typing with the other)</strong><br /><br />I do most of my writing in bed. I do have a desk, and my laptop usually lives on my desk, but I tend to get the most done sitting on my bed, propped up against some pillows. More often than not, I'll also have a cat stretched across my ankles, so I'm definitely committed to that position.<br /><br />This is also how I prefer to do most of my reading, though I seem to get a lot of reading done on the bus. </div><br /><div></div><div>I tend not to write longhand, mostly because it can be so hard to keep up with my thoughts. But this summer, I plan on keeping handwritten reading journals when I get to Jane Austen. I bought these neat little notebooks at Target with wild Liberty of London patterns on the cover. Austen predates the Liberty fabrics considerably, but the covers are just so fantastically cheery - I simply must use them!</div>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570845777381703494.post-56551579156842605122010-04-18T23:44:00.004-04:002010-04-18T23:58:12.052-04:00iScribe Interview Series - Attempting the Improbable<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/IMG_0157.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/noplatoniclove/IMG_0157.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Name:</strong> Nick McKnight<br /><strong>Major:</strong> Fine Arts<br /><strong>Year of Graduation:</strong> 2011<br /><strong>Position:</strong> Featured writer (Fall 2009); cover artist (Fall 2009)<br /><br /><strong>It been said (too many times) that "You can't judge a book by it's cover", but this might not be the case of the Fall 2009 edition of <em>The Independent Scribe</em>. Though I'm no art buff, I feel that your painting "Bridge (extended)" conveys the variety and vibrant nature of the writers and artists in the issue, yourself included. Do you have anything to say about this painting that you would like others to hear?</strong><br /><br />The painting hangs right next to my bed at home and I see it every day. I love it. I mean, I love all of my work, but I feel that its vibrant tone was intended, especially since I made it in the gloomy days of winter. Hopefully it will find a beautiful home someday.<br /><br /><strong>You also contributed the poem "1 Day, 2 Gowns & 3 Reasons", a unique and poignant look at a marriage ceremony through the bride's perspective (please correct me if I'm wrong!). Was this piece inspired by a particular marriage you've attended, the general idea of it, or something else entirely?</strong><br /><br />It’s actually a funny story: I attended school in Baltimore and while I was there, I was in one of the buildings waiting for a friend and the architect who designed the building was getting married in the building. I just started writing and I thought of that marriage as well as other couples in Baltimore, many of whom are homosexual or transgendered. Although I’m not, I thought it’d be a nice exercise to write about the scrutiny and verbal abuse and all of the bullshit (can I say that?) they go through while just trying to be happy.<br /><br /><strong>Looking through <a href="http://nmcknight.blogspot.com/">your blog</a>, I've seen that you've been very active as an artist. Can you give an estimate of how many pieces you have created so far in your career?</strong><br /><br />Ooof. All together? Finished pieces? It’s difficult to tell. If I had to say, maybe a little less than 200.<br /><br /><strong>Can you pick a favorite, or most important piece out of this catalog?</strong><br /><br />I’m not sure, I don’t have the book on hand.<br /><br /><strong>From some periphery browsing, it is apparent that there is great variety in your work: your self-portrait as your icon, still-lifes, abstracts, collages - you even find time to write poetry! Is there any sort of art form that you feel you could not attempt, or that is the most difficult for you?</strong><br /><br />Now there’s a question! Bring it on! I try not to stay in a comfort zone while working. I even have a body of work that I’m making now with sculptures (wax, resin, molds and junk). I think attempting the impossible or “improbable” is what artists should strive for, poets and writers especially. There’s not much difference between poetry and visual art either. With both, I’ve submitted poetry and art to contests and failed or didn’t get accepted more than you’ve said the word “hello,” but I still do it again and again.<br /><br /><strong>We at<em> The Independent Scribe</em> don't get to talk about visual art nearly as much as writing, so do you have any artists who influence your work?<br /></strong><br />We would truly be here for hours. But here’s a few artists and poets:<br /><br />Artists:</div><ul><li>Cy Twombly</li><li>Jenny Saville</li><li>Lisa Hamilton</li><li>Eric Fischl</li><li>Grace Hartigan </li></ul><p>Writers/Performance Poets: </p><ul><li>Kerouac</li><li>Buddy Wakefield</li><li>Anis Mojgani</li><li>Andrea Gibson\</li><li>Anne Sexton </li></ul><p><strong>Overall, how has your experience with <em>The Independent Scribe</em> been?</strong><br /><br />Well, I’ve only been at URI since the fall because I transferred from Baltimore back to RI, but <em>The Scribe</em> last semester was pretty great! It was well put together, the team did a fantastic job and there’s a great deal of talent and hard work in those books, writers and artists. I’m honored to be a part of <em>The Independent Scribe</em> and I respect the hard work and enthusiasm all of you have to do this every semester! See you in the fall!</p>The Independent Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516654021018124579noreply@blogger.com0