Definition (noun) knickknack, trinket In Context "… a review from WireCutter … called it the best 3D pen of the lot. While we're debating whether any home needs the flood of tchotchkes that will inevitably pour forth as a result of this gadget, the idea of drawing something into existence is pretty appealing." Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2018
Definition (Adjective) having an allover pattern of small flowers and plants. In Context "An early 16th century millefleurs tapestry is a charmer, with children playing amidst the birds and animals and the thousand flowers of the style's name." Sherry Lucas, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), 29 Sept. 2002
Critical Evaluation “After decades as a travel writer, Pico Iyer has fallen in love with being still. His new book, “The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere,’’ is a bustling paean to the stationary life. His reflections on the value of the meditative mind are quite global, leaping from the novels of Marcel Proust to the songs of Leonard Cohen, from a remote mountaintop in California to the back streets of Kyoto. More essay than book in length, the work’s brevity seems designed to accommodate the very busyness Iyer decries. But he embraces this irony: ‘It’s deliberately short, so you [...]
Definition 1 : present at all seasons of the year 2 : persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part 3 a : persistent, enduring b : continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual c : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent In Context "Making the kids think of school as important to their complicated, often tragic lives—while meeting the demands of the curriculum—was a perennial struggle." Sarah Stodder, The Washingtonian, November 2018
What Makes a Good Essay? by Stephanie Whetstone The deadline for this year's Princeton Writes Prize Staff Essay Contest has been set (March 1, 2020)! We hope you are already hard at work polishing your prose, but in case you are struggling to get started, let's consider what makes a "good" essay. Dictionary.com defines the essay as “a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.” This leaves a lot of room for creativity. For a personal essay, focus on the personal part. Why are you writing about this subject? Why [...]
Hello Writing Space Writers, Here's a link to the list of places specifically looking for writing from women. Check it out! Happy Writing! https://trishhopkinson.com/2019/01/07/44-feminist-literary-magazines-journals/?fbclid=IwAR24Xns1A5Q8wBn4n-L9B18t7qOfhcS6FmrAJXW9wUiKVk4pA3tGP7SqXio
Events for Writers-January/February January 10, 2019, 7 PM Whitman College Theater A group of professional and student actors present a reading of Disposable Ghosts, a new play by senior Katie Duggan that tells the story of a suburban town wrestling with the protest of a controversial statue in advance of their historical anniversary celebration, leading to debates about unspoken town and family traumas. Featuring guest professional director Awoye Timpo. An audience talkback follows the reading, which is free with no tickets required. Writing Workshop, Princeton Public Library, January 10, January 24th @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Writers who are working on [...]
Definition to move with a clumsy heavy tread In Context "Incredibly, a massive rhinoceros comes galumphing toward us as rapidly as something that weighs more than two tons and resembles a tank on four legs can move." Barbara Marshall, The Palm Beach (Florida) Post, 27 Aug. 2017.
Writing Space, a meeting of Princeton employees who like to write, will continue this year in Dillon Court East, Room E8 on the following Tuesdays: January 8, 2019, 4:30-6:00 February 12, 2019, 12:00-1:30 March 12, 2019, 4:30-6:00 April 9, 2019, 12:00-1:30 May 14, 2019, 4:30-6:00 June 11, 2019, 12:00-1:30 Join us for a little unfettered writing time and a supportive community!
