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Issue 6 Nonfiction

In the middle of Tennessee and Illinois: from the middle row of a medium sized van in the Midwest

First a scribbled journal entry, my tutor and I worked to harness more feeling in this piece and avoid over-explanation.

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Issue 4 Nonfiction

Mother’s Daughter

The feedback I received on this piece was based on the stylistic components. This helped a bunch as sometimes I just have too much to say and can’t slow down to figure out if it all fits together. Due to the feedback, I was able to cut down on some unnecessary adverbs that I used as well as some words that came off as redundant. In the end, it helped with my rhythm and clarity throughout the piece by removing clunky structure and confusing sentences. I was able to finally hear some parts that may be muddled because I can stay stuck in my own perspective.