Lodgings
by Ayiah Mensah Choosing an image from the woods near the main street, I paste a shadow behind me before it goes away with the sun, I allude this … Continue Reading Lodgings
Release the Children
by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading Release the Children
An Interview with Hannah Calkin
Hannah Calkin, a recent graduate of the Creative Writing Program here at UMF and author of the book of poems, Pomegranate Odyssey, was selected for a brief interview this past … Continue Reading An Interview with Hannah Calkin
Summer Movie Review: Sorry To Bother You
The most I feel that I can say regarding the synopsis of Sorry To Bother You is that it is about a black man (Cassius Green) who takes a job … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Sorry To Bother You
Longfellow
This last week UMF hosted its annual Longfellow Young Writers’ Workshop, for highschool students entering their sophomore, junior, and senior years. It is a five day workshop with classes on … Continue Reading Longfellow
Good Morning to You
by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading Good Morning to You
Summer Movie Review: Mid Summer Overview
No new movie this week. It’s been tough finding a film coming out each week that hasn’t been getting as much attention as it should be, so this week I’ve … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Mid Summer Overview
All I Want is the Truth, Just Gimme the Truth…and Some Eggs Benedict
by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading All I Want is the Truth, Just Gimme the Truth…and Some Eggs Benedict
Summer Movie Review: Hearts Beat Loud
Hearts Beat Loud is about a father (Frank) who runs a failing record store and decides that he wants to start a band with his daughter (Sam) who is about … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Hearts Beat Loud
in his image
by dale rappaneau in honor of a life well lived, the angels hired him to be the patron saint of sexual misconduct, entrusting him with a little desk near … Continue Reading in his image
Dear Hasbro
by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading Dear Hasbro
My Starving // My Sister
Michaela Zelie
“I tried to find out once and it burned holes into me bigger than the ones I was attempting to starve.”
Summer Movie Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
As a 90’s kid growing up in rural Maine with no satellite or cable television (there still aren’t any options for cable out where I live), PBS was a … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Insomnia
Kristin LaFollette
“I jump from a concrete
pillar, the camera sitting
heavy against your watery
chest, the lens cap still on;”
But I’ve Seen it All in a Small Town
by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading But I’ve Seen it All in a Small Town
Summer Movie Review: Adrift
Adrift is a true story that focuses on a young woman (Tami Oldham) who survives for 41 days with about a two weeks’ supply of food, after the sailboat she … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Adrift