Hello collegians!
How’s everyone’s summer going? Anyways, I thought I’d take a moment to highlight a more serious side of the web and college. Today, we will read and (sort of) review the “NY Literary Scene Examiner“.
Indeed, this is a break from the regular posts concerning either my musings or random college shenanigans. Don’t fret, we still find our roots in a much more shenanigan(ish) category.
It became immediately clear that the writer and I had something in common while reading her bio:
Anna Blake is a writer, music enthusiast, and philosopher. She studied English and Philosophy at American University and is currently working on a novel. Her favorite time to write is the middle of the night.
I’m a writer of sorts but only to the extend that I maintain this blog. I DJ and play a plethora of instruments, check. As far as being a philospher, I have a bit of it in me, but I am an economics major. I’m certainly not working on a novel which is quite a feat. But my favorite time to write (or do anything) is in fact in the middle of the night. This post isn’t about me however, it’s about the “NY Literary Scene Examiner.” So then, let us examine Anna’s Examiner.
While in its infancy, it is clear that this site is one to be watched. While reading an article regarding Walt Whitman’s 190th birthday, I was caught off-guard by how quickly I had finished reading as well as by the fact that I actually remembered what I had read. With all due respect to Mr. Whitman, the subject is not of much interest to me. What was of interest to me was the quality of the writing. As I was reading, the words flowed, almost lyrically, on the page. I learned a few interesting facts and found a pretty cool new site.
As I said, the site is new: there are only three articles so far. The piece that did interest me deeply was on censorship towards a specific author. Rather than provide more links and summarize the articles, I will re-iterate: visit this site. Just a quick read and one can tell that the site is top-notch. Reading has always been a passion of mine and, although I have no aspirations of getting published, I write as a hobby. What really excites me and inspired me to write about this site is that it’s a fairly quick and informative read. Too many times when reading about literature, or authors, the only option is to read 18 pages of history and find out that most of the information is outdated. If it’s not outdated, one probably won’t remember the reading anyways because they would have fallen asleep halfway through. Any author that can keep me on the edge of my seat while reading about an author’s 190th birthday gets my vote, and my subscription.
I know I can’t wait to read more (I’ve subscribed to the feed in “Mail”) and hope to eventually get an interview when that novel is completed.
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