The blog was part of the assignments in Writing Design and Circulation, WRIT-3500-2, which was taught by Rebekah Shultz Colby. There are seven different ones, and each was based on a prompt. Initially, all of the blogs were on the banner at the top, but seeing as I have not written any blogs since, I decided to place them here.

DUNF is a Creative Nonfiction Journal that has twelve publications from twelve different authors. The class it was done for was WRIT-2400-1, Editing and Publishing, which was taught by Juli Parrish. 

Unfortunately, I am saddened to say that I did not come up with the acronym. DUNF, DUNF, DUNF, it's just phonetically great. Maybe that's why it is also an acronym for Drug Use Notification Forms and a name of a hardcore screamo vocalist.

"Living Justly" is an essay that was written for COMN-2400-1, Landmarks in Rhetorical Theory, which was taught by Bryan Reckard. Its title is pretty self explanatory and the answer is that you can't live justly. It is important to note that the assignment limited the essay to 800 words maximum, and what do you know, the essay is 800 words exactly, no more, no less. If limit wasn't there I could write a whole dissertation about this topic…but it is, so I didn't and won't.

"Mimesis Speech" is a mimesis speech of a portion of Jacob Geller's piece titled “Fear of Cold" for COMN-2400-1, Landmarks in Rhetorical Theory, which was taught by Bryan Reckard. Which means, that I did not write this! I did not! Remember that, especially if your name is Mark. 

Anyway, along with the speech I had to analyze it via the Five Canons of Rhetoric and rhetorical techniques. I also recorded it because I didn't want to present in class, but I had to anyway, sadly. Although, now you can hear it for yourself and I don't ever have to recount it again. Thank goodness— 😌

"Narrative's Haunting" is a research essay that was for WRIT-2120-1, Writing for Wellness, which was taught by Megan Kelly. In it I reveal the truth that Pepe Silvia and Carol weren't real and Barney was! No, not really. I do write about how we are all surrounded and outnumbered by ghosts and spirits though. Yes—really—and yes I believe it, but not only that, you should too. If you don't believe me read the paper. Read it, read it, read it!

"Reifier" is a research Audiocast that was recorded for WRIT-2000-1, Theories of Writing, which was taught by Richard Colby. Yes it's an Audiocast, not Podcast. Why? Simple, it is on account of the professor saying so. Well I tell you any more about it here? No, I don't think I will.

This revision of "Coffin" is a poem called "Last Logs" based on a traditional counting song coupled with a comment section. It was created for WRIT-3500-2, Writing Design and Circulation, which was taught by Rebekah Shultz Colby.

Just in case you are wondering, all of the people within the comment section are completely fictitious, having been invented by me and me alone. In other words, it's a conversation with me, myself, and I. Very lonely if you think about it…kinda like the story. I wonder why that is? Does it have something to do with the author? Pha! No, of course not, for you see the art is separate from the artist. Yeah…totally not feeling long lockdown from the mandates—not at all.

"Rhetorical and Mechanical Distinctions Between Card Games and Board Games" is a research essay that was written for WRIT-2000-1, Theories of Writing, which was taught by Richard Colby. And what do you know, it's huge, some would say the hugest, a lot of people would. It's 224 pages. Can you believe that? A lot of guys would say that that's a lot of pages. I don't say that. Some would even say that it lives up to its very huge title. But the real question is why is it so huge and how could it have even gotten so big? After all, what does something so big eat? Surely it'd starve. There is no way the sleepy academic fields of undergrad could handle it...no way. But...it did. I'll just say this, it's a lot of pages, a lot, maybe even enough for a hole book. What? Go ahead, go ahead. It's not a book because it's mostly an appendix? Quiet, quiet! You are fake news!

Moving on from the impersonation—as fun as it is to do—the story behind it is simple: I asked if there was a page limit, the professor said no, and I added a 205-page appendix. So—if I am being honest—it's only 19 pages. Anyway, I thought it was funny, not sure if the professor did though. 

Following this endeavor in WRIT-2400-1, Editing and Publishing—which was taught by Juli Parrish—said professor asked for a sample of our previous writing at the beginning of the quarter. I, of course, asked the same question as before: is there a page limit? Luckily for me the answer was no; so, I decided to submit this piece as my sample. Did that professor think it was funny? A little, but I thought it was hilarious. Just like how funny I find it that this header is also the one of the largest headers in my portfolio, and I still haven't even told you what the research essay is about. I guess, if you want to know, you gotta read it, all 224 pages. 😈