Trust and the Process of Building It by Elizabeth Clark
Trust is hard to regain when it’s constantly broken. In Elena Ferrante’s novel My Brilliant Friend, two female protagonists lack trust in the people in …
Sands Essay Award
Charles Yu and the Attachment Coefficient: Redefining Protagonism by Erin Larson
Protagonism is inherent to the art of storytelling. Narratives thrive on protagonists as a driving force, shaping the tales authors craft and the perspectives readers …
It’s an Allegory, See? The Deeper Message of the “Desert Survival Series” by Mirabella Miller
“Desert Survival Series” is a collection of poems by Amy Sara Carroll published on the mobile app Transborder Immigrant Tool in 2011. The poems appear …
Yu’s Going Through Changes (Oh, in His Life) by Caitlyn Muñoz
Regardless of whether or not Charles Yu’s novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ought to be classified as science fiction, the …
Defining Borders by Tess Frazer
Borders not only define the physical confines of neighborhoods, but they also play a dynamic role in defining the lives of their inhabitants. Jane Jacobs, …
Through the Looking Glass: Donald Trump, Heteronormativity and Homosociality by Jessica Mei
Congratulations to Jessica Mei for winning the Sands Essay Award in the Scripps College Journal 2019 Writing & Art Contest! …
Passive Resistance in Anita Hill’s Testimony Against Clarence Thomas by Anna Madison Burns
Congratulations to Anna Madison Burns for winning the Sands Essay Award in the Scripps College Journal 2019 Writing & Art Contest! …