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I am excited to both read and write stories this semester. I have always been interested in mythology and I have read Edith Hamilton's Mythology at least twice. I am also reading Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. As a writer I draw a lot of inspiration from folklore and mythology for my work. I think this class will be an invaluable resource for my writing. These assignments, especially the longer length projects like the storybook or portfolio will give me a good way to stay on top of my writing game. The extra credit opportunities are also very exciting. The Wikipedia trails extra credit sounds very cool. I like venturing down internet rabbit holes and seeing what I can find.

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Introduction to a Future Best-Selling Author

Hello, everyone, I am Erika and I am terrible at blogging! Just kidding, I am slowly getting the hang of it. I am an English Writing major who has been at OU forever (I am ancient compared to some of you). I only have 3 semesters left after this one (Fall '17)! I am getting a minor in anthropology, the combination of the two makes this class the perfect fit. The best class that I took last semester was called Day of the Living Dead and it was a class that studied zombies as they appear in literature, being an English major is awesome! My biggest accomplishment last semester was making through Logic with my sanity - it was a philosophy class that counted as a math credit - honestly, I would've been better off with "real" math, let's just say that studying logic is not for me. Most of my summer was spent toiling away at Lowe's but my friends and I took our annual float trip (to float the Illinois River) at the end of July, it was a great way to end the summer. T...

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Week 4 Story: The Rabbi's Automaton

(Clockwork Girl & Boy by Milo ) “They call me a magician,” he grumbled to himself as he stared down into the Jewish ghetto below. Beyond the ghetto stood the towering heights of the city-proper. He sat in his leather chair in his dimly lit study twirling the end of his bushy mustache around the tip of his finger. The Sabbath was approaching and he had no one to assist him. The people feared him - so much that none would work for him. They were afraid not because he was an evil man but because he was a learned man, a man of science. Drawings of fantastical flying machines on yellowed parchment littered his desk. The people feared Rabbi Lion and his experiments. His genius was not yet understood. Bright flashes of light sometimes shone from his windows. The lay people attributed these flashes of light to demons so none were willing to enter his service. “Pfft, if I were able to wield magic why would I not just command someone to serve me,” he thought. ...

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