Katie Brown
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Bethel Creatives, no. 16: Katie Bracey
Interview conducted by Katie Brown in the The Crossings’s series on creativity and diversity within Bethel University’s student body. The...
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Alayna Wort
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Had I known I was going to have guests at 4am, I would’ve tidied up.
Had I known I was going to have guests At 4am I would have tidied up. Had I known, I was going to have guests at 4am, I would have...
Gabrielle Swartzentruber
Nov 13, 201911 min read
The Dark Side of the Hidden World
The spears pierced the sky like a thousand deadly sewing needles stitching the fabric of war. The thundering of the cannons shook the...
Elizabeth G. Coogan
Oct 29, 20191 min read
Summer After Starlight
I contemplate the stars again the points confusing me each barbed with a tough edge a painful reality So I turned to the planets but...
Myka Ellenwood
Oct 22, 20193 min read
Stage Review: Three Sisters
Three Sisters, written by Anton Chekhov, was performed by the Bethel University Theatre Department on Friday, September 27th, and...
Myka Ellenwood
Oct 16, 20191 min read
Touch
Touch is intimate Touch is powerful It is a driving force It intrigues and pulls you in It creates a bond It lingers on the skin, long...
Destiny Dodd
Oct 15, 20191 min read
Why I am the Way I am
Have you ever felt like everything was just in your head? Have you felt so invisible even when people are looking straight at you? Have...
Sumer Schindler
Oct 7, 20197 min read
My Cancerized Future
It's funny how one views their life. Always pushing things off “until later,” after all, I’ve got all the time in the world. There’s this...
Sarah Lohroff
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Discount Massacre
Egregious greeds grieve over their loss of victory They come home empty-handed with no offering The children of their tribe wail in the...
Emily Oliver
Sep 30, 20192 min read
Rock-Paper-Scissors
It was the highest stakes game of rock-paper-scissors ever played. People asked for years to come why Wallace would ever bet so much on...
Emily Oliver
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Writing Tips: How to Develop Conflict and Tension
You’ve developed a plot and created your characters. Now, for the hard part: you have to make your readers care. As your characters begin...
Stephanie Hickner
Sep 24, 20198 min read
Cleanse
Not all rainy days are riddled with bad luck. More often than not, I will tread through a dreary, wet, Thursday, feeling as if the...
Emily Oliver
Sep 17, 20192 min read
What I Saw in the Window
I’ve been told I’m paranoid. I mean, not that I’m told much of anything anymore. That’s just another beautiful result of moving to the...
Nicholas Weimer
Sep 17, 20199 min read
Night Swim
I glanced down into the reflection of the evening-sky over the still waters. I watched the small wakes, created by my quiet splashing...
Emily Oliver
Sep 10, 20192 min read
Writing Tips: How to Write Backstory
Writing backstory is a delicate balance. Write too much and your readers will get bored waiting for the plot to move forward. Don’t write...
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