Vampires and Werewolves

This week I finished reading New Moon, the second of the Twilight Series. Stephanie Meyer certainly does know how to leave a reader wanting more. But before I continue the series, I’ve decided to backtrack to a classic: Dracula. I’ve been jolted by this switch though- going from reading a novel intended for young teenagers to one that is an essential part of the literary canon. I’m only 20 pages in at this point.


There really is something to all of this- society’s fascination with a frightening legend. One of the biggest appeals with Twilight (at least for me) is the modification of myths. Vampires and werewolves can never become boring if the ideas are so malleable.


I will say this: I’m much more interested in the vampires than the werewolves. I suppose every woman is going to have a thing for Edward Cullen.

Writing Galleries

I'm currently working on a project through NCTE (The National Council of Teachers of English). This project will offer everyone a chance to have their writing published in on online format under the National Gallery of Writing.

Members of the Wilmington, NC community may submit any form of writing under 3500 words to The Wilmington, North Carolina Gallery of Writing. For more information, or to submit your writing, visit http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/87461

Starting late next week, any one in any area may submit their writing to Writing in an Online Environment. This gallery will be publishing blogs, tweets, essays, videos, and other projects.

*Note: you may only submit one piece of writing total. This means that you may not submit to more than one gallery.

For more information on the National Gallery, visit: http://www.galleryofwriting.org/