by WSR Assistant | Jul 7, 2016 | blog: all
Here in Saint Paul, MN we’ve just weathered a storm. On Tuesday, July 5, a fast moving, surprising thunderstorm hit. It changed the blue sky to black and whipped the trees with a vicious wind. My little house is on high ground. We overlook a small, triangular park and...
by WSR Assistant | May 25, 2016 | blog: all
I’m Chelsea, a second-year MFA student here at Hamline. Months after graduating from Central Michigan University, I packed up my bags and moved 700 miles away from home. I was a 22 year old with big dreams, no job, little knowledge of the Twin Cities. Flash forward...
by WaterStone Review | May 12, 2016 | blog: all
Here’s what judge, Nami Mun had to say about winner Saba Waheed’s piece, “World Cup”: “When I finished reading “World Cup,” I immediately wanted to read it again. I wanted to see how the writer, in only a few pages, got me to think...
by WSR Editorial Alum | Apr 14, 2016 | blog: all
It’s almost summer in Minnesota and everyone’s already busy trying to jam as much as they can into our few habitable months each year. But in between barbecues, vacations, and family get-togethers, why not take a little time for yourself and help jumpstart your...
by meghan maloney-vinz | Mar 24, 2016 | blog: all
Birth Order in Practice I was a senior in HS when my brother was a freshman. Up until this point, I barely recognized him as a human living in our house, let alone an actual being with redeeming intellectual and creative properties. That fall, I felt weirdly proud to...
