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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Dear Readers, “Perhaps it is not the particulars of the assault itself that we have in common, but the moment after the first time you...
Sofia Villafaña
Apr 52 min read
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Accepting New Writers
Hello Readers. Losientojournals.co is looking for new writers. We publish all types of writing(ie poetry, short stories, essays, etc)....
Grace Sofia
Mar 161 min read
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being the only black girl in a class of white people
Dear Readers, Here’s the worst part about being a writer and being Black: the amount of other BIPOC people you’ll find is far and few...
Sofia Villafaña
Mar 152 min read
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Fave NYC Late Night Spots
Dear Readers, I’ve spent the last few months going out trying to find late night spots that have good vibes, good food and/or drinks, or...
Sofia Villafaña
Mar 61 min read
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Writing Workshop in NYC
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVyQrSmB5aGZzBMohCPg_t1GKIqZZ8rOlFfSUCyIzF09pCMA/viewform?usp=header LOCATION: TBD, NYC START...
Grace Sofia
Mar 51 min read
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Response to The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
8/10 Dear Readers, Have you ever wanted to have dinner with your list? You know, your list of people, dead or alive, who’d you invite...
Grace Sofia
Jan 242 min read
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Response to My Body by Emila Ratajkowski
Dear Readers, I want to start this off with a quote from the book. “I woke up with Owen on top of me. I was in a small bed in a blue...
Grace Sofia
Jan 103 min read
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My 2025 TBR
Dear Readers, I have a goal this year to read about 30-40 books. I’m attending school full time, and soon starting a new career so I...
Grace Sofia
Jan 23 min read
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don't date within your major
Dear Readers, Here’s what happens when you date within your major: major drama. So, I started dating this guy, let's call him Andrew....
Sofia Villafaña
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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my first semester in a creative writing masters
Dear Readers, Are you considering getting a masters in creative writing? Well, let me tell you why you should, shouldn’t, and what you...
Sofia Villafaña
Dec 8, 20243 min read
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R.F. Kuang and Valeria Luiselli
Dear Reader, “That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own...
Grace Sofia
Nov 28, 20243 min read
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Why I Hate A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Dear Reader, I read a total of 200 pages worth of A Little Life before I gave up on this book. It was by far one of the most...
Grace Sofia
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Paragraphs by Francine Prose
Dear Reader, You might be wondering at this point, how deep does Prose go into the Reading Like a Writer book. However, I truly believe...
Grace Sofia
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Sentences by Francine Prose
Dear Reader, “The well-made sentence transcends time and genre. A beautiful sentence is a beautiful sentence, regardless of when it was...
Grace Sofia
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Fiction: Before Your Memory Fades(Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3)
8.5/10 Dear Readers, I think the best way to start is some quotes from the story. “Well, surviving alone is much the same as dying...
Grace Sofia
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Fiction: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
8.25/10 Dear Readers, There’s some poetic language in this loving tale of a band of misfits on a train. As the novel says, “Trains are...
Grace Sofia
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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Words by Francine Prose
Dear Reader, To become a good writer you have to be good with words. You have to choose the absolute best word over every other word,...
Grace Sofia
Oct 20, 20243 min read
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Fantasy Fiction: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
9/10 Dear Readers, “He couldn’t believe it was only Wednesday. And it was made worse when he realized it was actually Tuesday.” Linus...
Grace Sofia
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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mother dearest by Grace Sofia
TW: rape, pregnancy, adult themes Disclaimer: I own this piece and the rights to it. It's not to be published anywhere else without my...
Grace Sofia
Oct 10, 202427 min read
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Contemporary Fiction: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
8/10 Dear Reader, Clementine inherits a lovely apartment, an apartment with stories of time traveling. As a kid Clementine wished for...
Grace Sofia
Jun 2, 20242 min read
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