On Being Done, and Other Excellent Unanswerable Questions
Q: Does your writing process look different for different genres? A: Yes and no. I always, always set myself a quota or a “to do” list in relation to the work of that day or that week. Often… Read More
Book Recommendation: Her Body and Other Parties, by Carmen Maria Machado
This short story collection is perfect for anyone who doesn’t like distinctions. It’s literary fiction that romps through horror, pop culture, and ghost stories, and revels in the strange, the grotesque and the just gross. I was fascinated… Read More
Announcing: The Fall CW&P 3×3 Screenplay Competition!
Sheridan is in search of very short screenplays that can be used by students in the new Virtual Production program! If selected, your screenplay will get made by Sheridan students, and you can be involved in the process… Read More
Questions and Answers
The question box has debuted, and there are questions in it. Heartfelt thanks to those of you who took the time. Keep at it. Nothing is too big, nothing is too small, nothing is too specific, and, because… Read More
Alchemy Announces the Fall 2023 WRITE LIKE A HUMAN Contest!
In 2011, after attending an annual Turing test competition, journalist Brian Christian wrote: “I think that while the first year that computers pass the Turing test will certainly be a historic one, it will not mark the end… Read More
On Beginnings, again
I struggle with beginnings, especially of short stories. I think everyone does. They are the most exciting part, the moment when everything seems possible. But they are terrifying because so much depends on them. They must set the… Read More
Suggestion Boxes and Beginnings Part #2
Part of my business here is to be on hand to answer questions. Sometimes questions are hard to ask. Because it’s tricky to find the time, or formulate (on your feet, in your words) what you want to… Read More
Beginnings
Hello all. I’ll be your writer in residence from now through to the end of April. You’ll see me skulking around the campus a couple of times a week. At Sheridan, I’ll be here to read your work,… Read More
From the Dean’s Office
Fellow Alchemists, March is nearly behind us and most of us cannot wait for spring to be in full bloom. This ‘winter’ issue is truly a celebration of everything FHASS. To get the party started, we marked new… Read More
Sheridan’s ESL and TESOL Plus Programs Reach New Milestones!
FHASS’s School of Communication and Literary Studies (SCLS) has big news in Winter 2023, as the ESL and TESOL Plus Programs each reach important milestones. ESL Program Surpasses 1000 Students This semester, the ESL program has set a… Read More
