SThalmann
Living in Kalamazoo, MI
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Published Content: 82
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On AC since: 01.25.08
Bio:
A 27-year-old feelance writer and editor.
A 27-year-old feelance writer and editor.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in creative writing from Western Michigan University, with a minor in journalism (magna cum laude); associate degree in liberal arts from Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Bachelor's degree in creative writing from Western Michigan University, with a minor in journalism (magna cum laude); associate degree in liberal arts from Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
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Coveroo has more than 2,000 designs you can choose from to have laser-engraved on a custom faceplate they'll send you in the mail.
By SThalmann | Published 11/23/2009
Disney hasn't been shy about including elements of steampunk in its films in the recent past, and in the not-too-distant future it looks like they'll be releasing the steampunk-inspired videogame "Disney Epic Mickey" on Wii.
By SThalmann | Published 11/23/2009
Written in the first-person and including candid thoughts on all his books, author Philip Pullman's Web site is a must-read for fans of his work.
By SThalmann | Published 11/23/2009
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in July 2008 Kalamazoo County, Mich., had a population of just 245,912. Yet two poets from the area in or surrounding Kalamazoo County have had their work selected for "The Best American Poetry 2009" anthology.
By SThalmann | Published 11/23/2009
Publisher Dominique Raccah's Sourcebooks MediaFusion has launched PoetrySpeaks.com, a Web site with the mission to "create a place where people can discover and experience a poem that touches, moves, or inspires them and to make that experience visceral."
By SThalmann | Published 11/23/2009
A discussion of American poet Emily Dickinson's reclusive nature as a distraction from the what should be the reader's true focus on her life -- her poetry.
By SThalmann | Published 6/3/2009
A brief overview highlighting the Pyramids of Giza: what they were, what they were for and what they are now.
By SThalmann | Published 1/19/2009
Basic advice on how to safely begin running for pleasure and health.
By SThalmann | Published 1/13/2009
How the biblical Ten Commandments contradict the U.S. Constitution and should not be displayed on government-owned property.
By SThalmann | Published 12/10/2008
The current Christian conception of God has certain inherent flaws, a major one being it is self-contradictory. Hopefully this article makes some sense explaining how.
By SThalmann | Published 12/5/2008
Despite the current economic downturn, movie theaters in Kalamazoo, Mich., are doing business as usual, according to local theater managers.
By SThalmann | Published 12/5/2008
Highlights from the Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 Kalamazoo City Commissioners meeting, in which the Commission unanimously voiced their support for a new transit reform which voters shot down the next day.
By SThalmann | Published 12/4/2008
The Ghosts of Kalamazoo Historic Tour is a now annual event conducted by the Kalamazoo Jaycees with proceeds going to a local charity. Participants are led on historical walking tours of cemeteries and the city of Kalamazoo at night.
By SThalmann | Published 11/27/2008
Recent education statistics have found that women get more bachelor's degrees than men, that women study more than men and that men socialize more often. What do you think?
By SThalmann | Published 11/27/2008
The remarkable changes to Japanese life and religion instigated by Japan's first military defeat and occupation are undeniable. After 1945, the nationalistic and militaristic trends that grew to prominence during the renewal period of the Meiji Restoration began to reverse.
By SThalmann | Published 5/27/2008
The article "Fast Food & Heart Disease" by Susan Burke, from an article published on eDiets.com in 2006, is as relevant a read today as it was when it was published, if not more so.
By SThalmann | Published 5/16/2008
An overview on the various methods and importance of rewriting your poetry for maximum benefit.
By SThalmann | Published 5/15/2008
A poem about Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, et. al. originally published in WMU's The Laureate Literary Journal, April 2008.
By SThalmann | Published 5/9/2008
An article discussing how Jimmy Fallon will be replacing Conan O'Brien on his Late Night talk show in 2009.
By SThalmann | Published 4/30/2008
An analysis of two themes persistent across various Japanese religious traditions: purification, rituals and charms; and religion in everday life.
By SThalmann | Published 4/24/2008
An analysis of two themes persistent across various Japanese religious traditions: the closeness of human beings, gods and nature; and the family, living and dead.
By SThalmann | Published 4/24/2008
An overview of medieval Shinto and "the Christian century" as developed in Japan.
By SThalmann | Published 4/24/2008
An overview of medieval Japanese Buddhism, with a focus on the Pure Land, Nichiren and Zen sects.
By SThalmann | Published 4/17/2008
An overview of early Japanese religion, with an emphasis on early Shinto, Buddhism and the relationship between the two.
By SThalmann | Published 4/16/2008
There are five major religious traditions in Japan. They are: Shinto; Buddhism; Taoism; Confucianism; and folk religions.
By SThalmann | Published 4/16/2008
An overview of the benefits of workshopping as a way to improve your poetry.
By SThalmann | Published 4/15/2008
Tips on entering local literary competitions, with an emphasis on poetry.
By SThalmann | Published 4/15/2008
As students go about their day begrudging their undergraduate course loads and dreading repaying their student loan interest for book, tuition and living expenses, they should remember to be thankful for one thing: that they are not an aviation major.
By SThalmann | Published 4/8/2008
Issues such as a lack of security in both our personal lives, such as in marital unfaithfulness, and in our professional lives, as with job security, can cause anyone to become disillusioned with the present and worried about the future.
By SThalmann | Published 4/2/2008
The grandmother in Flannery O'Connor's story makes the story the powerful tale that it is.
By SThalmann | Published 4/2/2008
An overview of the writing style of Sylvia Plath using her poem "Mirror" as a work typical of that style.
By SThalmann | Published 4/2/2008
T.S. Eliot's great poem "The Journey of the Magi" is about, obviously, the journey of the Magi, or more traditionally the "wise men," to see the baby Jesus after his birth in Bethlehem.
By SThalmann | Published 4/1/2008
This is an interpretation of Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," using the repetition of "simple" in the text to expose the complicated truth of the situation.
By SThalmann | Published 4/1/2008
A poem based on the beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" (Matthew 5:7).
By SThalmann | Published 3/29/2008
A poem that originally appeared (in a slightly different form) in Iconoclast #94 in 2007. Sorry, it isn't autobiographical.
By SThalmann | Published 3/28/2008
The 25th annual International Stallion Exhibition & Trade Show Horse Expo was held at Michigan State University's Pavilion center in East Lansing, Mich. March 7, 8 and 9.
By SThalmann | Published 3/24/2008
An analysis of Flannery O'Connor's literary novel Wise Blood as a study in religious hypocrosy.
By SThalmann | Published 3/17/2008
An brief study of Stephen Crane's use of literary naturalism in his classic short work, "The Open Boat."
By SThalmann | Published 3/11/2008
A sonnet about a winter evening in Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, Mich.
By SThalmann | Published 3/7/2008
A brief opinion article outlining two reasons why amnesty should not be granted to illegal immigrants.
By SThalmann | Published 3/5/2008
A story written for the final project of an undergraduate geography course. Really.
By SThalmann | Published 3/5/2008
A small collection of seemingly coincidental experiences that have happened to me in the past few years.
By SThalmann | Published 3/4/2008
A short explication of David Ferry's poem "At the Hospital."
By SThalmann | Published 3/3/2008
A Grand Rapids, Mich. based morning radio show plays a prank on their listener's that becomes an experiment in the psychology and power of suggestion.
By SThalmann | Published 3/3/2008
A short opinion stressing the importance of not only tolerating those of other faiths than our own, but the significance of learning from them as well.
By SThalmann | Published 3/1/2008
A reading response to Aristotle's "science" of first causes.
By SThalmann | Published 3/1/2008
The not-to-distant future if amnesty is afforded to illegal immigrants.
By SThalmann | Published 2/25/2008
A rhyming poem in three quatrains I originally wrote for a magazine for retired people on the theme of "Miracles" that was rejected, but that I like enough to keep around.
By SThalmann | Published 2/21/2008
A rhyming poem in a set of quatrains that I wrote one day in Jon Adam's American Literature II class at WMU, about letting go etc.
By SThalmann | Published 2/21/2008
An article on the industry "plants" that are souring the integrity of reality TV's most idolized show.
By SThalmann | Published 2/15/2008
A survey of Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants" as a work of modern literature, exhibiting characteristics common to writings in the modern literary style.
By SThalmann | Published 2/14/2008
Five lesser-known facts about the British Poet Laureate who was married to Sylvia Plath.
By SThalmann | Published 2/13/2008
A review of a May 2006 Discover magazine article by Douglas G. Adler, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, about apparent links between diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
By SThalmann | Published 2/11/2008
An "experimental poem" about always having to walk so far between classes.
By SThalmann | Published 2/8/2008
A poem based on a short passage in the Bible where Jesus healed two demon-possessed men by sending the demons into a herd of pigs, who then threw themselves off a cliff.
By SThalmann | Published 2/8/2008
A non-biographical poem (for those who wonder), originally published in The Iconoclast, issue #94, 2007.
By SThalmann | Published 2/8/2008
A poem about hypocrisy in the "Christian" church, originally printed in The American Dissident: A Literary Journal of Critical Thinking, issue # 15, 2007.
By SThalmann | Published 2/7/2008
A young researcher finds himself alone in the dark in the middle of a corn field, forced to face a situation strangely similar to one he faced as a boy.
By SThalmann | Published 2/6/2008
Awareness is growing among politicians and the media regarding issues of climate change. Yet are claims of man-made causes justified?
By SThalmann | Published 2/5/2008
How the mutual interaction between the members of the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance and Jack Kerouac helped shape their respective works and laid the literary groundwork for the future.
By SThalmann | Published 1/30/2008
The Navajo tale "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" is a pristine example of archetype in ancient, and not so ancient, mythology, placing itself among a rich history of similar myths and folklore from around the globe, both secular and religious.
By SThalmann | Published 1/30/2008
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