Have no Valentine on Valentine’s Day? Feeling lost on what to do with all your free time? Tired of reading sentences that end with a question mark? Look no further than this list! Sometimes, all we need is a pick-me-up, an escape from the unpredictability of life. We love to know there’s a happy ending (except for all you masochists out there). It’s a comforting thought that, at the end…
A new year offers the potential of possibilities. New habits, new paths to take, and — most importantly — new media to consume. To help you wade through the mountain of books releasing this year, here is a collection of books that can help narrow the scope. Full disclosure: this list is completely biased and includes mostly books that I am personally excited for (that’s why they’re mostly in the…
OneFiveHundred Mission Statement 0: three lines I consider “Special Registration in MECH 340” a prose poem of sorts, better than most of the poetry I’ve written. I remember reading the email for the first time on Fizz, (an anonymous posting platform), and bursting out laughing. It’s really a diamond in the rough, as Fizz frequently consists of students bemoaning their classes or commenting irreverently about life events (as they should).…
There are things too large for us to handle. There are things that overwhelm us. There are things that can take us away, break us, twist us, keep us alive. There are things in this world that need to be done and aren’t, things that shouldn’t be done and are. There are worlds within our world that are incorrigibly plural, there are worlds born dead and still living. What I…
The English Undergraduate Association hosted its annual Career Panel last November to showcase all the wonderful opportunities and jobs you can have after graduation with an English degree! We are giving an overview of the event in case you missed it or wanted a refresher as we start the new year! Panelists Jonathan Horowitz: President of the Houston Hospitality Alliance (Rice ’95) Erika Schumacher: PhD Candidate of History & Human…
Themes on an Exit Novelty, and I’m not sure— Yesterday I felt a casual breeze and the loneliness of previous autumns came rushing back. I have the sense, or the symptom that the more I lose in sleep the more myself I become. It carves around myself: I pare down more tender, sore and supple, organic bruises beneath my eyes cosplay something more lovely. Winter is coming. It’s a warning.…
A collection of poems we have dubbed ‘hope-core’ to bring you out of the trenches!
Hope Yang is a sophomore at Hanszen College majoring in English and exploring Cognitive Sciences. In her free time, she enjoys making art, listening to–and occasionally playing–music, and admiring fish.
As September approaches its end, the semester is in full swing. With midterms around the corner, it is peak procrastination time at Rice University. Rather than encouraging you to do your work, The Wild Grain wants to help you procrastinate in the best way: with a fresh book. Here are the best books to procrastinate with, from the editors! The Idiot – Elif Batuman Calling The Idiot an easy read…
for the impending season after Pat Scheider and Richard Scott an open window is generous it lets in rain the heart of change is apricitic inevitable eye contact singes sleep like smoke suspends in intimacy I say wake up darling …
