Essays

"When Baby Squirrels Attack," Animal Anthology Project

At sixteen years old, Christine Catlin is the founder of The Animal Anthology Project, a project that received nearly a thousand submissions, and donates all of its profits to Best Friends Animal Society.

"Sea Cucumbers and Flying Solo," The Lindenwood Review 

The Lindenwood Review is the literary journal of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, produced by the university's MFA in Writing Program. The journal is published annually each spring. The Review looks for fiction with believable characters and a vivid story; poetry with original, interesting use of language; well-crafted, honest essays; and mostly, work that moves readers.

"Call of the Void," Crack the Spine

Crack the Spine loves the written word. Some might say we’re in love with the written word.  But that’s just a silly rumor. We publish diverse and sharp literary works, including flash fiction, micro-fiction, poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction. We don’t care if it’s four words or four thousand words, if it’s charged with artistry, we want to publish it. Given the choice, we will always select madness over method.

"How to Use Scrapbooking to Re-Create the Perfect Family Vacation," Brain, Mother/Brain, Child Magazine

Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, founded in 2000, is an award-winning literary magazine dedicated to motherhood. Each issue contains personal essays, a short story, poetry, debates, book reviews and news. Contributors have included Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Jane Smiley and Anne Tyler, best-selling authors Ann Hood and Barbara Ehrenreich, and acclaimed writers Antonya Nelson, Alice Hoffman, Patricia Hermes, Virginia Holman and Susan Maushart.

"The Mongolian World Empire: Does It Matter?", Education about Asia

Available in print and open access and published three times each year (spring, fall, and winter) since 1996 by the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), EDUCATION ABOUT ASIA (EAA) is a unique and innovative journal—a practical teaching resource for secondary school, college, and university instructors, as well as an invaluable source of information for students, scholars, libraries, and anyone with an interest in Asia.