Design & Web Staff
Daniel Brock
Dan Brock is a senior, who's majoring in Liberal Studies and English: Creative Writing and minoring in Journalism. A non-traditional student who changed career directions in midstream, Dan wants to be a literary editor and hopes to one day live in Lexington, KY.
Book Recommendation: American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
Book Recommendation: American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
Charae Peterson
Charae Peterson is a senior at California University of PA, majoring in Creative Writing, and minoring in Marketing and Business. She loves reading, writing, drawing, painting, cosmetology, watching horror movies, and playing computer games. She graduates May 2018.
Charae's book recommendation: The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
Charae's book recommendation: The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
Promotion & Publicity Staff
Lilly Ackles
Lillian Ackles is a lover of art in all forms and admires the smell of coffee in the morning. She is studying public relations while minoring in journalism. She is often watching films or buried in a book.
"Put your hands on my knees, she said, and think of me as a book you've been dying to read." -Dirty Pretty Things a book of poetry by Micheal Faudet.
"Put your hands on my knees, she said, and think of me as a book you've been dying to read." -Dirty Pretty Things a book of poetry by Micheal Faudet.
Karlee Reeves
Karlee Reeves is a senior at California University of Pennsylvania. She is a Secondary English Education major with a passion for reading, writing, and Chick-fil-A.
Book recommendation: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, a collection of poetry
Book recommendation: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur, a collection of poetry
Print Staff
Jessica Gillon
Jessica Gillon, 23 , is a Junior at California University working on a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing. She hope to be a writer, but life is full of surprises. Thinking about alternatives that might boost career. A book recommended to read is The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer.
Brianna Clifford
Brianna Clifford, 22, is a Senior at California University of Pennsylvania. She is a Public Relations major and a Journalism minor. She prefers to spend her free time alone and gaming.
Book Recommendation: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU by Lucinda Rosenfeld. "What if your best friend, whom you've always counted on to flounder in life and love, suddenly starts to surpass you in every way?"
Book Recommendation: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU by Lucinda Rosenfeld. "What if your best friend, whom you've always counted on to flounder in life and love, suddenly starts to surpass you in every way?"
Cynthia Zelmore
Cynthia Zelmore, 20, is an aspiring writer and librarian. She's been in love with books as long as she can remember and will continue writing prose and poetry until the end of her days. She's a junior at California University of Pennsylvania, vice president of the Judo and Self-Defense Club, an avid reader and dedicated dog person.
Her favorite books: I, Coriander by Sally Gardner; Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath; A Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy; and Library Wars: Love and War by Kiiro Yumi
Her favorite books: I, Coriander by Sally Gardner; Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath; A Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy; and Library Wars: Love and War by Kiiro Yumi
Fiction Staff
Joshua Blattenberger
Aspiring writer and avid reader, Joshua Blattenberger began writing at the age of seven, tucked away in his bedroom with a vivid imagination and a tendency to talk to himself. From then on he found storytelling to be his passion, and has continued to pursue it. He is currently a junior at California University of PA, and will earn his bachelor’s degree for Creative Writing in the spring of 2019.
Book recommendation: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes; a story about humanity’s faults and fears, as well as a reflection on society and the human spirit. It is a gripping, emotional experience that is absolutely worth your time.
Book recommendation: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes; a story about humanity’s faults and fears, as well as a reflection on society and the human spirit. It is a gripping, emotional experience that is absolutely worth your time.
Maddy Ohler
Maddy Ohler is a senior at California University of Pennsylvania. She studies English with a concentration in creative writing. She has been writing since the age of 11 and is excited to see where her career as a writer takes her.
Book recommendation: The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Book recommendation: The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Angel Crouch
Angel Crouch, a southern grown reader and writer, moved to Pennsylvania in search of adventure. She is attending Cal U to finish her degree in English and hopes to one day travel the world writing books and achieving her dreams.
Book Recommendation: The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, it is a mystical epic chronicling the trials and tribulations of having greatness thrust upon you in a world that is plagued by tyranny and war.
Book Recommendation: The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, it is a mystical epic chronicling the trials and tribulations of having greatness thrust upon you in a world that is plagued by tyranny and war.
Jennifer Zelkovic
Jennifer Zelkovic is a creative writer who came into the world with enough imagination to power her creative life. She is also adventurous, bold, passionate, and an animal lover. She has many stories to tell and will continue to do so no matter where life takes her.
Book Recommendation: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman; When all you want is a family, how far would you go to keep it and how far would you to get it back? Experience the break between love and family.
Book Recommendation: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman; When all you want is a family, how far would you go to keep it and how far would you to get it back? Experience the break between love and family.
Anthony Cassarino
I couldn't write before I could read, and I didn't talk until I was three. I've never made much sense, I'm a paradox within the wrong universe. I don't make sense, and never have. That's my story and who I am as a story-teller.
Book recommendation: Throne of Glass by: Sarah J. Maas; I mainly recommend this story because of the sweeping effect it has had on me, and the fantasy readers.
Book recommendation: Throne of Glass by: Sarah J. Maas; I mainly recommend this story because of the sweeping effect it has had on me, and the fantasy readers.
Branda White
Branda White is a senior English major at California University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in creative writing. She aspires to inspire people with her words, just like words had inspired her and led her on this crazy, wonderful journey. She hopes to one day be a published author, but until then she'll enjoy reading romance novels, writing things from the heart, and looking at puppy pictures on Instagram.
Book Recommendation: Love Her Wild by Atticus. This book is a collection of poems that capture raw emotions of romantic love, self love, and heartbreak.
Book Recommendation: Love Her Wild by Atticus. This book is a collection of poems that capture raw emotions of romantic love, self love, and heartbreak.
Poetry Staff
James Rudolph
James Rudolph is a 24 year old student at California University. He writes a wide variety of mediums, including poetry, screenplays, short stories, and novellas. He hopes to move to New Orleans and establish himself as a writer there, before traveling as much as he can. He wants to be an accomplished author in multiple areas.
Book recommendation: Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson. The novel makes a harsh criticism on American journalism, gives the ability to see the Hell's Angels on multiple different levels, and provides a window that reveal's American society's fascination and glorification of the macabre.
Book recommendation: Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson. The novel makes a harsh criticism on American journalism, gives the ability to see the Hell's Angels on multiple different levels, and provides a window that reveal's American society's fascination and glorification of the macabre.
Monica Flickinger
Monica Flickinger is a junior English major at California University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in creative writing and journalism. Monica hopes to someday be an editor at an established publishing company and travel the world. She enjoys blogging in her spare time and accomplishing professional goals.
Book Recommendation: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Book Recommendation: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lindsay Rush
Lindsey Rush is a junior studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing. She particularly enjoys poetry, reading and writing alike. Let's hopes she gets published some day, correct?
Book recommendation: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Book recommendation: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Megan Vivian