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Discuss: Awesome Literary Things

http://houzz.com Very Specific Book Nooks I believe I have posted several times about book nooks on this blog. That’s only because I want a book nook of my own so desperately. Despite the fact that I...

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Pick-a-Poem: Peter Balakian

http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello and welcome to another installment of Pick-a-Poem! Each Wednesday we feature a new poem here on the Jet Fuel blog. I find these poems at the lovely site, Poetry Daily....

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Literary Heroine Spotlight: Hermione Granger

Image from Fanpop.com. Growing up, many children look up to princesses, adventurers, and superheroes as role models. Young girls in particular may have a favorite princess that they admire and wish to...

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Meet the Editors: Lucas Boelter

Lucas Boelter Hello, readers! Ready to get to know another editor? This week we’d like to introduce Lucas Boelter, our Poetry Editor. Lucas Boelter is a former Lewis Student who is intensely curious...

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Editor’s Notes #149

Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hi, blog readers! It’s time for another round-up of posts we featured in the last two weeks. But first, a quick reminder about the Jet Fuel Review‘s...

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Writing Advice: On NaNoWriMo

http://writingwriterswhowrite.com Though I have written many times about the topic contained in today’s post, I know in my heart of hearts that some of you will never attempt it. I know that it sounds...

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Discuss: The Feeling of Inspiration

http://lunasuryastudios.wordpress.com Yesterday I wrote about National Novel Writing Month, a subject that is near and dear to my heart. Thanks to the pressure and structure of National Novel Writing...

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Sabrina’s Book Corner: Going Ghost

Photo by ReadRosemary Hello Readers and welcome to Sabrina’s Book Corner, where you will be able to find good books for young adult readers each week. This week I am going to discuss Texas Gothic by...

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Pick-a-Poem: “Once it Stops”

http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome to another installment of Pick-a-Poem! For those who don’t know, that means we’re featuring another all-new poem that you probably haven’t read before. All of our...

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The Wilhelm Scream: #Walrusyes

Photo from Filmpulse.net Kevin Smith is a film maker who still makes movies for the fans instead of money. This is why his movies feel different. For those who are not familiar with him, he likes to...

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Depth of Field: The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Shape-Shifting Aspect Ratio

Photo from fastcocreate.net This past weekend, my sister and I had our parents over for dinner. After dinner, we decided to watch a movie. Our parents had never seen “Fantastic Mr. Fox” or “The Grand...

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Gender Roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Photo from The Shakespeare Code Often quoted in scrapbooks and on valentines, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream resonates with many audiences as a tale of triumphant and enduring love. However,...

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Meet the Editors: Brianna Hopp

Brianna Hopp Welcome back to another installment of Meet the Editors! This week we’re going to learn about Brianna Hopp, one of our Fiction and Nonfiction Editors. Brianna is a sophomore at Lewis...

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Meet the Editors: Nicole Harn

Nicole Harn Today we’d like to introduce you to one of our veteran editors, Nicole Harn. She joined the Jet Fuel Review staff three years ago as Web Master, and she keeps coming back for more! Nicole...

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Editor’s Notes #150

Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Good evening, blog readers! I hope you’ve had a lovely week and an even lovelier weekend. Now that Sunday is here, it’s time to look back at the posts...

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Writing Advice: Pre-Writing

http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com Writing is a process, and one of the important steps that should be included in that process is pre-writing. It may sound strange that you would write before writing, but...

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Pick-a-Poem: Kimiko Hahn

http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, dear blog readers, to another installment of our Pick-a-Poem weekly post. In these weekly posts, we feature a new poem from a poet you may not have heard of before....

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“Whip It” and Director Cameo

Photo from frontrowreviews.co.uk Last Friday, my sister and I took a break from our backwards run-through of Wes Anderson’s filmography to watch a film about roller derby. Because Ellen Page. That film...

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Literary Heroine Spotlight: Katniss Everdeen

Image from Wikia There is one literary heroine who has been holding her own in terms of book and movie popularity. This character is Katniss Everdeen from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series,...

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Meet the Editors: Brittany Bishop

Brittany Bishop Happy Friday, dear readers! Are you excited to learn about another one of our editors? Today we’re featuring Brittany Bishop, our Assistant Managing Editor and Art and Design Editor....

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