“When I began writing: Yesterday
Why I chose to be a CW major: 2 reasons – Writing is a great way to examine your ideas and learn how to best express them. Also, the English department at Principia is one of the best departments, if not the best.” – Kenji Yoshinobu

“I began writing creatively my freshman year in college. I chose Creative Writing because it speaks to my soul. I’ve always had stories inside my head, and now I have the tools to help me put them out there for others to read. I grew up reading young adult fiction, and through my writing I hope to inspire teenagers as this genre inspired me. I chose Creative Writing because it blesses me, and I want it to bless others as well.” – Lauren Cornthwaite

“I’ve been involved in theatre since I was 8 years old and writing soon followed. You can’t perform skits during holidays with your cousins if no one can write them. My interest in sketch comedy throughout high school and my time here on Lazy Zipper has fostered a deep love of writing for the stage. I chose the Creative Writing major because I believe communication and expression are two of very important aspects of life and relationships always worth improving.” – Alice Stanley

“When I Began Writing: Diaries When I Was Seven/ I’ve been an English major on the Creative Writing Track for my entire time at Prin. Why I Chose Creative Writing: Writing is the form of art that most appeals to me. This piece, Eternal Childhood, is an experimental narrative, and I think it begs for a little bit of an explanation. There are five different moments from the narrator’s life–each written in present tense to give the feeling that they are all present at once. Then there is a poem that weaves in and out of the narrative, surfacing between each of the moments. The snake in the poem represents the energy the narrator has felt for their whole life but has never been able to release.” – Courtney McCall

“I started out writing poems and had one published when I was sixteen. I chose to be a creative writing major when I heard that I would get to make up stories for my capstone! Of course, the process is more complex than simply making things up and writing them down. As a creative writer though, I get to bring the worlds in my mind to life, which is pretty cool.” – Megan McGinnis

BEING
 
The bed sheets lay still as windless white
flags over our bodies.  Our cold toes
exposed, our beings beneath, also still.
The wake of our dreams drag
us into another night as we drift
between body and the moonlight beaming
from the open window.  There, a wintery wind
glides within, curls into our bodies’ crevasses,
weaves us into a womb of dreams.  Even
bird singing won’t wake us, or the sun’s
morning roar.  We just [...]