Category: Blog
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Thoughts on Fantasy
Photo Courtesy of Lilly Trace For as long as I can remember, I’ve filled my life with fantasy. I grew up on shows like Dragon Tales and Wizards of Waverly Place, started Dungeons and Dragons before I could tie my own shoes, and spent the rest of my childhood creating worlds and stories through playing…
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Goodbye from Chief Corman
Photo Courtesy of Ashley Morales When I first began looking at colleges, I was determined to major in Musical Theater and nothing else. Anyone who knows me now knows that This did not come true whatsoever. Between 16 and 17 I decided that I’d rather be an English major. The change was primarily motivated by…
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Update on the Future of Venture Magazine…
Photo courtesy of Skye Chernobilsky Happy April’s Fools, gorgeous. Confession: I have this thing where my life is a constant battle between wanting to correct grammar and wanting to have friends. Unfortunately, my grammar impulses win out, but I want better for you. So, I am giving you an extensive list of knee-slapping jokes so…
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Sigma Tau Delta Convention
Photos courtesy of Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks Hello readers! Over spring break, Venture editors Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks ventured out to Pittsburgh, PA to speak at Sigma Tau Delta’s centennial convention, where they made new friends, lasting memories, and represented Rider at a national level! The Pittsburgh convention was the main event, but…
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Day in the Life of a Venture Staff Member
Photo Courtesy of Maura Corman Hi Venture readers! It’s Skye with my very first blog post (feels exciting)! I figured thatbecause most of you are fans of our literary magazine, it would be cool to see what a day in thelife of a member of Venture (and English major with a concentration in literature) is…
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Reflection of a Fiction Writer
Photo Courtesy of Zie Mueller When it comes to writing, I consider myself a fiction writer first and foremost. Stories are my forte, everything else comes second, a workable, doable second. There was, in hindsight, an exception I didn’t think of until I had walked into my ENG-405 class this past January: personal essays. I…
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A farewell to Venture
Photo courtesy of Adrianna Jaccoma and Maura Corman Dearest Venture readers, After a year on the team, it is with a saddened heart that I am graduating college and will no longer be a part of the Venture team. I have enjoyed every second of my time as a part of Venture and cannot believe…
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The Books That Shaped Me
Photo courtesy of Brooke Foster Growing up, I have many fond memories curling up with a soft blanket and a stack of new paperbacks. I was the “book sponge” that made countless trips to the local library and came back with bags overflowing with my weekly literary treasures. Even now, there is no better feeling…
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Venture Magazine presents Writer’s Block
Photo courtesy of Adrianna Jaccoma and Klaudine Bessasparis Hello Venture readers! On November 14th we hosted our first Writer’s Block event! We set out to host a fun night where writers of all skill levels could sit down, enjoy some refreshments, and work on some writing prompts inspired by Venture’s 2024-2025 theme: reflections. The turnout…
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Dodge Poetry Festival
Photo courtesy of NJPAC Welcome Venture readers! On October 19th several Venture team members volunteered at the Newark Dodge Poetry Festival, including Editor-in-Chief Maura Corman, Web Editor Ashley Morales, Poetry Editor Micheal Keahon, and myself! My name is Talia Hincks and I am a Fiction Editor at Venture. I was delighted when Professor Vincent Toro…