Mental Health Check-in
Hello everyone, This is just a general check-in post for everything that has been going on lately. On March 27th, 2023, in Nashville,...
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Kenneth George
- Feb 25
- 4 min
The Southern Gothic Problem
By Kenneth George Now, more than ever, aestheticization is in everyday life. Some may argue that aestheticism was most common during the...
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Kenneth George
- Jan 28
- 3 min
The Literary City
By Kenneth George “And when spring comes to the City people notice one another in the road; notice the strangers…” offers Toni Morrison...
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Kenneth George
- Jan 22
- 5 min
Queer Tragedy: Why Queer Characters Suffer
By Kenneth George Trigger Warning: This article analyzes homophobic sentiment and includes a brief mention of homophobic slurs. If either...
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Kenneth George
- Jan 15
- 4 min
Drugs, Literature, and the Duality of Man
By Kenneth George Sex and drugs and rock-n-roll: all of America’s favorite things in one place. And in that order too, it seems. However,...
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Mika Nitu
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writing Prompts: Announcing our Issue II Writing Contest!
Hello Everyone! First off, for the second issue of The Playful Porpoise literary magazine, we are holding a contest with the theme of...
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Mika Nitu
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Accepting Issue II Submissions!
Hello everyone! This is just a quick reminder that we are currently accepting submissions for our second issue. I am thinking of holding...
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Skylar Mansfield
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
How I get through Writers Block
This is one of the hardest disadvantages of being a writer is going through a spell of Writers Block. Writer's block to me is where I...
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Mika Nitu
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
Announcing the Winners of our Launch Contest!
Hello everyone! We held our first contest for the magazine these past months, and it finally came to a close on September 31st. We...
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Mika Nitu
- Oct 9, 2022
- 4 min
10 Spooky Books to Read This October 🎃
October has arrived recently and with it, Spooky Season! If you're looking for any horror and Halloween-themed books to read this month,...
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Akeem Bond Jr
- Sep 16, 2022
- 5 min
How to Make Your Writing Stand Out/Win Contests: Interviews With Editors
When you enter a contest, what kind of question runs through your head? What do judges look for—What can I do to make my story stick out...
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Akeem Bond Jr
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
Pantser, Plantser, or Plotter: Which Are You?
Have you heard someone call themselves a 'Pantser' one time on a Discord server? Well, you came to the right place! There are all types...
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Mika Nitu
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome to The Playful Porpoise!
Hello and welcome to The Playful Porpoise's blog! Through this blog, various writers and their works will be featured, literary themes...
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