Tag Archives: 20% project

Around every corner in Charleston, one can find a history as rich as the land it sits upon.  Ask any historian and you’ll likely hear mention of the Civil War–more specifically, Charleston’s involvement in the early days.  Less likely, however, … Continue reading →

Gastrography of Me As Michael Pollan states in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, choice of food “determines to a considerable extent what kind of creature we are.” Food is a an integral part of human life, in fact, it is … Continue reading →

Luz del Valle: A Narrative of Exploration Growing up an immigrant I have seen milestones and climbed mountains which are all too figurative and irrelevant to the native. For this reason, I could almost arrive at a sense of comradeship … Continue reading →

I constructed my family tree for my 20% Project. I was compelled to do this because when my grandparents tell stories of their lives or share old black and white photographs, it’s easy to forget things, names, how people are … Continue reading →

Much of the power music possesses lies in its ability to express emotions that words fail to. Furthermore, music has played an intricate part in the documentation of expressed sentiment through various periods in history. For my 20% Project, I … Continue reading →

Check out Charleston, I Love Y’all, which tells the autobiography of Love in the city of Charleston through different art forms. The Tumblr will be a compilation of submissions including short fiction, personal essay, poetry, letters, photography, and film. This … Continue reading →

Of all the autobiographical acts that Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson describe in their book Reading Autobiography, the four autobiographical I’s- the narrating, the narrated, the ideological, and the historical- seem to be the most important; after all, what is more … Continue reading →