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When Writing Is Difficult by Merissa Hurtubise
Do you ever find yourself struggling to write, like you’re not good enough or not connecting with it anymore? This feeling is actually...
Janus Editors
May 5, 20212 min read
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Unfair Treatment and Underrepresentation of Female Athletics
We are now smack dab in the middle of March Madness, the NCAA’s top grossing event. The tournament features 64 teams who face off to...
Mitchell Nardoni
Apr 24, 20212 min read
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The History of Janus
Janus is a literary magazine of Westminster College, in Fulton Missouri. Its first edition was published in “1962 by professors Jay Karr...
Andreia Marcelo
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Writing in the Pandemic
Times have certainly changed in 2020 and 2021. The Covid-19 Pandemic hit and wrought havoc across the globe. It changed the way many of...
Will Harper
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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Janus Wants to See Your Work!
Calling all writers, poets, artists, and photographers! Janus wants to see your work! If you didn’t know, Westminster has its very own...
Emily Thomeczek
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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"Sports and Literature," by Andrew Bennett
Growing up, almost every book I read was about sports. Whether it was a fictional story or a biography about my favorite athletes, sports...
Janus Editors
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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"Women and Literature," by Madison Ingram
J.K. Rowling. Jane Austen. Harper Lee. Charlotte Bronte. Margaret Atwood. Mary Shelley. Any of these names ring a bell? If they don’t,...
Janus Editors
Apr 17, 20203 min read
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"Presidential Poems: An Artistic Expression on Inauguration Day," by Patrick Flesch
Every four or eight years, the United States welcomes a new president to a four-year term on inauguration day. Presidential...
Janus Editors
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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"Spring 2020 Submissions Are Open!" by Brenden Pursell
Submissions are currently open for the Spring 2020 Issue of Janus Literary Magazine! As such, I wanted to write a post on what the goal...
Janus Editors
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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Anime for Beginners - Five Introductory Anime
While anime is highly popular in Asia, more specifically Japan, in the United States however, it is hit or miss. There’s a common...
Nick Spain
May 9, 20194 min read
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Blocked or Unmotivated?
For writers, like myself, whom typically can spit out anything and call it a day; the feeling of being extremely unmotivated feels like...
Markesia Bailey
May 2, 20193 min read
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Rupi Kaur's "Milk and Honey"
Rupi Kaur—A woman with the love of poetry, art, and creating work that moves everyone who reads it. Since the young age of five years...
Sarah Rivers
Apr 15, 20193 min read
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Poetry Month Spotlight: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
To continue with the theme of April being poetry month, Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" would is next up for analysis. Robert...
David Sissac
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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Dead Poets Society Syllabus
Whether you’ve watched it one time or one million times, Dead Poets Society is a spectacular movie that probably gave you the urge to...
Cailey Edwards
Apr 1, 20192 min read
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What Book You Should Read According to Your Zodiac Sign (Part Two)
Leo (July 23-August 22) A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell Leos will relate to Blake Lively’s character, Emily, who makes a name for herself...
Lauren Williams
Mar 25, 20192 min read
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What Book You Should Read According to Your Zodiac Sign (Part One)
Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Call Me by Your Name by Andre Aciman Not everything will last forever, Aquarius. You are starting to...
Lauren Fuentes
Mar 25, 20193 min read
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Young Adult Literature Horoscope for Your Spring Break Return
Mondays. They’re horrible. But the Monday returning from Spring Break has to be one of the worst. Instead of laying on the beach or...
Therasia Brautigam
Mar 25, 20193 min read
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The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer is a novella written by a Swedish writer, Fredrik Backman. The story itself is...
Jessica Jia
Mar 4, 20194 min read
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House of Cards
House of Cards is a novel written by Gary Yeagle and is a fiction story about a young boy’s journey to becoming a major league baseball...
Ryan Clavin
Feb 20, 20194 min read
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What's up with Black History?
Growing up, I’ve noticed more and more people become disinterested in black history. It’s mind-boggling for me actually because it is...
Chelsea Sharp
Feb 14, 20193 min read
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