Returning Revitalized

Looking Ahead to Serpentine Vol. 3 “Season of / joy for the bee. The green will never / again be so green, so purely and lushly/ new, grass lifting its wheaty seedheads / into the wind.” – from “More Than Enough” by Marge Piercy It’s good to be back! Serpentine is coming out of hibernationContinue reading “Returning Revitalized”

Writer Spotlight: Melanie Hyo-In Han Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips

One of the wonderful things about the literary scene is that these pockets of creatives form where we all get to come across each others’ work time and time again. To be honest, I think I can trace most of the connections I’ve made back to a single professor from college who keeps launching hisContinue reading “Writer Spotlight: Melanie Hyo-In Han Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips”

The Big Bad in Macbeth: Why I want Lady Macbeth to be an Anti-Hero

by Ammielle Charles Tor.com’s Elise Ringo wrote a compelling argument in her article “Villainesses Required: Why the Dark Side Needs More Women”. Even though she acknowledged female villains that already exist in pop culture, she argued that female villains “are bound by the stereotypical limitations of their gender.” Even though “some female villains…break the mold,”Continue reading “The Big Bad in Macbeth: Why I want Lady Macbeth to be an Anti-Hero”