Alex HiamJan 24, 20194 minHunter and Hunted: The Most Primal Plot DeviceSomething Comedian Paul Rodriquez said about hunting is often quoted, although it doesn’t stop anyone who likes hunting from doing their...
Alex HiamJan 24, 20193 minBoldly Embracing Plot ClichésAs any English Prof will tell you, avoid clichés like the, well, plague. It’s an instant F to start any story with, “It was a dark and...
Alex HiamJan 18, 20192 minMurder in the (Locked) Library(On an island, of course…!) This writing exercise challenges students to try their hand at a classic Agatha Christy style story. The...
Alex HiamJan 18, 20192 minGaslighting as a Plot DeviceThe 1939 play that gives us the term ‘gaslighting’ is set in a building in which several floors of apartments share the same gas supply...
Alex HiamJan 18, 20192 minExpelled: The India Landry Story, and Yours!India Landry was expelled from her public school in Houston because she did not stand for the pledge of allegiance. To introduce my...
