Narrative: Mood, Action, and Topic

I have always been a story teller. My mom always told me that even in preschool she would see me telling stories to the class when she went to pick me up. I was always found writing little stories in my notebooks, especially during math class, but it wasnt until the 5th grade when I really fell in love with writing. I wrote several chapters (which I plan to one day finish) to a book I had titled The Forest Key. I thought it would be perfect for this assignment! I found some old writings and decided to fi it up and edit my 5th grader vocabulary and use a piece of it to tell a mini-story. The panel that I have with the moon and lily was about twin sisters that I had written about, that was the Mood. The one beside it was a scene where the family is walking outside of their village (because they were banished) and just stumble upon this home, this was my Action. I wasnt able to finish the Topic panel but will have it done for juries. 

This assignment brought me back to my love of writing because honestly it just wasnt an essay, it was a story. It was my story.

Diets Zine

This project was a really fun experiment for me. I had never done a zine before, and although my zine wasn't traditional, I still found it to be a fun learning experience. My work was about dieting based off different stories in my life which included when I did WeightWatchers, the Atkins diet, and had seen various nutritionists. This project was a way of me coming to terms with loving my body the way it is and that I can eat healthy or unhealthy food whenever I choose to. This project was supposed to be playful and speak to anyone who has ever been on a diet or felt frustrated with their own body image. I learned a lot through the process of making additions and will probably try different methods in the future. Even though this was one of the more challenging assignments we had to do, it was one of the most enjoyable for me.

So welcome to Diets: Our food is ...edible.