Short Stories

For this week we were required to read three short stories.I enjoyed how there was an eclectic mix of writing styles in the required reading. Whether a story be fictional or non, it was still able to grab my attention. My favorite was the "Helbling's Story", when told of a man turning into a beetle. It was a nice change of pace to read some fun and light reading, compared to the deeply seeded meanings of some of the other texts we have read thus far. On a different note, I am focusing on determining which short passage of text I want to use for our first short essay which is due at the end of this week. I think it will take careful deliberation to figure out which passage to use, and to even see if I can write 1,300 words on that single passage. Thus far it looks like I will be focusing on one of Emily Dickinson's poems, simply because learning about her was very fascinating to me. I am looking forward to this essay, and to see exactly how it will pan out for me.