Are you an aspiring artist or writer? Are you looking to get your work published? Now's your chance! Bloomsburg University's Art and Literary journal, better known as the Warren, is now accepting submissions for the 2023 edition. Students may submit up to a total of...
A new animated feature film is coming out that has lovable comedic moments while having a fun horrifying experience. Michael Lamberti is a gay, autistic, filmmaker has written a screenplay and has won over ten screenplay awards around the world as of today. List of...
Have you ever had a dream? My dream was to graduate college and move to Florida; that is exactly what I did. My family vacations to Florida during summer every year and I love it there. The beach, the sun, and Disney of course. I love everything about it. I come from...
Men: The Silent Survivors "Paper Birds": Caleb's Story “The thing about men is, they’re silent survivors.” Five of us sat in a dimly lit basement. A space that had been empty just a few hours earlier was now crammed with wires and camera equipment. By default, it...
Even in the wake of the mental health movement, the subject of trauma—specifically that of recovered memories—remains taboo. Delayed recall of traumatic events is the process in which people who have experienced trauma, especially sexual trauma in childhood, live...
Partiers are no longer welcome at Block Party because of the mess they leave behind. BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — People who spend time in or around Bloomsburg know all too well about the menaces who trash Fetterman Avenue each spring. Credit: John Blutarsky's personal photo and...
You were such a big part of my life. Some days it just feels normal, without you. Other days it's the worst pain I've ever felt. The gap in my heart will never be fully filled. Temporary things and temporary people in this world will never be able to fill your shoes....
The ability to trust him or her. To believe or not believe your choice of words, heck my choice of words. Who will fail me next, or will I fail you first? We all have the tendency to believe people would do for you what you would do for them, but that’s never really...
There's a river that runs behind my house. To find it, you have to trek past a layer of pathless woods and a field of thorns that is recklessly unforgiving. It's no wonder people don't go there often. But I did. I was 12 when I stumbled upon it. 16 when my friends...
“But the beautiful thing about life, about the seasons, about your sister having kids, is the resilience of it all–it’s knowing that as long as you’re living, there’s always room for things to be born again.”
Since 1949, Bloomsburg University's own student-run journal has been publishing the literary and artistic work of its student body. The Warren 2020 issue features literary and art works from 23 undergraduate students here at BU. The current issue can be read as a PDF...
Author's note: Although this is a well-known location, most people do not know what to believe about the estranged base. I will leave it up to you! Camp Hero---a run-down military base located in Montauk, N.Y.---was once thought to be a site where the government...
*Editor's note: This post discusses the author's experience with an eating disorder and may be triggering for some audiences.* "Young Storyteller"---I spent a lot of my summer days like this when I was a kid (2008). Early Bloomer "Attack of the Big Baseball Baby"---A...
PYONGYANG, NK – The North Korean government has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is not dead, as many media outlets suspected he either was or would be soon. “The Great Leader, Kim Jong Un, is not dead. There is also no chance he will ever die because he lives forever. No...
My niece and I looking out a window at their new house taken on self-timer (May 1, 2020). *All photos by A.C. Brooke. "Shadows" (May 1, 2020). The Lukewarm Wind I stood in the shower the other day and just watched the water run down my arm. Something about the way the...
The 50 Minute Goodbye I think I was in the car when I got the email. With squinted eyes, I tried my best to make out the tiny white letters on the screen before me: STUDENTS’ SPRING BREAK EXTENDED. I then read the message out loud to my family, whom--much like...
All photos by A.C. Brooke. Changing the Beauty Narrative It’s funny how the word “ugly” almost carries the same intensity of a curse nowadays. To attach such a description to yourself is grievously looked down upon, which is something I can understand given that nine...
April Fools' Day is an annual holiday every year where people have the opportunity to prank their friends, families and co-workers. Unfortunately, like everything else, the day was postponed to a later date due to the highly contagious coronavirus. Trump made the...
Living By Little Moments There’s a lot of things I’m afraid of: alligators, bears, parallel parking, etc. But for a long time, my greatest fear was blending in. To me, the worst sin I could ever commit against myself was to grow up and become just another cog in the...
A new series is coming to Bloomsburg University called "A Fresh Perspective." Each episode will feature a person from a certain community who has been misjudged by today's media. For example, asexuals have been getting some hate from within the community and outside...
Introduction Social media undoubtedly plays a huge role in our lives today. So the real question is, what’s the nature of that impact? To take a closer look, I conducted an online survey asking about 115 participants a few questions regarding their relationship with...
Here are some interesting answers to a common question children have when they are expecting a sibling. It is not recommended you use any of these answers. "You know how Legos works? Well, we took some of yours and put them in mommy's bellybutton. Your contribution is...
I always wanted to write films or plays about controversial topics. This was an inspiration after seeing "Joker," and "The Mindset," a visual play I did last year, and a psychology study. The script was an assignment I did for a script writing class during the fall...
When you step onto the Bloomsburg University campus, you’re met with an astounding diversity of students with an astounding diversity of majors. Some of these majors pop up more often than others the more you talk to people - nursing, for example, or education, or...
Only a few years ago, our lives seemed much simpler. There was less schoolwork, we may not have had a job, and the only worry was winning the next big game or preparing for the high school prom. It seems as though the second that we happened to close our eyes, this...
