Hayley’s Blog

Language and noise is something that comes naturally to the human mind.  As soon as babies are born, they begin taking in the noise and words around them, eventually being able to mimic the words their parents and the people around them are saying.  Before writing became an idea or popular, people shared ideas, thoughts, … More Writing for Aural Delivery

Writing is never stating the exact truth. When it comes to writing, in a sense, nothing is the exact truth.  Of course, when someone reads this, their mind will most likely go towards fairy tales and fictional writing.  These are the staple of made up stories and writing; however, people also do not seem to … More Writing is…

I believe that higher education plays a vital role in furthering today’s society, and ensuring that humans and the world continue to progress.  Paulo Freire believed that schools themselves focused more on their own inner rankings that come around by test scores and empirical score cards, rather than the students actually preparing them for public … More The Purpose of Higher Education?

The Creative Nonfiction piece that I feel inspired by for writing is This is How a Robin Drinks, by Joanna Brichetto.  During the piece, she talks about a plastic bird bath that she has not been taking care of, instead the summer rains have filled it up over and over.  Birds of all kinds come … More Finding CNF Inspiration

Spring came but the flowers didn’t. Rainy nights wash away the day. My dog could chew on this. Mountains and open space bring peace. Travel makes my heart grow fond. Baking smells that fill the house. Filming dumb videos with my friends. Playing piano and writing new songs. Writing stories creates mini new universes. Drawing … More Six Word Memoirs

Writing documents or notes by hand can be tedious and messy.  Pens and pencils can smudge, make marks that can not be erased, and can end up disorganized, not letting you put all of the things you want onto your paper.  Digital spaces have opened up a new way to further peoples composition processes by … More Writing in Digital Spaces vs. Analog

Language and noise is something that comes naturally to humans.  Even as babies, we start to babble and mimic the words our parents and the people around us are saying.  Before writing became an idea or popular, people shared ideas, thoughts, and history through stories and verbal communication.   Like a giant game of telephone, the … More Writing for Aural Delivery

I notice that when reading this image, you are, in a sense, ‘reading the mood’ of the image.  You read what is happening vs. how it makes you feel and derive a story that builds the picture.  Once you have all of that information, your brain can begin to try and piece things together based … More Visual Literacy

When it comes to songwriting, everyone gets their inspiration from something or somewhere.  While no two people may have the same way to come up with this inspiration, there are many who create their own unique way to do so.   Song artist, Marissa Nadler, uses her songwriting as a form of therapeutic release that lets … More What Are the Sources of Inspiration for Songwriters?