Stories by Anna Sadovskaya
Michigan's literary legacy celebrated by 'State of the Book'
- Tracy Ko/Daily
BY JACOB AXELRAD
The event consisted of a series of panels, performances and speakers that included some of Michigan’s most notable writers, such as fiction writer Charles Baxter and former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine.
Anna Sadovskaya: Tatted up for commitment
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
“I think I want a butterfly flying over a rainbow,” said some girl, somewhere, and now she has that exact image emblazoned on her lower back. “Can I get the number 42? Yeah, like, I’m the answer to life. Get it?” said my friend, the other day, and now he has a magenta 42 on his calf.
University to declare Michigan 'The State of the Book' with celebratory symposium
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
In an effort to raise awareness for Michigan’s wide array of creative contributions, Fiction Writers Review and the University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing will co-host a literature convention commemorating the long-standing literary accomplishments of Michigan writers by naming Michigan the “State of the Book.”
Anna Sadovskaya: The poetry behind those three little words
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
If there ever comes a time when it’s appropriate to say, “but, soft! What light through yonder window breaks,” take it. Use it. Nail that line and feel proud to have used Shakespeare to your advantage.
Anna Sadovskaya: The fine art of partying
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
Perfecting the art starts by making a conscious decision to go out. You can’t have a party without partiers. This is a binding contract that you strike with your friends, your significant other or yourself that emphasizes the enjoyment of said party.
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'Huzzah & Welcome': Medieval enthusiasts gather at Holly's annual Renaissance Festival
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
Started in 1979 in Clarkston, Mich., this Renaissance Festival boasts nearly 15 acres of medieval English life at its current location in Holly, an hour north of Ann Arbor. Stepping into the walls of Hollygrove — the fictional village after which RenFest is modeled — provides an escape from 2012.
Fairytale endings missing from modern Disney
- Disney
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
No doubt classic Disney movies are steeped in stereotypes and rely on sexist ideals to carry the plot, but considering the time period in which the Fairytale-world backdrop was created, it made sense.
Electra Heart will eat your heart
- Atlantic
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
Electra Heart is the girl you run into in the supermarket wearing a faux fur coat and sunglasses, leisurely picking through the avocado. Her cart is filled with champagne and strawberries and she doesn’t even care that you’ve been staring at her from the bakery aisle.
'Abraham Lincoln' can fight vampires; can't find rhythm
- Fox
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
Vampires are not enough of an incentive to produce a movie, and despite the visually enticing scenery and cinematography, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” can’t keep the high-energy pace.
Natalie Bakopoulos tackles dictatorial Greece in novel 'The Green Shore'
- Simon & Schuster
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
Taken as an excerpt from Kostas Karyotakis’s poem “Sleep,” the Green Shore symbolizes the need for something lost; a missing person, place or sentiment. Encompassing the horrific history of Athens in the late ’60s and the fragile lives of a family, “The Green Shore” provides a glimpse into the psyche of characters cornered and a nation besieged.
