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Lillian Pearce

Lillian Pearce is a rising sophomore from Richmond, MI. She is in the Residential College and studies both the Romance Languages and Literatures and Creative Writing. On-campus, she is a Daily Arts writer for the Michigan Daily. You can find her latest pieces here. She is thrilled to be part of the MQR team as their UROP student this year! You can find her on Twitter as @LillianHPearce.

On the Sounds and Silence of Writing: An Interview with Peter Markus

So maybe writing is a way to create the illusion that time can be stopped, or at least be fixed to a moment on the page, which may be useful in terms of trying to make sense or see things clearer even.

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So maybe writing is a way to create the illusion that time can be stopped, or at least be fixed to a moment on the page, which may be useful in terms of trying to make sense or see things clearer even.

Watching and Listening: An Interview with Bob Campbell

Sometimes, the challenge for me as a fiction writer is not to get too hung up on delivering “just the facts.” There are chapters in Motown Man that really tested me and stretched my imagination.

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Sometimes, the challenge for me as a fiction writer is not to get too hung up on delivering “just the facts.” There are chapters in Motown Man that really tested me and stretched my imagination.

The Necessity of Community: An Interview with Alise Alousi

I have seen how the Detroit community of writers and activists looks out for and supports young artists. It is something I experienced as a young writer as well. I don’t know if that exists in other parts of the country quite like it does here. I hope it does.

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I have seen how the Detroit community of writers and activists looks out for and supports young artists. It is something I experienced as a young writer as well. I don’t know if that exists in other parts of the country quite like it does here. I hope it does.

Stock Image of Roads and Buildings for "Celebrating Writers in Our Community" in Purple

Politics as Central: An Interview with Keith Taylor

But I admit that now, after doing this for so many decades and nearing 70 years old, I write because that is what I do. I can’t imagine not doing it or doing something different. It is my self-definition.

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But I admit that now, after doing this for so many decades and nearing 70 years old, I write because that is what I do. I can’t imagine not doing it or doing something different. It is my self-definition.

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