On September 15^th, the Department of Writing had the first open reading night of the semester at the Handwerker Gallery. The theme of this reading was “Specters of the Past”, which focuses on the notions of loss and the past. This Thursday at the Handwerker event featured readings from Professor Nick Kowalczy and Liam Curley (’12).  Both gave evocative and compelling non-fiction readings about ghost towns and images of the past that have affected their lives. An open reading followed them where many students shared their writings from prose to poetry. Overall, the reading was a great success. It was amazing to see many students from all departments show up for the readings. I hope that future readings will be as successful!