Taylor Mason, Senior, has always loved to read and write from a young age, she has a particular love for anything horror related. Her favorite author is Neil Gaiman, and her favorite novel is Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. She is one of the two managing editors of the muse and is very excited to be able to share her senior passion project this year!
More work by Taylor Mason:
- The Devil’s Sestina – I sit here surrounded by darkness, Beyond the trees watching a figure, Praying for the return of daylight. Too many things are now unknown. Without the company of the stars, …
- Feminist Horror – Recently I have begun a mission to read as many ‘so-called’ classics as I can before I leave for college. I looked up several lists of the most influential works …
- A Brief History of Horror – “There is nothing new under the sun” is a quote from the Bible’s Ecclesiastes. From the ancient tales of the Egyptians and Greeks to the ghost stories of the British …
- The Lighthouse Keeper – A flash of lightning crashed, striking the top of the lighthouse and nearly blinding the men on the boat. The rain beat down, making it nearly impossible to tie the …
- Orange Lutheran’s Past – Next year will be Orange Lutheran’s 50th anniversary. In 50 years, Olu has managed to go from relative obscurity to one of the biggest Christian schools in the entire state …
- More Than a Muse – Being an artist’s muse is an iconic role played by many women throughout history. There is no art without a beautiful person to inspire the creativity brewing in the mind …
- Paranoia – Jack Walker was the type of person to deny fear at every turn. This isn’t to say that he was without fear; no, Jack Walker, as all men do, feared …