Attending the digital humanities showcase was a really great experience! It opened my eyes to all the different forms of art and literature can take. It was really cool to see how presenters were able to take essays and transform them into a digital interactive format. One of the presentations I saw was an analysis of The Deep and the communication within the novel. It was a really interesting presentation where the presenter explained that the pain expressed in the novel was done both physically and emotionally. The physical aspect of the way that the wajinru communicate was an intentional choice to not only provide an explanation of how people might communicate underwater but to also showcase how the wajinru can experience pain. The presenter also explained how pain, especially in a community, can be cyclical and be passed down through generations until a person is ready to begin the healing process to let go of that pain. The source that the presenter chose to use for the digital essay was also done intentionally. It was done on Twine and clicking through the digital essay produced a cycle that the reader could ultimately decide to click out of. This was done to showcase how people can begin the healing process and decide to “exit” out of the cycle of pain. I learned a lot about how to create interactive stories and essays such as this one and it inspired me to look deeper into interactive stories. What fascinated me the most about creating these essays was the fact that, on Twine specifically, the photos integrated into the essay had to be from websites and would disappear as the websites did. It made me think about how literature is adapting to and reflecting the want for everything to be online. I think that the artistry and creativity that is required for that shift are fascinating and make me want to look out for the new ways that people produce literature.