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Tag: writing

Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA
Creativity, Education, Writing

Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA

CONTENT WARNING Now that I’ve finished my literary theory class, it’s on to the next course: a fiction seminar. Full … Continue reading Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA

Ten-Year Blogaversary!
Creativity, Musings

Ten-Year Blogaversary!

I launched this blog ten years ago this month. Since December 2010, it’s been a wild ride, packed with ups … Continue reading Ten-Year Blogaversary!

To the Guy in My MFA Class* Who Believes Art “Has Nothing to Do with Race”
anti-racism, Art, Writing

To the Guy in My MFA Class* Who Believes Art “Has Nothing to Do with Race”

Since the 1930s Formalism has positioned literary art as independent of author, era, and even possibly meaning. It promises that … Continue reading To the Guy in My MFA Class* Who Believes Art “Has Nothing to Do with Race”

“The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death
What I'm Watching

“The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death

SPOILERS! SO MANY SPOILERS! Over the last four years, The Good Place fans knew writers were going to have to … Continue reading “The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020
Lifestyle, Psychology

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

Ever since my goal of completing a post-diagnosis 5K hit a wall in October 2019, I’ve been skittish about setting … Continue reading What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant
Lifestyle, Psychology

Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant

Shit will happen. And it will happen on its own timetable. There is absolutely nothing any of us can do … Continue reading Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant

Writing with Chronic Illness
Creativity, Health, Writing

Writing with Chronic Illness

This week I came right up against a wall. Writing can be tough for anybody. Writing a book is even … Continue reading Writing with Chronic Illness

The MFA Class No One Likes
Art, Education, literature

The MFA Class No One Likes

Different institutions give it various names. Narrative Strategies. Textual Strategies. Literary Theory. Readers and Writers. But whatever you call it, … Continue reading The MFA Class No One Likes

The MFA Program Plan
Education, Writing

The MFA Program Plan

Sharpen your pencils. Polish your trackball. Update your screen reader. Whatever accessibility means for you, do what you need to … Continue reading The MFA Program Plan

The MFA for the Chronically Ill Writer
Education, Health, literature, Writing

The MFA for the Chronically Ill Writer

When I enrolled for my prerequisite language courses in 2013 leading up to my M.Ed., I was headed to grad … Continue reading The MFA for the Chronically Ill Writer

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