In moving to Portland at the end of last year, I wound up living less than a mile away from Carmen Bernier-Grand, an accomplished author and my professor for the Craft of Young Adult Fiction class I took last semester. … Continue reading →
Back in August 2010, the extremely cool Janet Buttenwieser brought the Polar Bear Plunge to our NILA residency at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.* Janet excels at infectious enthusiasm and, accompanied by a few like-minded individuals, she organized more than … Continue reading →
After about thirty-one months of writing, revising, commenting, critiquing, reading, outlining, formatting, laughing, singing, fretting, missing sleep, pushing, organizing, and double-checking, I was presented with my Master of Fine Arts degree on Saturday, August 11th, 2012. They also presented me … Continue reading →
In two days I leave for my final MFA residency. Beyond the normal fun, craziness, and learning, this residency will include a couple of special events: Graduation. By the end of the residency, I will have a graduate degree, and … Continue reading →
—————————————————————————————– Newsflash: my poem “Society” has been accepted by 42 Magazine! —————————————————————————————– When I was an undergraduate in Religious Studies* I ran across the word “liminal” and fell in love. Who knew that there was a word for that in-between … Continue reading →
This week I turned in the last project of the final semester of my MFA program. All that remains between me and my degree is a residency and some bookkeeping. The latter has a literal side in this case – … Continue reading →
Newsflash: My story “Bedfellow” is in the current issue of KNOCK. It’s a fairy tale of three CEOs trying to win the favor of a mighty senator. —– So, with my thesis comfortably (more or less) in the hands of … Continue reading →
Newsflash: my essay “Pinging the Gods” is in the current issue of Witches and Pagans. We now return you to your regularly scheduled post: —– from the January 2012 residency Following my move to Portland, I was now within driving … Continue reading →
In the last day or so, I have turned in my final poetry essay and what I hope will be the final revision of my thesis. This semester is coming to a close, and I’m having trouble accepting it. I’ve … Continue reading →
When I first considered going for an MFA, I faced this question: should I bother? My assumption was that I should, but in my online research I kept finding echoes of that question, often expressed by people who had completed … Continue reading →