Creative Writing
CategoryDistraction(s)
As a father, I have many distractions, many things that can keep me from being productive as a grad student. I don’t know how many tim..
Live With Your Writing
I just had my final thesis meeting of the semester. I’ve submitted 90 or so pages out of the 120 page requirement, and now I’m working..
Literature Matters!
In one of my classes this week, we read Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s classic about a society that burns books and one man that dares..
Thesis. Projects. Yeah.
OK. It’s totally thesis time. Us second-year students in the Creative Writing – Poetry MFA program just got our thesis adviser assignm..
Teaching as Learning, Classroom as Community
I recently spoke to Ames Hawkin’s Theory and Praxis class about my experience being a Graduate Student Instructor and the transition f..
Check Out My Mo’, Bro!
What’s up with that mustache flask, you ask? And, even if you weren’t asking, I’m going to tell you. Not only do I like whiskey, but I..
Debriefing the Road Trip & Getting Back to It
Hey everyone! Obviously, we’ve been back to normal Grad School Life for a bit now, even though I’ve been blogging about the road trip ..
Nonfiction MFA Students at the ALTA Conference
This week, I asked fellow MFA candidate Maddison Hamil to be a very special guest blogger and to share with prospective students her e..
Spotlight on Classes: YA Fiction
Another class I’m taking this semester is Laurie Lawlor’s Young Adult Fiction class. In this class, we study novels written for the 12..
Road Trip: Day 4 – Pittsburgh, PA to Washington, DC to Chicago, IL
The morning after our interviews and reading in Pittsburgh, we woke up and drove back across town with Kelly to meet Kayla for Breakfa..