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Nonfiction MFA Student Spotlight: Patrick Thornton
This is the last installment of the Nonfiction MFA Student Spotlight. Le sigh. This week, I interview Patrick Thornton, a first-year M..
My Writing Music
There’s a feeling of euphoria you get when you perform in front of others. It’s intensified when the performance is a piece that you w..
Road Trip: Day 3 – Akron, OH to Pittsburgh, PA
We woke up the morning after the reading, and Mike pointed us towards a diner. (No, I cannot remember its name.) All that matters: old..
Nonfiction MFA Student Spotlight: Ingrid Sagor
As promised, I continue my interviews with current MFA candidates in the Creative Writing – Nonfiction program, in order answer FAQs f..
Spotlight on Classes: CRW Ray Bradbury
In the Fiction Writing Department, we are required to take three Critical Reading and Writing courses. These classes are designed to l..
Road Trip: Day 2 – Cincinnati, OH to Akron, OH
After the first day of our mini poetry tour, we picked up Jacob where the Megabus let him off in downtown Cincinnati, then drove towar..
Nonfiction MFA Student Spotlight: Toni Nealie
During the Graduate Open House and Preview Days, I am often asked why I applied to Columbia, what neighborhood I live in, and what my ..
Look up! What are your inspirations?
Over the weekend, I went on the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s architecture boat tour with a friend. The docent was very informativ..
Road Trip: Day 1 – Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH
A few posts ago, I mentioned a mini-poetry-tour, and a few folks requested a blog post about it.
So here it goes:
I’m Sick & I’m Busy. What To Do When the Goin’ Gets Tough.
It will happen. You’ll be plugging along with your semester and then BAM—you’re sick. It’s bound to happen. A student is sick, a cla..