One Billion Rising
I have previously written a post in which I interviewed a current student, Chelsea Hill, about the global movement One Billion Rising…
Why Take Fiction Seminar Courses as an MFA Student?
Right now, I’m taking Nami Mun’s Fiction Seminar course, and I think this is a really important class to take in this program. I eat u..
OK, Let’s Talk About My Thesis Some More
I’ve already met with my thesis advisor, Tony Trigilio, about my thesis twice. In our last meeting, we discussed the manuscript on the..
One Essay a Day
I recently met with my thesis advisor, Jenny Boully, to discuss the 110 page draft I submitted. We met on Valentine’s Day, enjoyed som..
Acceptance Letters
I remember getting my acceptance letter a year ago. I had been looking in the mailbox every day for a coupl..
Critiques Are Good For You…
Since the semester began, my cohort has been meeting together once a week to do informal critiques of each other’s work. We started do..
Artist Income
A friend of mine introduced me a while back to a comic strip called Beardo, which features a young artist who just got an arts degree..
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison; photo credit: ToniMorrisonSociety.org
In last week’s post I spoke about deciding between three amazing women/artists to..
Films for Filmmakers: La Jetee
By using a series of images together with voice-over narration and musical score, this time traveling story challenges how we perceive memory and time travel.
D-Day
Thirty-one of us tentatively filed into room 319. There was a heavy air of anticipation. I felt sick—I had put it down to the two la..