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Wanting to go but not being able to leave.
Abandoned Pool in Lebanon
I’ve been away for a while now. It’s been more than a month, but I’m back. I went to Lebanon: my native coun..
Interview with Poetry MFA Ju’Juan Day
For this blog post, I thought I would try something a bit different. Sure, you’ve seen me discuss plenty of topics: how to prepare for a reading, places I explored during the summer, and even how to get out of an uninspired writing rut. But I thought it would be nice to see someone other than myself provide their own insight on these topics…
Change is Hard…But Good
I changed my thesis…no, this isn’t a writing prompt or the first line of a suspense novel—it’s my truth. (more…)
Cats and the Creative Writing Process
This cat is either very angry or very bored. Either way, it doesn’t say much about my writing.
You know who has no compassion for creati..
Bathtub, Bed or Desk: Thoughts on How We Write
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the connection between body and mind; how one’s physicality affects one’s mentality and how this rel..
The End of That Long Thesis Road
Battle Station Fallen Silent
I finally did it!
Thursday night I submitted my complete thesis manuscript to my advisor(!), so I fina..
Final Round
By the time this is posted, the spring semester of 2016 will be underway, the final semester of my MFA. How am ..
A little thing called “Thesis”
Everything about this fall feels different than the past two I’ve experienced in Chicago. I’m no longer trying to figur..
Postulation on Process
As I’m writing this, I’m halfway through week two of the semester and it feels like summer is a distant ..
10 Steps through a paid gig
This last weekend, I had the chance to score a short (~6 min) promotional video for the college. It was a great experience and a paid ..