Photo credit: Michal Ziembicki The waiting period between now and April is pretty much the worst. I know this well. The last two years I applied, I was waitlisted at a few of my dream schools. In the '16 cycle, I received a nice email from Syracuse saying I was on the waitlist for fiction.… Continue reading What to Do in the Meantime
Photo credit: Henrique Simplicio I've developed a complicated relationship with deadlines. On the one hand, I'm super thankful for them. It's not every day people ask you to write, much less read your work closely and give thoughtful feedback. Also, deadlines give me structure and keep me productive. On the other hand, getting bogged down… Continue reading Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines
I start school in about a week, and I am feeling all sorts of things. Among these things is caution. It's been a challenge trying to explain what I'll be doing in the next few years, partially because the MFA is not necessarily common knowledge. People get the M and the A, but usually, they'll… Continue reading On Doing the Thing Again (An Introduction)
