2018, Archives, August 2018, The MFA Years

Epilogue: Three Months After the MFA

So here I am. Three months after graduating from an MFA program in Creative Writing. What am I doing with my life? What are my hopes and dreams? What am I wearing?...Wait, what? Why are you asking what I’m wearing? If any of you read my last post some, oh, seven months ago, you’ll know… Continue reading Epilogue: Three Months After the MFA

Photo of Rachel Heng as a child with her father.
2018, Archives, May 2018, The MFA Years

On Grief, Publishing Your First Novel, and Turning 30

I turn 30 this weekend! (I'm hoping the exclamation mark makes it less of a terrifying new phase of life) When I started the MFA Years I thought I'd blog a lot more; after years of writing fiction around the day job, I was finally headed to grad school and the full time writing life. I would… Continue reading On Grief, Publishing Your First Novel, and Turning 30