2014, Archives, September 2014, The MFA Years

September

So this is how I’m going about my posts. I figure that this year, I’ll be a student in three classes per semester. So I’ll do a post each month focused on my experience in a different class, and then in the final month of each semester I’ll do a wrap-up post. I’ll be honest… Continue reading September

2014, Archives, September 2014, The MFA Years

On Death and Lobsters: My First Residency

Five days before I left for residency, my friend died. We knew they were sick. But we didn’t know they were going to die. Only a week before they died, I sat online with them and talked about the different proposals we’d give our partners when we were ready and healthy and rich. We talked… Continue reading On Death and Lobsters: My First Residency

2014, Archives, September 2014, The MFA Years

MFA vs. LDR: Some Thoughts On The Long Distance Relationship

So now it’s late September. The beginning of autumn—or, if you’re here in Los Angeles, of a bizarre season where 90-degree days mock us alongside nonsensical ads for pumpkin lattes and calf-high boots and chunky knit sweaters. For MFA applicants, it’s also the start of “high season:” summer is over, leaves are falling fast and application… Continue reading MFA vs. LDR: Some Thoughts On The Long Distance Relationship