2017, Archives, January 2017, The MFA Years

What is Your Message of Hope?

Image By: Martin “Interrogate yourself. Everyday. What is your message of hope?” – Ocean Vuong My first semester in pursuing my MFA, I got the privilege to hear Ocean Vuong, an exceptional poet, who visited Virginia Tech and delivered a craft talk the following day. He had a soft-spoken voice when he talked but when… Continue reading What is Your Message of Hope?

2017, Archives, January 2017, The MFA Years

Writing As “Other” And Why You Have To Tell Your Stories

photo credit: via NPR Code Switch (Images.com/Corbis) I am not your perfect liberal. Sometimes I accidentally mess up gender pronouns, and I watch television shows that sustain the patriarchy (The Bachelor is such a juicy mess this season). Sometimes I date self-obsessed men who fuck with my self-esteem, and I take way-too-long to delete their… Continue reading Writing As “Other” And Why You Have To Tell Your Stories

2017, Archives, January 2017, The MFA Years

4 Steps for Grad School Self-Care

Heading into my first semester of grad school, the biggest phrase I heard was "self-care." Likewise, I had the TA opportunity of a lifetime and was given the honor of working with a freshman class, which involved as much life coaching/chatting about adulting as it did grappling with the course work. While everyone and every… Continue reading 4 Steps for Grad School Self-Care