Still busily reading for school this summer, but recently received some cool news.
Sheila Bender is one of those writers I’ve read off and on for years, mostly for her sound advice on the process of writing. I discovered A Year in the Life soon after the birth of my second child and it [...]
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Writing It Real
Posted in Artists and Visionaries, Asking and Receiving, Practicing Risk, tagged Add new tag on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Receiving the Unlooked For
Posted in Asking and Receiving, tagged miracles, Scholarships, story ideas, tasks on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, a small miracle.
VC sent me an email letting me know a few more details on the residency this summer, not the least of which was informing me that I had been given a scholarship!
I didn’t even apply for it – they just offered it. So wonderful!
It’s a good start to what I hope is [...]
Riding the Wave
Posted in Asking and Receiving, Practicing Risk, tagged Aphorisms, Contests, Submissions, Travel on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Writing begets writing.
I’m going to have that printed and framed, I think.
So riding the crest of my work last night, I took three unpublished pieces from my files and sent them off to an essay contest. When I sat down to work, I thought I had a month to get the pieces ready, but a [...]
Reaching Out
Posted in Asking and Receiving, Practicing Risk, tagged Communal Narrative, Risk Taking, Scholarships, Submission on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished my first scholarship application to support my MFA. It’s a remarkable scholarship supporting many more folks than you’d usually see in a final scholarship pool. The awards range from $50-$300, which seems small in comparison to the $15k I’ll likely spend the first semester, but it’s a start.
I pulled together a poem and [...]
