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It all started with the flat tire I got a few weeks ago. I made it to the bottom of the driveway, stopped to put on the spare, and the neighbors pulled up. These are the neighbors who everyone in [...]

Out of 18 lyrical essays submitted in the first draft of my thesis, two have to go and two need major revisions. A handful of others need better titles. After that, the nonfiction part of my [...]

Andrew Bird, my favorite musician, got his first byline in the New York Times today. Here’s a link to his excellent, brief post about the creative and compositional process for his songs. [...]

It took two solid days of rest before and after work, no coffee or sugar or sweeteners of any kind, no homework, no nada, and by this evening, finally, I feel more like myself. The entire clay [...]

Bad sick. Still.

I’m sick. Again. Gaaaah. Kerplunk.

Effectively, I took a week plus one long weekend off of MFA homework. Instead, I did magazine work, I reviewed submissions for two literary magazines, I sorted papers, I had a day in the city [...]

Phone lines back up. But I’m dead-dog tired and trying to find my rhythm again. It’s been a lovely week of magazine writing and hardly any homework done at all. Time and space are the best way to [...]

Phone lines down for two days, therefore no internet access at the house.Ice and snow on the car this morning (picture me, runny nose and cramps, chipping ice off the door handle with a fork so [...]

This is how it works: You walk in the door and everything else falls away. “I’m tired. I’m sick. I’m overloaded. My body hurts.” The good stuff too—“I’m getting steady magazine work. I’m almost [...]