Posts Tagged ‘MFA’
And the card attached would say "Thank you for being a friend!"
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
There’s gotta be at least one flattering photo of each of us here. A terrific group of ladies, and writers, plus one cranky boy-child! Tarah, the other night Charlotte told me some boy at school told her she pretends too much; I think she’s destined to grow up to be one of us. You guys [...]
Goodread Review: The Forest for the Trees
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
Forest For The Trees by Betsy Lerner My review rating: 3 of 5 stars I picked up Betsy Lerner’s The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice for Writers expecting a practical handbook on editing. Instead, Lerner’s book is comprised of a series of anecdotes about writers, about their myriad of troubling and irresponsible ways. [...]
Tags: goodreads, MFA, review, writing
Spacesuits for Everyone (I Hope I Die Before My Friends Do)
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
My MFA@FLA09 friends have begun, already, to leave Gainesville. Ian, you are missed. Kate and Claire, you, too, soon will be missed. Dearly. My head is just about exploding from sadness.
Tags: friends, love, MFA, photos
Big Honking Magic Ring
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
So, as you can see, I went ahead and did it; I ordered a class ring. After comparison shopping on tons of sites, I ordered it from Dunham Manufacturing out in Texas. I’d recommend them. They had, by far, the best prices and variety of designs. The price difference difference between their sterling silver rings [...]
Tags: cheesy, friends, magic, MFA, poetry, ring, unicorns
On Being an "Artist"
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
On livejournal, JT Glover asked: 1. Do you consider yourself an artist? 2. If no, why not? 3. If yes, does this have an impact on your creative process? I dislike the term “artist” and am wary, particularly, of those who do not consider themselves artists but use the term to refer to others. This [...]
Tags: art, creativity, MFA, UF, writing
Workslop
Posted by Phoebe | Filed under Uncategorized
First session of a new workshop today. Not everyone found it productive–another student described it as a “shit-on-everything-fest”–but I did. In fact, I came home and edited, synthesizing the criticism I got from workshop with the feedback I received from Sidney on the same poem into something I think is very tight. I think my [...]