In moving to Portland at the end of last year, I wound up living less than a mile away from Carmen Bernier-Grand, an accomplished author and my professor for the Craft of Young Adult Fiction class I took last semester. … Continue reading →
Back in August 2010, the extremely cool Janet Buttenwieser brought the Polar Bear Plunge to our NILA residency at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.* Janet excels at infectious enthusiasm and, accompanied by a few like-minded individuals, she organized more than … Continue reading →
After about thirty-one months of writing, revising, commenting, critiquing, reading, outlining, formatting, laughing, singing, fretting, missing sleep, pushing, organizing, and double-checking, I was presented with my Master of Fine Arts degree on Saturday, August 11th, 2012. They also presented me … Continue reading →
In two days I leave for my final MFA residency. Beyond the normal fun, craziness, and learning, this residency will include a couple of special events: Graduation. By the end of the residency, I will have a graduate degree, and … Continue reading →
Newsflash: my essay “Pinging the Gods” is in the current issue of Witches and Pagans. We now return you to your regularly scheduled post: —– from the January 2012 residency Following my move to Portland, I was now within driving … Continue reading →
News Flash: The Prose-Poem Project has accepted my piece, “Trouble Sleeping the Night Before a Big Test.” We now return you to your regularly scheduled post. *** I’m back from residency, and when I’ve had a chance to catch up … Continue reading →
Say “hey’ to the Devil. . . .
Continue reading →Part of the Whidbey tradition is that one student is good enough to collect pictures of everyone – faculty, MFA students, and residency-only students (when possible) and assemble a great photo board.
Continue reading →Quest for Whidbey, or Getting to the Residency Was More Complicated than Expected
Continue reading →Residencies appear to be held between the worlds. . . .
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