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reflections of the cwp year 1
June 12th, 2009 by Christine
I wrapped up my first year in the MFA program about a month ago. I must say that it came with its fair share of challenges, but these were outweighed by the rewards. Never before have I been able to say I’m thoroughly enjoyed learning what I’m learning, being around the people I’ve met. They [...]
music for torching (a. m. homes)
March 18th, 2009 by Christine
I recently read Music For Torching by A. M. Homes. It is a novel with third person limited narrator about a couple whose dissatisfaction with the suburban myth causes them to torch their house. What follows is an unpredictable chain of events that made it nearly impossible to put the book down.
What ensued [...]
current reads
February 27th, 2009 by Christine
I had a violent dream last night that consisted of a 16-year-old boy getting reconstructive surgery on his face because he was badly beaten. I had to look after him, let him sleep in my room on his gurney as though I was his sole caretaker. I’m having violent dreams because of the books I’m [...]
cool richard ford
February 3rd, 2009 by Christine
I’m in this week-long seminar with Richard Ford. Usually, I use initials to protect my subjects’ privacy, but this time, I’m name-dropping.
Ford is glorified in the literary world–he won the Pulitzer in 1996 for his novel Independence Day. He is friends with the likes of Raymond Carver and Joyce Carol Oates. With a reputation that [...]
irony of the nea
January 13th, 2009 by Christine
We’re riding this non-publishing insecurity of mine out.
It was announced a few months ago that a Lebanese schoolmate is a recipient for a $25,000 fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). For those who don’t know, the NEA is government funding granted to promising artists to further their creative projects. it is no [...]