Brain Flotsam 6
Welcome to Brain Flotsam, the weekly digest of things I read, saw, or otherwise encountered that made my week more interesting. This week I saw five friends in person and got to interact with so many more in real time….
If Literary Readings Were Major Sporting Events
Howie Long: Hi, sports fans, I’m Howie Long. Phil Liggett: And I’m Phil Liggett. HL: And we’re back from break to bring you live coverage of a very special event: The annual Golden Pencil literary readings. PL: That’s right, Howie….
A User’s Guide to Post-Residency*
*Or, any intense period of Doing the Things You Love to Do Most. 1. Upon landing at home airport, immediately feel lost and bereft due to one of the three following reasons: a. Am no longer scheduled to the eyeballs…
Why is Publishing so important?
On August 10 I’ll graduate from my MFA program. Lots of folks are saying really nice things: “Congratulations!” And “You must be so proud!” Or “You must be happy to have all that work behind you.” But none of these…
Watch the Clock!
As a student body, we’ve been thinking a lot about timing. Why? Because every residency, we have something along the order of five readings. That’s five nights during which students spend another hour or so listening to valued fellow students…
All Hail the Residency
Whidbey Writers’ Workshop MFA Residency, Winter 2013, is over. I want to talk about a few awesome things that happened this time around. We acquired two new awesome students, Doyce Testerman and William Xander. Another good friend, Chels Knorr, had…
On Whidbey
On the island I am covered in words. They are pestery things: it’s a little bit like the imagery and acquaintance conjured up when he said he woke up “covered in a Wookie coat” of mosquitos. This is not as…
