from the airport

from the airport

by | Jan 8, 2012 | journeys, mfa | 16 comments

I am mid-journey. On my way home from Montpelier, Vermont and the successful completion of  a two-year low-residency MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. This last residency went by so fast–it’s hard to believe it’s over. Both my lecture and...
no place on earth

no place on earth

by | Nov 10, 2011 | journeys, mfa, novels | 8 comments

It’s difficult to think of anything other than the stunning crimson and gold leaves outside my windows. I have been doing too many other things lately. And I have come to the place where I need to set aside time for writing. Why do you refuse to admit that in...
the words return

the words return

by | Jul 15, 2011 | journeys, mfa | 18 comments

For a writer whose days are mostly spent by choice by herself in front of a screen, eleven days of amazing and stimulating workshops, lectures, and readings–connected by speaking to people, finding seats, speaking to more people, making plans for dinner, and...