A Game of Hope and Fear
I wish I could be one of those sorts who is endlessly positive, overflowing with optimism and possibility. Annoyingly so. Alas, that’s not me, not even cl...
Tag: novel writing
And the bloody execution begins.
I’ve got good instincts, so when my first professional(ish) critique on the first chapter of the novel came back yesterday, I knew what it was going to sa...
Throwback Thursday: When graduate school sucked
This time last year I was enrolled in a novel writing course, which did not suck. I was also enrolled in Literary Theory, which did suck entirely.
Thanksgiving Family Photo 2014
Years ago my sister and I settled into a holiday rotation for hosting and being together so both sides of our families get equal shares of each other. We’...
The Wire and Favorite Photos
I’m down to it. The wire. The end of the semester. Everything’s about to be due and I’m feeling the pressure. In the next three weeks I must c...
Insert panic here
Suddenly we’re at the end of October. As I type, my bacon and goat cheese grits aren’t sitting well as my stomach is turning inside itself with worr...