writing

  • Days Full of Difficulty

    Days Full of Difficulty

    This blog is not dead. It has, I suppose, been on pause for a while, though less in a state of stasis and more one of catatonia. A fugue state, if you will. I, too, have been running in place. It’s been nine months since my last post here, but somehow I find myself standing…

  • My Creative Writing Degree Drove Me Away from the Craft. 10 Years Later, A Glimmer of Recovery

    My Creative Writing Degree Drove Me Away from the Craft. 10 Years Later, A Glimmer of Recovery

    As a teenager, I knew I was going to be a writer. I had it all figured out, and to kickstart this process, I was definitely going to college for creative writing. The college part happened, at least. But like a wish granted by a monkey’s paw, it wasn’t what I expected. My advice to…