After three years and much self-doubt, procrastination and shaky focus, on August 2 I finally earned my MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. My
Category: Living purposefully
Making myself sick
I can’t believe myself. It has been so difficult for me to get serious about finishing my thesis. Every time I get going I let
I turn my back on my writing – literally
I am writing this with my back to my iMac using my wireless keyboard, my feet up on my bed and my mind unclouded by
One of these days
Eventually I will return to being a writer. This time I won’t be a depressed and mopey cookie-eater. I have to make it my career,
Mental health and the MFA
I read with interest this piece by Sara Finnerty on Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog. It’s a list of things she wishes she had told herself after
Commuting sucks
My new day job requires a 25-mile commute (each way), so I now spend an hour and a half to two hours every day in
A bird with a stunted wing
I’ve been at my new job full-time for a little over a month now, and my internal monologue has become more strident and provocative. I
The re-imagining
There are changes coming up in my life in the next two months. In January I will be starting a real, truly live, full-time day