Following up on comments about my MFA thesis… I’d like to see my essays published as a collection. I’d also like a MacArthur genius grant, six weeks at Yaddo, and slim, firm thighs. But really, I’d like to see my essays published, period. Some of them–an essay about gay marriage, another about desire–are highly marketable. […]
During the day, I’m steep into a buzz of projects in addition to the weekly workload, but at night I am now turning into PrintWoman, carefully printing out my thesis one essay at a time (two copies each). I did not teach myself how to create a master document and then associate subdocuments with it, […]
Miriam noted in a comment that I hadn’t said much about my MFA thesis. I don’t want to brag… oh, wait, what am I saying? I do want to brag! I do, I do! First, I’m almost done with my thesis–a month early. I was pretty well done about a month ago, which is good […]
My latest piece, just up on the Techsource blog (lovely graphics courtesy of our wonderful editor, Teresa)! Oh, and the camera did arrive… Bookmark to:
Educator/writer McKenzie Wark is writing a book online, with the support of the ever-imaginative Institute for the Future of the Book. It’s a fascinating effort, though after ten pages, or sections, or whatever they are, I became a little weary of the copyediting errors (“past time,” “battle field”), missing commas (“Well don’t kid yourself”), and […]
So I went over my Major Project with my Major Project Advisor, sure that she would agree that close to half the collection of fifteen essays really wasn’t up to snuff, which would leave me with a slim volume of fairly well advanced essays to quickly buff up this summer, perhaps while I reclined on […]
I know that what you’re really thinking today is “When RLG merges with OCLC, will they become OCLCRG” (with the spare “library” dropped)? AWK-el-kerg–there’s a suitable acronym for Them What Intends To Rule All Things Biblish. However, while you’re rearranging that acronym in your head, give yourself time to ponder the Sloppy Seconds With Opal […]
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote You will hear almost nary a word of complaint about the MFA program I’m in. I’m happy with it. My writing has improved. I’ve made good friends. And I even forgive Aaron Shurin for making us read W.G. Sebald. But I need to gripe. Don’t get me wrong: In […]
Aaron is the co-director of the MFA program I’m attending at the University of San Francisco, and he was my workshop instructor last fall. I wouldn’t miss this for the world. “Passionate” and “personal” perfectly describe his engagement with literature, life, and teaching. If you’re thinking of going to this event, ping me, and maybe […]
Treadmill of Craft, originally uploaded by freerangelibrarian. I visit the Y five days a week, nearly always with a book in tow. The best part of reading on a treadmill is that it’s hands-off–perfect for that first run through a new book or essay. I’m all for marking up books on the second and subsequent […]