It’s May. How did May get here? I spent four hours today trying to catch up on yard work by digging in our small patch of front garden with a pitchfork. I turned over dirt and sprinkled grass seed and…
It’s been a busy fall
As you can probably tell by the lack of lengthy posts on this blog over the past few months, I’ve had a busy fall. In addition to my usual freelance work (maintaining social media accounts and writing/editing/blog research for various…
Life, and What’s Left Out of the Facebook Posts
Last week I started teaching a capstone course in Creative Nonfiction at Lasell College. This one-on-one class meets once a week; my student will discuss readings and work on craft during our sessions, and by the end of semester she…
Life Since England
It’s hard to believe that nearly three weeks have passed since I returned from England. My time away was a welcome and needed break, but regular life hit me full force when I returned to the States. My father’s health…
SOLSTICE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA PROGAM INTRODUCES APPLIED TRACK IN PEDAGOGY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Some news from my MFA Alma Mater, below. If you’re interested in an MFA program that will also prepare you to teach, read on: [Chestnut Hill, MA, December 2012] The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program is pleased to…
Prime Number Magazine
I recently learned some exciting news: my essay “Into the Vacuum,” which was published online by Prime Number Magazine in January, has been chosen for inclusion in their first annual Editor’s Choice print publication, due out in January. I will…
Words, sentences, and paragraphs, oh my!
Tweet There’s no doubt about it; I have been writing less since I started teaching Expository Writing at Framingham State University. There, I’ve said it. Now that the truth is out, maybe I will do something about it. That process…
Teaching
I’ve been a bit absent from the blog for the past couple of weeks — sorry about that! I got the call to teach Expository Writing at Framingham State University just a few weeks before the semester is set to…
From Student to Teacher to Student
I trained in martial arts for 11 years, and during those years one thing was drilled into our head — your main goal as a martial artist is to become an instructor. Why? As a teacher you continue the traditions…