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  • 2018-07-19 MFA Day 4 and 5 – Blurred Lines

    I only just now having a minute to reflect on day 4 and 5 because things have been extremely busy and time is flying by so quickly. I only know it’s IS day 4 and 5 I’m thinking about because I looked at the schedule and counted the days ), 1, 2, 3 and that…

  • 2018-07-17 MFA Day 3 – Best Day Yet

    Yesterday was the best day yet. It actually started the night before when I gave myself permission to have some wine, and some more wine, and eventually ended up on the back patio of the lodge with the other drinkers talking until the night grew thin and the bugs grew thick. I shouldn’t say “talking”,…

  • 2018-07-15 MFA Day 2 – What to Do, What to Do

    Here, sometimes you have to pick and choose. The packed itinerary of this time forces questions about priorities to be answered. By the time you get to day 2, hopefully you’re climbing the Maslow’s Pyramid and not stuck at the bottom with basic needs. For me, it’s like a rapid trip climbing up and then…

  • 2018-07-14 MFA Day 1 – Lectures and Workshops and Readings, Oh My!

    I’ve only been on this yellow brick road for about a day now and have already encountered a lot of strange and wonderful things. No lions or tin-can men to accompany me on my journey (yet), but certainly some glenda-the-good-witchness to cast a light on the path and show me the way. I wanted to…

  • 2018-07-14 MFA Day 0 – Sunset at the Lodge

    2018-07-14 MFA Day 0 – Sunset at the Lodge

    I arrived last night at 5PM sharp and almost EVERYTHING in my life decided to converge at that moment. I ended up missing the window for the MFA check-in which was supposed to be 3-5PM and let that go because getting to my room became an incredible priority for multiple reasons. First, I had a…

  • 2018-07-13 Friday the 13th 😱

    Don’t be scared.. nothing terrifying is going on – except .. MFA Residency starting!!! 😮🤔😃 Of course my period also started today cuz it wouldn’t be a party without THAT happening. Cramps worse than usual and I’m self medicating with ibuprofen and iced vanilla latte. In true procrastinator fashion I didn’t start packing until today.…

  • 2018-07-11 Preparations

    I’m listening to what the Universe is DJ-ing up for me today. A shuffle from the master play list. Add a little caffeine and see how far that gets me. Yeah, I know, I know, I just swore off caffeine a few days ago. You think I would have learned from past experiments that’s a…

  • 2018-07-10 T-Minus Four Days

    Four more days until Summer Residency for my MFA starts (Masters of Fine Arts in Writing) … woohoo. It’s a ten day retreat and break from the norm with a full itinerary of lectures and workshops and other events. This will be my second Residency and the best part about that is that the unknowns…