Archive for the ‘Grad School’ Category
MOVING BACK TO NYC AND FUCKING THINGS UP AGAIN
I’m sitting in the Second Stop Cafe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn writing on a napkin. A big, brown paper towel/napkin. I’m checking my shoulder ’cause my boyfriend may walk in and mess up this writing. Why would he mess it up? ‘Cause I’m trying to write this blog again. As you see, I stopped writing this [...]
DIVORCED IS A PERMANENT STATUS AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
When you get divorced, you want it over. You don’t want to be married anymore, that’s the point. You feel tarnished, socially embarrassed and like a failure, but that’s your opinion and you really don’t want anyone else’s. I find that forms remind me of my divorce. I went to the dentist recently and the [...]
ART SCHOOL AND PERIODS IN PROVENCE
It’s been a long time since I’ve written. I’ve drafted many posts, but haven’t had the time to post them. My focus has been on applying to graduate school. I just made the decision to not apply to any creative writing MFA programs. I feel as though my head wants to go, but my heart [...]
WHO I WAS vs. WHO I AM
I’m at a very strange place in my life right now. I’m 33. I’ve been married. I moved from NYC to Los Angeles almost three years ago. I’m not married anymore, but I’m in a solid relationship. All I have to go on is my history. My history is this: I was an “athlete” of [...]
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
I’ve been thinking about going back to school. Possibly a Performance Art Program or MFA Acting Program. I really love my writing job, but I feel that I should be back in school — in a program that will allow me to make new work. I had a solid career as a performance artist and [...]



