MFA Program

Graduation and More, Kyoto Style!

It seems like my husband, Barry, just started attending Spalding MFA’s Creative Writing Program, but this July, he graduated in Kyoto, Japan. That means there are two — yes, two — Spalding grads in the house! What an honor and privilege to be there to cheer on all of his hard work, hear him doContinue reading “Graduation and More, Kyoto Style!”

The Monkey Mind and Reese’s Peanut Butter Hearts: It’s All Writing

I’m not writing a dissertation, so you might wonder why I recently picked up a book called Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day by Joan Bolker at the library. Of course it was the word “writing” that drew me. What kept me interested was its intriguing, fresh writing tips. A few months agoContinue reading “The Monkey Mind and Reese’s Peanut Butter Hearts: It’s All Writing”

Published, but not in a “flash”!

When I first became a student with the Spalding MFA in Creative Writing program, I quickly became enamored of flash fiction. It seemed to fit my terse, plain style, and I liked that there was no room in it for over explaining. About my writing: I had never really written a short story until IContinue reading “Published, but not in a “flash”!”

“Swift” Speaking by The President of Ireland

When our daughter was young, Barry would often read aloud to her. He once read an excerpt from “Gulliver’s Travels” and she giggled incessantly upon realizing what “making water” meant, bright child that she was. The next few hours found her laughing and repeating the phrase. I’m not entirely sure that’s what we wanted herContinue reading ““Swift” Speaking by The President of Ireland”