Another in the JBAC series--this time, gearing up for NaPoWriMo. I'm still considering if I will participate, but I'm leaning yes. I need something to rev my poetry into high gear, and last time I participated (in 2012), I ended up with half of my creative writing thesis. There are many things worthy of a… Continue reading 5 Words to NEVER Use in Poetry
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Hipster Lit
Another from the series of Juniper Bends Author Collective posts--this time, I reflect on millenial literature and reveal my inner grandma. Yesterday, after getting off of work to a rainy afternoon, I sat in my blue reading chair and polished off the entirety of Tao Lin's Shoplifting from American Apparel. I was left with a sole… Continue reading Hipster Lit
Genre
I'm republishing a series of pieces that I wrote for the now-defunct Juniper Bends Author Collective. Since I can safely assume that none of my readers are big enough fans to take issue with this--much less to notice--I have few qualms about this course of action. The joke goes that genre only exists so that… Continue reading Genre
Job
Hiring timelines are the worst. I was always under the impression that folks posted hiring memos when they needed a person to start working soon or immediately. I was apparently misinformed. Most of the jobs I've applied to that I'm really excited about have taken weeks to get back to me, if I've even heard… Continue reading Job
White
In the writing center where I used to work, I helped a white student with an anthropology personal statement for graduate school. During our session, as the student was explaining their choice to focus their studies in anthropology--instead of sociology--they said, "Sociology is Anthropology for white people." At the time, I chuckled and continued to… Continue reading White
Post
Reid and Leah have left Seattle, as have the hordes of writers from all over. I could act like it was thrilling to see folks from NC--and it was--but I've ensured that I am never without access to liberal Southerners, even here in WA state. AWP was much sillier than I anticipated; the longer I… Continue reading Post
Communication
I've learned some valuable things in the past few weeks. The most resounding of these is that the immense value that I place on communication does not seem to be valued equally by other people. While acquaintance-social relationships can thrive on the abandonment of serious emotional conversations--and are often actually a relief for those of… Continue reading Communication
Follow
There are vegan popcorn crumbs all over my couch, I spent yesterday recovering from recovering, and I still think most writers are silly, apolitical plebes. All in all, a great AWP weekend.
Wright
Native Son by Richard Wright My rating: 5 of 5 stars Phew. This novel is exhausting. I needed to go for a run and have a drink after this unbearable tale of grief, hopelessness, ennui, and racism. Wright's prose is sparse and philosophical, resulting in the sort of haunting, detached narration that makes this novel… Continue reading Wright
Journal
My belated New Year's Resolution is to journal. I have historically been terrible about this: I would always rather watch sci-fi TV shows or read about other people's lives. But I have regretted ignoring my own stories every single time I work on any piece of writing.If I'm lucky, there was someone else there to… Continue reading Journal
Jesse Rice-Evans 