My maple is full with red leaves and the rains from last night have left drops of water that cling and sparkle from each open leaf. They leaves look like small hands extended, holding something precious. I could look at this all day, but I have work to do. I’m working on my novel Sometimes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mfa’
My maple has been rained on. I have work to do.
Posted in life, tagged characters, creative writing, fiction, life, mfa, MFA Creative Writing, novel, novel in progress, writing on June 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Things are sizzling
Posted in life, poetry, writing, tagged AWP, mfa, poetry, writing, writing poetry on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t mean figuratively. I mean literally. My dear partner Jay is cooking and I’m just discovering all of these new little things related to my blog. I can’t say things smell nice, because I don’t have a sense of smell, but the sound of things sizzling in the kitchen has a comfort all its [...]
Word of the Week
Posted in life, writing, tagged creative writing, Detroit, life, mfa, Michigan, novel, slang, word of the week, writing on September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m starting a new thing on this here bloggy. I’m going to think about posting a word of the week and a bit about how that word has impacted my life. This week the word is “doorwall”. Those who do not hail from Michigan’s Detroit area may wonder what the hell is a “doorwall”. Let [...]
The Fine Art of Procrastination
Posted in life, writing, tagged garden, life, mfa, procrastination, writing on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dramatic Chipmunk
Oh, how I love procrastination. Let me count the ways.
1. Call the credit card company to get a lower interest rate. Piss off credit card rep and get credit limit lowered.
2. Google “Shawn Johnson looks like a chipmunk” to see how many people out there agree with me. (Turns [...]
It’s summer and I’m reading
Posted in life, poetry, writing, tagged band reunion, mfa, poetry, reading, writing on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, for my big 40th birthday I went to the Detroit Festival For the Arts, where I read an excerpt from a story that received honorable mention in the 2008 Metro Detroit Writers member contest. While it was a fabulous event, the weather was down right oppressive. I would have stayed to shop but it [...]
Recovering and a work in progress
Posted in family, life, poetry, writing, tagged dance, daughters, life, mfa, poem, poetry, writing on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just returned from Louisville, Kentucky, Sunday and it has taken me until today to recover from my trip. It’s not so much the trip that I’m recovering from, but the fact that I’ve been dropped back into my real life. The Louisville trips are always dream-like. I get to sleep in a comfortable bed, [...]
Writing Sucess!!!
Posted in Italian-American Literature, life, writing, tagged cancer, Italian-American, life, mfa, writing on April 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It has been a good month for me. A year ago at this time I was in a chemotherapy fog. Well into my treatment, I was battling with low blood counts that made me anemic. It made for a rather depressing spring. I couldn’t do much but move from couch to bed and bed to [...]
What Hours and Hours of ‘What Not to Wear’ Will Do and Other Stuff
Posted in life, tagged fashion, kids, life, mfa, school on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cristina Fashionista’s new shoes.
Last Friday, I was wearing the single pair of clod-hopper shoes that I’ve worn since their purchase probably a year and a half to two yeares ago. I had a pair of loose cords, some nondescript T-shirt that I’ve probably worn every day this winter. As I worked throughout the weekend on my [...]
Celebrating Ritz-style
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged family, food, kids, mfa, movies, writing on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seared sesame encrusted tuna with shitake mushrooms and wine: This lovely work of art is my dear partner Jay’s creation. It tasted as good as it looks.
There is reason to celebrate as I sit here in my dear partner’s recliner looking out at my snow-covered deck. My Extended Critical Essay has been accepted by the MFA [...]
Working with Rock Lobster and Screaming Kids
Posted in family, tagged family, household stuff, kids, life, mfa, writing on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Right now I’m sitting in my sacred space, looking at the little red maple that stands bare-limbed outside the window in my little corner of the house. The street is quiet. The sun is out and some of the snow has melted. It’s finally sort of peaceful in my house.
That’s a far cry from how things went [...]
