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Monthly Archives: June 2011
But How Do the Nazis Figure In?
When I was a little girl, I loved Lisa Frank products. I particularly liked the little erasers in the shape of unicorns, mostly because the plastic they were made from smelled faintly sweet, like candy. I would never, ever have … Continue reading
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On Ann Beattie And How Details Are Free of Charge
I got my MFA in fiction at the University of Virginia, which meant I spent my last semester working one on one with Ann Beattie. This was achieved in her living room, where the light was always golden, bathing the … Continue reading
Posted in On MFA's, On Writing
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The Mystical Being That Is Deborah Eisenberg
My very first semester at UVA, I studied with the Mystical Being That Is DeborahEisenberg. (She just won the Pen/Faulkner Award: http://tinyurl.com/46wcozc)I don’t say she is a mystical being because she won the Pen/Faulkner Award. I have other evidence. Consider this: 1. … Continue reading
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Let’s Make Out
As you may know, I have two dogs: an Australian Shepherd named Layla and a Pit Bull named Penelope. Layla is smart, well behaved, and highly neurotic. Penelope is… well, not. Penelope’s favorite game is to snatch the kitchen scissors … Continue reading
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