tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post2100948449331799647..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Mailbag, Sunday, February 7, 2010Tom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-60899281606353506472010-02-19T17:16:06.702-08:002010-02-19T17:16:06.702-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Victoria Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184727462044315624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-44301787000325877042010-02-19T17:14:27.210-08:002010-02-19T17:14:27.210-08:00Heh, Woon, and likewise a book contract/editor/age...Heh, Woon, and likewise a book contract/editor/agent don't guarantee and MFA :p <br /><br />:*(Victoria Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184727462044315624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-9754045109162783052010-02-18T06:30:02.946-08:002010-02-18T06:30:02.946-08:00I had a dream I got into Michigan! And then I woke...I had a dream I got into Michigan! And then I woke up :*(Victoria Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184727462044315624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-47827901402529893702010-02-17T10:01:26.816-08:002010-02-17T10:01:26.816-08:00I've been having a perpetual panic attack over...I've been having a perpetual panic attack over my application to U. Michigan. I would excell in the program and I deserve a spot, but I know that doesn't mean anything. All than can be done has been done and I am quicly developing an ulcer. Right now I am substitute teaching at a rural school in Michigan, 40 minutes from where I live, and these kids are bastards. I want to punch several of them in the mouth and impregnate their mothers and then burn down their barns. I don't know if I can do another year of Food Stamps and Brats. I am going to be hitting the scotch and soda pretty hard when I get home.Dr. James McSaddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780413355943158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-21883663174876295992010-02-15T05:27:08.977-08:002010-02-15T05:27:08.977-08:00New mailbag is up.New mailbag is up.Nancy Rawlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612031503087329517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-2651056090186318462010-02-15T04:10:46.331-08:002010-02-15T04:10:46.331-08:00@MFAGuy & woon - Good luck on your Virginia Te...<b>@MFAGuy & woon</b> - Good luck on your Virginia Tech interviews! And congratulations on the honor of getting this far in their process. <br /><br /><b>@Eli</b> - I totally understand your resigned pessimism. You've got a tough list and a lot of competition. But, girl, I want you to know that I'm putting all of my spiritual energy into hoping that you get into one of your programs because I selfishly want to prove <i>you</i> wrong to <i>yourself</i>. I really, really, really hope that one day in the near future I can go, <i>Ha. Ha. Ha, beeeyotch! You was WRONG!</i>Trilbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651039869431414823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-71494105309114993052010-02-15T03:27:52.749-08:002010-02-15T03:27:52.749-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.frankishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762724669991384425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-36224293908566251092010-02-15T00:24:50.932-08:002010-02-15T00:24:50.932-08:00All the programs I applied to were Creative Fictio...All the programs I applied to were Creative Fiction. <br /><br />On another note, I am not looking forward to waking up for work tomorrow morning. The Writing Center is not conducive to my much-needed morning relaxation.Ali Haiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464080590002782816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-67288494008533737132010-02-15T00:18:01.721-08:002010-02-15T00:18:01.721-08:00@sahaider
I'm in the same boat. Unable to sle...@sahaider<br /><br />I'm in the same boat. Unable to sleep. Nervous, freaking out. <br /><br />Someone heard from Iowa in CNF. What did you apply in? <br /><br />I know Michigan is delayed. They got tons more applications than normal.<br /><br />I'm not sure about of the others. <br /><br />Let's both try to get some sleep. We gotta let it go for now. Nothing's going to happen in the middle of the night.Chrissy Widmayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871818999468075311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-40582388255444689302010-02-15T00:15:03.224-08:002010-02-15T00:15:03.224-08:00I have been trudging through all the comments. Can...I have been trudging through all the comments. Can't sleep. Too nervous. <br /><br />I've applied in fiction to:<br />Iowa<br />Michigan<br />Boston U<br />Florida<br />Oregon<br />Texas State<br />Houston<br /><br />I had to get that list out there and off of my chest. Any word on these programs from anyone? Rejections or Acceptances? <br /><br />I want to curl up in a ball.Ali Haiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464080590002782816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-88007543544077389422010-02-15T00:11:05.019-08:002010-02-15T00:11:05.019-08:00Congrats, lechatgris, for getting into Iowa in CNF...Congrats, lechatgris, for getting into Iowa in CNF! I can only hope that I'll hear back soon from them, either way, because they're my first choice. <br /><br />Dying. The waiting is terrible.Chrissy Widmayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871818999468075311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-39481761695696871552010-02-14T23:49:15.283-08:002010-02-14T23:49:15.283-08:00Also, holy crap on the MG tangent - John Darnielle...Also, holy crap on the MG tangent - John Darnielle & Tobias Wolff! I <i>absolutely</i> love Wolff here.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZRv4enddGw&feature=player_embedded</a>Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542184747920837798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-26467041205250209852010-02-14T23:41:19.573-08:002010-02-14T23:41:19.573-08:00Yes, Mountain Goats love! Good work, Driftless Hou...Yes, Mountain Goats love! Good work, Driftless House.<br /><br />I was actually listening to 'This Year' yesterday - pertinent choice, I'd decided. And great, great song too...almost the best MG song. Almost. <br /><br />There will indeed be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year. (If by feasting and dancing you mean another exhausting round of applications and Jerusalem you mean the suburbs of north London).Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542184747920837798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-62557959535826581422010-02-14T23:10:55.033-08:002010-02-14T23:10:55.033-08:00Hi Tim,
No worries. I was intentionally being a s...Hi Tim,<br /><br />No worries. I was intentionally being a shit entirely out of proportion with any perceived necessity. Best,<br /><br />Be well,<br />SethSeth Abramsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059849202129580100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-71300050062371205812010-02-14T22:04:40.519-08:002010-02-14T22:04:40.519-08:00I am so glad that I found this blog. Can't bel...I am so glad that I found this blog. Can't believe that I have lasted the last few months without it. The waiting game is starting to take its toll on me; I haven't heard anything back from any of my programs yet. Hope everyone is enjoying success and getting into the programs of their dreams!Ali Haiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464080590002782816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-56061678686483352152010-02-14T22:03:47.119-08:002010-02-14T22:03:47.119-08:00Agreed, thanks Seth. FWIW, I tried to word my que...Agreed, thanks Seth. FWIW, I tried to word my question in the least whiny way possible.Tim Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755119192026314949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-83268239461957095382010-02-14T21:22:48.482-08:002010-02-14T21:22:48.482-08:00@ All acceptees/waitlistees
Congratulations, folk...@ All acceptees/waitlistees<br /><br />Congratulations, folks!<br /><br />@ Seth<br /><br />Thanks so much for all the work you've done, friend.<br /><br />Be well, all.<br /><br />NMNick McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960069955860257271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-68567151694376035432010-02-14T21:19:45.269-08:002010-02-14T21:19:45.269-08:00Here's a redux.
I'm so excited about my A...Here's a redux.<br /><br />I'm so excited about my Alabama acceptance that I don't know what to do with myself. I was anticipating rejection after rejection that I hadn't even thought of what I would do if I got into a program. When you see my list of schools, you'll understand why I was so hellbent on negativity. <br /><br />Alabama<br />Cornell<br />Johns Hopkins<br />Iowa<br />NYU<br />Virginia<br />Washington U<br />Brown<br />Texas<br />Cal-Irvine<br />Vanderbilt<br />Oregon<br />Michigan<br /><br />This blog has made me aware of how fortunate I am that my first notification from any university was an acceptance call. I really wish I discovered this blog during the application process, as it would have been nice to connect with other people who were going through the same things I was especially since no one around me understood the importance (to me) of what I was doing. <br /><br />For a day or two afterward, I thought it was a practical joke on the part of my friends (they have been known to go to such extreme lengths), and part of me still doesn't believe it. <br /><br />This blog seems full of good people, and I hope everyone keeps their heads up no matter what happens.Abbas Abidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928394262214209307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-20304109608848218472010-02-14T21:06:19.693-08:002010-02-14T21:06:19.693-08:00Man I just spent a good ten minutes writing out wh...Man I just spent a good ten minutes writing out what I thought was a thoughtful comment on the whole MFA application process, and I guess I didn't publish it...? Because I can't find it anywhere. Man that's odd.Abbas Abidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928394262214209307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-39236953155064932532010-02-14T21:03:33.434-08:002010-02-14T21:03:33.434-08:00Agreed. Congrats on your acceptance! I think it is...Agreed. Congrats on your acceptance! I think it is time for bed :)kaybayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656442399144949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-36686072206879893642010-02-14T20:59:23.387-08:002010-02-14T20:59:23.387-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637544452452193546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-25049645075963473282010-02-14T20:59:19.419-08:002010-02-14T20:59:19.419-08:00I agree with YARebels...
the conceptual stuff is ...I agree with YARebels...<br /><br />the conceptual stuff is all relative anyways<br /><br />I'm sorry if I lit a cannon on this...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />everybody's right<br /><br />nice to meet you allKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637544452452193546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-91703503908882325192010-02-14T20:58:30.454-08:002010-02-14T20:58:30.454-08:00ultimately, (imho), kaybay, the voyeuristic impuls...ultimately, (imho), kaybay, the voyeuristic impulse i think is found in many/most/all of us writers ... the impulse that drives a person to want to know more about the author is also what drives them to know more about the character they are describing in their own novel, or even the characters in poems. it's why the wife of bath isn't merely a cardboard cutout but is someone who still intrigues scholars centuries after chaucer. imho.koruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492424804339905838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-30714908150595903082010-02-14T20:58:25.921-08:002010-02-14T20:58:25.921-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637544452452193546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-90696004236680338752010-02-14T20:55:02.435-08:002010-02-14T20:55:02.435-08:00Ooh! Flannery O'Connor! She's an example o...Ooh! Flannery O'Connor! She's an example of a great writer without a sordid past. By all accounts, she was a good Catholic girl (she did think up some crazy stuff though, so I don't know ;) ). <br /><br />I guess for me, I just really want to know. I hate being in the dark. I want to know if the story is autobiographical or made up. I want to know if I can actually admire the author or pity him/her. Either way, it helps me to know "the truth," if you will. But I understand the intrigue of mystery and how that might also enhance a reading.kaybayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656442399144949657noreply@blogger.com