"elevate your fingers, motion makes it hard to write"
Friday, March 21, 2014
days 4 and 5
yesterday we read winterson and critiqued two essays. today we read amy tan and critiqued two more pieces. another difference: when we free write, i am encouraged to share mine, too! it's fun.
I'm a Palestinian-American writer living in Iowa City. I'm currently working on two books and teaching creative writing at The University of Iowa. My work has appeared in Granta, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, BuzzFeed, and NPR. I have an MFA from Iowa and an MA international affairs from Columbia.