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.

day 3

the main difference between teaching in the States and teaching in the Middle East is the ten minute smoke break at the 1.5-hour mark. i am the only non smoker, though if it didn't make me dizzy, i would join in, for the sake of camaraderie. 

Jordan class

I'm finally teaching the Jordan class, creative nonfiction, 7 classes in 7 days. 10 women, 1 male student, all lovely. Today was class 2; we read Didion, workshopped a piece, and wrote about fear. Last night, class 1, we ate pizza and talked about writing. Wishing I could spend 7 days in a row with my students in the States. It's exhausting but intimate, the way writing and talking about writing should be.

insight

if you blast dirty diana by the weeknd while reading your own writing, both will sound much better.

permission to death cab?

thanks.

we don't have to go

without

dont be afraid

to seduce your audience