The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Every now and then I see posts on Reddit asking about MFA programs: Is it worth pursuing? Even though I graduated from a reputable and expensive program, an...
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How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mother, your Dad, your priest, to some guy on television, to any of the people t...
Writing as a parent, or how to be good at anything
If you want to be a writer, marry someone who thinks your being a writer is a good idea. And don’t have kids. Richard Ford
Software interviews are kind of messed up
This is a thing everyone in the software business knows and very few companies have fixed. Now that I’ve been on the job market for several months, I’ve had ...
Depression and bad friend advice in The Pout-Pout Fish
One of the perennial favorites with my kids over the course of their toddlerhoods has been The Pout-Pout Fish written by Deborah Diesen and illustrated by Da...