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Courtney Tala
- May 1, 2021
Notes on Permanence: Tattoos, Poems, and the MFA
Like any other person who’s gotten a tattoo before, I will tell you how easy it is to become addicted. As I sat there watching him swipe...
Sean Fitzpatrick
- Apr 9, 2021
Some Scattered Thoughts on the Turn of Phrase: The Idiom
As a writer in ODU’s fiction program, I’m branded like a poet a lot. I’ve been told, even, that I should drop the fiction. They say I...
Rashad McDowell
- Mar 29, 2021
Why Nonfiction?
For the fledgling writer, literary nonfiction may seem like some foreign realm that must be avoided at all cost. Just the idea of writing...
wincodu
- Mar 19, 2021
Top MFA Writing Tips from ODU Candidates
Old Dominion University MFA candidates compiled a list of their top writing tips to share with the community! These tips can apply to...
Serenity Marshall
- Mar 12, 2021
On (Not) Writing (Maybe): Working Through the M.F.A.
I did an informal poll amongst those in my M.F.A. program: how many people were full-time students and also had full-time jobs?