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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...
Emma Comery
Apr 16, 2021
5 Nonfiction Reads To Make You Smile
In a recent Nonfiction Workshop, several of us MFA-ers were contemplating whether true art -- or writing, specifically -- needs to be...
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?
Veni Fields
Mar 5, 2021
For the Fun of It: Humor in Writing
We all know writing is hard work, so whenever you can, always, always play.