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[redmouse]

I want to teach creative writing. Most of you know this. This would be sort of an ideal career path, as it's a license--even a mandate--to do your own writing while you talk with students about how it works

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[secretpunch]

You are a good, kind, sweet baby! And I love you!

goo'baby.

[redmouse]

Thank you, baby! Thanks for listening as I posture in an attempt to come up with a personal statement.

But. It is a thing I want to make happen, more than anything. Other than being with you for a long long time. :) Love you.

[kdmitche]

What about folks who have started stories and not gone back to them? Can you motivate them? Or folks who are supposed to be poets and haven't penned a poem in months? Can you inspire them? Or folks who seem to write more and better when they're in a group with other writers? Is there hope for them? I'm speaking hypothetically, of course. ;-)

Miss you, sweetie! I hope you get into grad school soon. They're stupid for not taking you. But I know your time will come.

[redmouse]

There is of course hope for them! :) I miss our writing group, too. If I can tell you a secret...I'm thinking about starting a new one. I'm moving up to the North side soon and would be, I think, really close to Alex and Elyse. So maybe, if they'd like to get together, you'd be interested in joining us sometimes too

[kdmitche]

Thanks, hon! Yeah, I miss it sometimes too. I felt bad for a long time about all of the drama, but I'm over that now. It would be very cool to get together with you guys sometimes. I haven't seen or spoken with Alex since we went to Purdue back in April; it's been even longer since I've seen Elyse. I probably couldn't do a regular thing, though. I just started my poetry class and need to get my life back in order (if that's possible!). Congrats on your new apartment! It's always exciting to have a fresh start in a new place. Take care!

[kudos4u]

I always start writing and then I sort of stop, its like an idea hits me and i write it down then suddenly it is out of my system and i never get back to it. Lately my writing consists of private journaling which is more therapeutic than any sort of creative accomplishment, it bores me.

On the other hand, your desire to encourage others is very refreshing, I'm sure there are other ways you can go about doing it even if grad schools don't participate...have you considered high school aged students? There's a lot of kids out there who want to be heard and have ideas and they always need to be nurtured.

[redmouse]

I had that a lot in college. When I worked at Meijer I jotted down stuff all the time (ahem...on the clock...) that I have yet to really use. I got a couple of poems out of it, but that's not really want I want to be writing, so

[genericjanedoe]

Aw, Tracy...I can respect your desire and happiness in aiding creativity in others, but why does it sound like you've given up on your own writing? You have written some of the best stuff I've ever read!! I hope you haven't given up on inspiring yourself.

[redmouse]

Aw, I'm sorry! I don't mean to be hard on myself. I just have a really fragile ego when it comes to my writing. And I've been reading all this stuff about how grad school in creative writing is cutthroat and dog-eat-dog, which can't help. :) I'm still writing, definitely--and formulating projects and planning stories and stuff--actually, come to think of it, I'm writing more now than I ever was in school. So that's encouraging to me. As are you! It always means so much to me whenever you like my stuff. Thanks, Ahni.