On the Oregon Trail

I will be in Seaside, Oregon January 6-16th for the first residency of the Pacific University MFA in writing. I just got the tentative schedule, and given that it looks like eight very full twelve hour days bookended by two full travel days (planes, buses, shuttles, oh my!)–I’m really not sure how much of the experience I will be able to write about on this site. I’d at least like to give a snippet from my daily writeups to share a flavor of the experience. And I’m taking the digital camera. But given this will all be new to me, I can’t make any promises. So, in case you don’t hear from me–I’m not dead, I’m just becoming a better writer. That’s the idea anyway.

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  • http://www.pagehalffull.com/humanyms/ Pearl

    Good to get a heads up on what to expect. Enjoy the immersion!

  • Robert

    Thanks, Pearl. Currently online via the free wi-fi in the Powell’s Books Cafe in Portland. So great to be here in a *real* bookstore. Now I know why why the Northwest, like England, produces more writers than painters. It’s grey, grey, grey here today. But the bookstore is warm and the espresso is good. Just a busride to Seaside remaining to go.

  • http://www.collinkelley.blogspot.com Collin Kelley

    Good luck with the MFA. I’ll be interested to hear about your experiences.

  • Robert

    Thanks, Collin. First morning of the first day was great!