Conditionally Yours
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Maybe every writer has a few conditions they have to fulfill to get into the writing groove. Our Fearless Leader allegedly has...
View ArticleTired of "Everything"
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Every once in a while, it happens that you're present at the beginning of a phenomenon. You may or may not be aware of the...
View ArticleThe Impersistence of Memory
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Kristen Thompson kristen.thompson@eku.eduread more
View ArticleWriting on The Wall
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio In the last few posts, I’ve been reflecting on the selective nature of memory and how songs can play a part (ba-dump tish) in...
View ArticleLuso: Portuguese for Portugese
By Bernie Deville, Bluegrass Writers Studio I've just gotten back from Summer Residency with Bluegrass Writers Studio, at The Disquiet International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal. Disquiet...
View ArticleA Little More Conversation
By Bernie Deville, Bluegrass Writers Studio One of the major reasons I am carrying away a cache of fresh thinking from Bluegrass Writers Studio’s Summer Residency at Disquiet International is that...
View ArticleTruth, Justice, and the Poetic Way
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio In my writing, I often explore injustice, oppression, and the brackish waters of human rights and resilience. Not only major...
View ArticleHashtag: Writing the Center Square
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Kristen Thompson kristen.thompson@eku.eduread more
View ArticleFarewell Mr. Keating
When there is nothing left to say, listen.http://youtu.be/vq_XBP3NrBohttp://youtu.be/KI2_bn89cow Kristen Thompson kristen.thompson@eku.edu
View ArticleUncle Walt
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio"Undrape! you are not guilty to me, nor stale nor discarded, I see through the broadcloth and gingham whether or no, And am...
View ArticleDownton Apocalypse
By Kristen Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers StudioThe only thing better than announcing that your visiting faculty for the spring semester is Maureen McHugh, and that James S. A....
View ArticleAll for One: for You
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio I was talking on the phone the other day with a prospective student, Carlos. One of the questions he asked was: "MFA - why...
View ArticleEditing for One Element
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio As we come to the close of Week Three of the fall semester, most Bluegrass Writers Studio participants have experienced...
View ArticleTricks and Treats of the Trade
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio I am in the throes of first-draft-thesis-deadlinedom. I've adopted an I-can't-possibly-because-I-have-a-deadline persona....
View ArticleAll In, All Out
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Writers aren't usually famous for their fitness routines. At least, I don't know of any (besides our very own Jen Parks)....
View ArticleJen Parks Writes a Novel
By Jen Parks, Bluegrass Writers Studio Misery loves company. I probably shouldn’t imply, with the first sentence of my blog post, that writing is misery, because, of course, that isn’t always how I...
View ArticleUneasy as ABC
By Kelley Davidson, Graduate Assistant, Bluegrass Writers Studio“I’m getting my MFA in Creative Writing.”The old woman at table 61 looks up from her coffee and asks me, “Well, what are you going to do...
View ArticleThe Autumn of My Discontent
By Kristen Roach Thompson, Associate Coordinator, Bluegrass Writers Studio Recently, as I was getting my thesis manuscript together, I discovered something interesting. I had all of the poems for...
View ArticleFeeding the Wraith
By Kelley Davidson, Graduate Assistant, Bluegrass Writers StudioThere are a million ways for a story to die.You leave your tiny Moleskine notebook in your coat pocket and then have it laundered. Your...
View Article20 Questions: Creative Nonfiction Edition
By Kelley Davidson, Graduate Assistant, Bluegrass Writers Studio1. “Have you read Eat, Pray, Love?”2. “So, you’re a journalist?”3. “You mean, like David Sedaris?”4. “You mean, like Susan Orlean?”5....
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