master of fine arts in creative writing

Skinny Bits 1.11.2011

Jan 11 2011 Published by Skinny Black Girl under Just My Thoughts

Some random things on my mind this morning:

After watching the Colts and Eagles get booted from the NFL playoffs over the weekend, I’ve lost all interest in the upcoming Super Bowl. There are no Mannings, no Vick and it’s looking like Tom Brady will make an appearance. Hmm yeah. Nothing I want to see there. Booo. Wake me up when the Colts Preseason starts.

The Heat are the #1 team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. I told myself that in 2011, I’d let my love for Dwyane Wade override my distaste for #6 (We don’t say that boy’s name around these parts) so I could once again love my favorite basketball team. I’m getting there, slowly but surely. Think I can get a T-shirt made that says “GO HEAT” on the front and “but fcuk #6″ on the back?

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Less Whitney/Mariah, More Mary

Jan 07 2011 Published by Skinny Black Girl under A Writer & a Rider, Life & Times

I ended my last post noting that my priorities were a little screwed up. So I took a break from thinking of peen, fantasizing about Charlie Hunnam and posting on the blog to work on my MFA application. With the first half of my writing sample finished and the second half being edited by a trusted writer buddy, the last item on the checklist was my personal statement. I dreaded writing the damn thing, hence why I waited until less than 30 days before my application deadline to put any serious thought into what I would say.

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A Writer?

Nov 17 2010 Published by Skinny Black Girl under A Writer & a Rider

Supposedly, I am a writer.

At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself since that faithful morning in therapy two and a half years ago when I screamed: “I don’t want to be a DAMN college administrator! I’M A WRITER!” onto a piece of scrap paper.

The title of “writer” is one that haunts me more than I embrace it. When I tell people (myself included) that I’m a writer, I usually mean it by calling, not by profession. By profession, I’m an administrative assistant. Even as I pursue admission into an Master of Fine Arts creative writing program, I wonder if being a full-blown professional writer is in my future. Not because I doubt my abilities, but because I rather enjoy the balance that comes with a structured 9-5 and writing as a hobby.

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