After spending 2 years living on the rugged coast of Northeastern Scotland, a job now takes us to Fairbanks Alaska. Originally from Oregon, I am a writer, a mother, an aspiring frontier woman, a nostalgia junkie, and a book addict. I call myself a trailer wife, which refers to the state of a person (most often a woman) who is caught up in the professional trajectory of their spouse. This blog will chronicle my journey between two places I never, ever, imagined I'd call home.
Flannery O'Connor once said, "Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. "
But, against every practical notion and a bucketful of glaring cliches.... I'll be joining the ranks of the University of Alaska Fairbanks MFA program this fall. It has been in the works for a long time, but I just got the official word that I was accepted this week. Three years with a teaching fellowship (huge sigh of relief).
**Cartoon discovered and originally posted by the fantabulous Taylor Boulware.
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