Revising and Rewriting as a Therapeutic Practice
I wanted to declare something like “most writers pursue their craft as a means of self expression,” but I realized even the […]
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Nurturing Inspiration: From First Impulse to First Words
I recently attended a craft talk given by writer Pam Houston at the Vermont Studio Center. Houston focused on her process and […]
Writers’ Math
Some writer’s math: The protagonist of my novel manuscript, Jonas Adams Abraham, is 12 going on 13. The manuscript itself is 12. […]
On Roxane Gay, Mentorship and Confidence
“The most important thing any writer can do is take themselves seriously.” -Roxane Gay Last week I had the […]
On Writing, Rage, and June Jordan
Recently I’ve been meditating on the idea of black rage. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about stereotypes about “angry black women”—where these ideas […]
Year in Review
Last December, I was pulling everything together for my application to the Writers’ Room fellowship. It would be difficult to quantify just […]
Immigrant Voices Essay Contest – Winners & Finalists
In response to current events, The Writers’ Room of Boston sponsored the “Immigrant Voices Essay Contest” during the first half of 2017. […]
What Scares You?
A friend of mine declared, regarding the recent IT remake, that murderous clown Pennywise would never be able to prey on adults. […]
The Bad Literary Citizen
This week, I turned down a request to serve as a juror for a foundation that awards grants to artists who pair […]
On Black Literary Influences and Documentary Poetics
I first encountered documentary poetics at a workshop during my low res MFA program. A portion of the description read, “Participants [will] […]