oubukibun Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Maybe it's a long-term writing project? Isn't one of the bottom lines on the Web that if one thinks it, one has already done it elsewhere? Surely it can't be that shocking that there's a 'token' something everywhere we go? Isn't that part of what makes narratives so predictable anyway? We start to recognize tropes and stereotypes in everyone and everything because we spend so much time hyper-analyzing language and form. I can't fathom Ophelia and her doppelgangers is serious. More Joaquin Phoenix in I'm Still Here. Too much credit maybe? It livens up my day in between intervention sessions with my students, haha, so I really have no room to complain or talk back to an unknown avatar I'll never run into. Cheers not tears!
Phoebe R Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Got my Brown rejection but I also just got my first acceptance! California College of the Arts sent me my letter of acceptance last night and it feels like a huge weight off. Of course, the world is keeping my ego in check by giving me my first grad acceptance followed by a grad school rejection, and a job rejection in the course of 10 hours, but we keep pushing forward! omgalexx, funfettuccine, fossati and 9 others 12
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, Phoebe R said: Got my Brown rejection but I also just got my first acceptance! California College of the Arts sent me my letter of acceptance last night and it feels like a huge weight off. Of course, the world is keeping my ego in check by giving me my first grad acceptance followed by a grad school rejection, and a job rejection in the course of 10 hours, but we keep pushing forward! Hey, you got an acceptance and that's a wonderful thing. It just takes the right person to read your work and connect to it and you found it. Congrats! Phoebe R and goodcynara 2
Phoebe R Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, CrankyGinger said: Hey, you got an acceptance and that's a wonderful thing. It just takes the right person to read your work and connect to it and you found it. Congrats! Yes yes, thank you so much! I think I'm still in early stages of shock, to be totally honest. The acceptance hasn't totally registered but I'm trying really hard to let myself relish in it!
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, Phoebe R said: Yes yes, thank you so much! I think I'm still in early stages of shock, to be totally honest. The acceptance hasn't totally registered but I'm trying really hard to let myself relish in it! Yeah! Sit in that glory! We put a lot of work into these applications and as writers, it feels even more personal, because we're applying with pieces of our creativity which is an incredibly vulnerable place to be. Any forward movement deserves to be celebrated. Go have a dance party! goodcynara, Phoebe R and Boomer not Ok 3
frecklefrex Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, CrankyGinger said: Is trolling and being a douche on a forum for people just trying to talk about the process of applying to MFAs really that satisfying? Seriously, dude, who hurt you? His mother didn't hug him as a child
Phoebe R Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, CrankyGinger said: Yeah! Sit in that glory! We put a lot of work into these applications and as writers, it feels even more personal, because we're applying with pieces of our creativity which is an incredibly vulnerable place to be. Any forward movement deserves to be celebrated. Go have a dance party! Thank you SO kindly for your words of affirmation and validation. ❤️ It's been a really hard year for so many of us and being jobless for the last year has taken a huge toll on me and my already suffering mental health; so many walls I now have up to protect my tender lil heart that I feel like I don't even know how to react in the moment to anything anymore. Thank you for the reminder of my vulnerability and irreducible particularities. I have another job interview in four hours but I'm going to dance around my apartment until then! omgalexx and teasel 2
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, Phoebe R said: Thank you SO kindly for your words of affirmation and validation. ❤️ It's been a really hard year for so many of us and being jobless for the last year has taken a huge toll on me and my already suffering mental health; so many walls I now have up to protect my tender lil heart that I feel like I don't even know how to react in the moment to anything anymore. Thank you for the reminder of my vulnerability and irreducible particularities. I have another job interview in four hours but I'm going to dance around my apartment until then! We get use to hearing "no," it's part of the writer thing, getting a "yes" feels surreal. I'm right there with you. I got an email from SLC about an upcoming event for accepted applicants today and squealed like a piggy. No matter what any of your other schools say, you got one, that's all that matters. Dance and go crush that job interview! omgalexx, Phoebe R, dooooodle and 2 others 5
fireflystasis Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, frecklefrex said: His mother didn't hug him as a child The MFAs didn't hug them as an adult FairleyAlfy, Jjayy and corgeel14 2 1
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, ophelia 2 said: vs. Oh, the contrast in tone. The difference between you and I is I speak truth. You speak vengeance. And this is the real reason my words apparently hit like daggers, while yours bring a smirk. But the dagger I bring has to come eventually. Better now. Good talk, buddy.
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 I personally love that my inbox filtered my Brown rejection into the spam folder, as if to say, "Well we don't need any of that nonsense. Off with you!" dooooodle, cecsav, Jjayy and 3 others 6
Ophelias pansies Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, oubukibun said: Maybe it's a long-term writing project? Isn't one of the bottom lines on the Web that if one thinks it, one has already done it elsewhere? Surely it can't be that shocking that there's a 'token' something everywhere we go? Isn't that part of what makes narratives so predictable anyway? We start to recognize tropes and stereotypes in everyone and everything because we spend so much time hyper-analyzing language and form. I can't fathom Ophelia and her doppelgangers is serious. More Joaquin Phoenix in I'm Still Here. Too much credit maybe? It livens up my day in between intervention sessions with my students, haha, so I really have no room to complain or talk back to an unknown avatar I'll never run into. Cheers not tears! This process wears people down and I see a lot of people on the forum upset because of the results. I'm personally upset and have anxieties about my writing because of the results that I've gotten. I thought Marshal's comments were uncalled for and I felt like it was unethical for me not to say something. If someone is brave enough to share their writing they shouldn't get hounded on the internet for no good reason. I get the don't interact mentality but that comment was awful enough for me to speak up. Their (brand new) username is unfortunate but I don't associate with them and haven't since I joined in January. NLake and shakyboots 2
Yellow62 Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, fireflystasis said: The MFAs didn't hug them as an adult LOL
oubukibun Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Of course, I don't think you have a responsibility to anyone but your own damn self. I do think it's sweet that you thought your post would somehow get you banned. Doesn't even touch the incensed and insane paragraphs of outrage and disdain or even "I've had enough!" posts I've encountered on the Web, hehe. I'm obviously not undergoing the same anxiety and emotional strain, so my perspective is different. Good on ya for speaking your mind!! I had anger issues when I was younger, so I really can't entertain the notion of letting out steam over something someone says or does online. That's what catharsis is for, and I can't imagine anyone providing that for me better than myself. Enjoy a good stiff drink... or luxuriate in the wonders of a perfectly-brewed latte. Since there's a vague Bard theme hanging over the thread: All's well that ends well, even if the end (maybe especially so) is not what we expected or hoped for.
Ydrl Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, oubukibun said: Of course, I don't think you have a responsibility to anyone but your own damn self. I do think it's sweet that you thought your post would somehow get you banned. Doesn't even touch the incensed and insane paragraphs of outrage and disdain or even "I've had enough!" posts I've encountered on the Web, hehe. I'm obviously not undergoing the same anxiety and emotional strain, so my perspective is different. Good on ya for speaking your mind!! I had anger issues when I was younger, so I really can't entertain the notion of letting out steam over something someone says or does online. That's what catharsis is for, and I can't imagine anyone providing that for me better than myself. Enjoy a good stiff drink... or luxuriate in the wonders of a perfectly-brewed latte. Since there's a vague Bard theme hanging over the thread: All's well that ends well, even if the end (maybe especially so) is not what we expected or hoped for. I don't know what to tell you, but @Ophelias pansies and @ophelia 2 are different people. Please, listen to me when I say that you don't have to attack the former like that. The latter is a troll that's been popping up under different names including Gertrude. If you aren't going to listen and continue treating the former as a bad person, the rest of the good people here will come to defend the one who's obviously not trolling. Ophelias pansies 1
Ydrl Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 @oubukibun Also, please, can you increase your font size?
oubukibun Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) I... wasn't? Apologies, now I'm just confused. I just think it's genuinely sweet that someone would apologize for speaking his or her mind in a strong manner when, compared to the awful things people write to each other online, it wasn't very strongly-worded at all. Like I mentioned earlier, clarity seems to be an issue in my writing. It's something I'm actively investigating as I see it presents problems, haha. Seriously, there's no attack here. Edited March 10, 2021 by oubukibun NLake and Downtozero 2
Downtozero Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 1 minute ago, oubukibun said: I... wasn't? Apologies, now I'm just confused. I just think it's genuinely sweet that someone would apologize for speaking his or her mind in a strong manner when, compared to the awful things people write to each other online, it wasn't very strongly-worded at all. Like I mentioned earlier, clarity seems to be an issue in my writing. It's something I'm actively investigating as I see it presents problems, haha. Seriously, there's no attack here. I don't think your post seemed like an attack. Troll must be making us cagey. shakyboots and NLake 1 1
Ydrl Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, oubukibun said: I... wasn't? Apologies, now I'm just confused. I just think it's genuinely sweet that someone would apologize for speaking his or her mind in a strong manner when, compared to the awful things people write to each other online, it wasn't very strongly-worded at all. Like I mentioned earlier, clarity seems to be an issue in my writing. It's something I'm actively investigating as I see it presents problems, haha. Seriously, there's no attack here. Ah, I'm sorry. My ADHD brain seems to have failed me once again. Maybe it's just me, maybe it's both of us. It's probably just me though. And thank you for increasing your font size. Edited March 10, 2021 by Ydrl oubukibun 1
CrankyGinger Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, oubukibun said: I... wasn't? Apologies, now I'm just confused. I just think it's genuinely sweet that someone would apologize for speaking his or her mind in a strong manner when, compared to the awful things people write to each other online, it wasn't very strongly-worded at all. Like I mentioned earlier, clarity seems to be an issue in my writing. It's something I'm actively investigating as I see it presents problems, haha. Seriously, there's no attack here. You're good, brother. I think there may have just been a misreading of your message.
oubukibun Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) Well, that's mostly what I'm speaking to: how dwelling on responses of anger or indignation can also color the rest of our interactions. As a teacher going on five years now (just about), I have to be mindful of not taking my personal life with me into the classroom and vice versa. I keep that same mindset everywhere I go if for no other reason it simplifies things, heh. Also, sorry for the font size! I like smaller font when writing/typing for myself, and I tend to not think of people reading it as, more often than not, people don't, haha. I can assure you all attacking anyone or anything is an exhausting hobby, and my life's work is exhausting enough as it is. I just joined to be a member of the community in preparation for next year if I am not accepted into Boston, and because I figured maybe someone would have an idea of what schools might want to take an aspiring poet who likes to play with language and who is in love with language. And film! That's all! Edited March 10, 2021 by oubukibun
Ydrl Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 1 minute ago, oubukibun said: Well, that's mostly what I'm speaking to: how dwelling on responses of anger or indignation can also color the rest of our interactions. As a teacher going on five years now (just about), I have to be mindful of not taking my personal life with me into the classroom and vice versa. Also, sorry for the font size! I like smaller font when writing/typing for myself, and I tend to not think of people reading it as, more often than not, people don't, haha. I can assure you all attacking anyone or anything is an exhausting hobby, and my life's work is exhausting enough as it is. I just joined to be a member of the community in preparation for next year if I am not accepted into Boston, and because I figured maybe someone would have an idea of what schools might want to take an aspiring poet who likes to play with language and who is in love with language. And film! That's all! Again, I'm really sorry. I didn't realize I read your post that wrong. Take this link with you on your journey: https://www.pw.org/mfa It'll show you every school in each state, and also will tell you if there's screen writing, funding, class size, and most anything else that you need to know. oubukibun 1
teasel Posted March 10, 2021 Author Posted March 10, 2021 Waitlisted for poetry at UW Seattle!!! They cut their incoming class by two thirds this year it seems... Anyway, hoping I get accepted from at least one of these waitlists. Condolences to those who've received rejections this week. I also received my Brown rejection, which was not surprising but still not a great way to start the day. I'm essentially just waiting on UVA (and Iowa snail mail) so I'm coasting until April at this point. In the meantime, I'm finally writing new material and sending things out to pubs again. Just trying to adapt as best I can!! Hope everyone is doing well--haven't been on here as much, but I'm wishing y'all the best. dreamx, SofiTheCatGuardian, lunch and 10 others 13
shakyboots Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Is the Writers' Workshop sending out acceptance letters but not calling in some cases this cycle? I saw arguing over this, but no definitive answer.
Downtozero Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, shakyboots said: Is the Writers' Workshop sending out acceptance letters but not calling in some cases this cycle? I saw arguing over this, but no definitive answer. I think this is wishful thinking. I do know waitlists are coming via mail tho.
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