http://carolynkellogg.com/2005/12/to-mfa-or-not-to-mfa/ and Pinky's Paperhaus Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://carolynkellogg.com/2005/12/to-mfa-or-not-to-mfa/comment-page-1/#comment-143 ing Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:20:13 +0000 http://pinkyspaperhaus.com/?p=70#comment-143 I hated that aspect of my MFA program, the one where I was supposed to make "contacts" with famous-writer-types. It made me all sweaty. I did make some great contacts with other students, though, and I stay in contact with some of them. Here's what the MFA is good for: four unbroken years where I didn't have to work retail and I had time to write and readers to provide honest feedback. I hated that aspect of my MFA program, the one where I was supposed to make “contacts” with famous-writer-types. It made me all sweaty. I did make some great contacts with other students, though, and I stay in contact with some of them. Here’s what the MFA is good for: four unbroken years where I didn’t have to work retail and I had time to write and readers to provide honest feedback.

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