Tuesday, September 10th 2002 - Whole Wheat Bread There's stuff I haven't told y'all, stuff ranging from merely exciting to life-altering, and I can't quite figure out why I haven't yet. So, here goes: First of all, I have a poem up in Strange Horizons (which you can get to from the sidebar of this entry) called "The Children of the Moon". This is a piece I wrote, er, awhile ago (in my undergraduate Creative Writing class). So it's nice to see it in print, finally. I'm rather fond of this piece, even if at least one word combination came directly from playing around with magnetic poetry . . . What? Yes, you should go read it now. It's not that long and it's (in the words of Mike Jasper), "trippy" (which means, you know, not boring ;-). I'll wait. So, speaking of writing, I suppose I should announce here that I'm applying to grad schools. I announce this publically as much to make sure I go through with it this time as to enlighten you, I think. The GRE is scaring the bejesus out of me, and I was almost going to cross off programs that required it until Susan gave me a talking to and convinced me basically not to be a wimp. I did some practice tests online and her basic theory is sound: as long as I'm familar with the kinds of questions they ask, I should do ok. I'm still certain that math will kick my ass, but for a Creative Writing MFA they'd better not care about math too much, dammit. I'm applying to a bunch of places -- I think. One that was on my list from the beginning that I've crossed out now is Iowa. Everything I've heard from people who've been/ known folks who've been is that it's very competitive and nasty. I want to go somewhere where I can work on my craft, my voice, not join cliques and try to write like someone else. Bah. Not my enviornment. Anyway, the states I may be moving to next fall frighten me in the geographical diversity: North Carolina, Indiana, Texas, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. There may be more, but that's my short list for now. It's so very big and confusing, and it's a huge decision and I just don't know. So I'm really hoping for SFSU, which would mean not having to move AND getting the neato California resident tuition at a state university . . . it doesn't hurt that it seems like a good program for me as well. Speaking of writing (again), I'm sure most of you read Tim's page, but those who don't should hear his latest news. My groovy boyfriend has sold two stories in the past week, one to a hip little 'zine called Say . . . was that a kiss?" (which I'm still hoping to get into myself, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up) and the other marking his THIRD sale this year to Realms of Fantasy. Whoo-hoo! This has been an excellent year for Tim so far, and I can only see them getting better and better (knock on wood). My boyfriend is so cool. The final news of the evening (and I hope I'm not forgetting something here) is that my sister went to Hawaii, accepted Justin's proposal, and got married a few hours later. I guess that counts as eloping, huh? She's all glowy and excited, so I'm happy for her. It was tricky for her to glow more than she already was, too, being as how pregnant she is. Oof! Look how late it is! See ya later!

Exercise Log: Swimming. Walking. Mostly walking, honestly, but lots of it. Writing log: Meh. Current Publications: The Children of the Moon in Strange Horizons. In the Shade of You nominated in the long poem category for the Rhysling and will be reprinted in the 2002 Rhysling Anthology! "How to Suck" reprinted in From Porn to Poetry: Clean Sheets Celebrates the Erotic Mind I've been reading: Currently Reading: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

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