Old School or Just Plain Old
This week marks the seventh anniversary of my blog. I do like the number seven, and I can say with all sincerity that dogpoet has made my life much richer, if also more, well, complicated. And I mean that in the best possible way.
Since the anniversary always falls at the end of the year, it usually finds me in a state of reflection. Or more reflection. If that were even possible. And as another year comes to a close I feel the urge to do something with all of the questionable wisdom I’ve accumulated, besides sling drinks part-time.
I’m in the early planning stages for a private writing workshop to be held in 2009. I’ll be drawing upon my own experiences as a writer, as well as my experiences with the MFA program at Columbia University, as I design the curriculum. The workshop will focus mainly on the memoir genre, though writers wanting to work in fiction or other genres are more than welcome. All levels of experience are encouraged. Click here for more details.
If you live in the Bay Area and are interested in the workshop, send me an email. I will be working out the details as I get a sense of participants’ schedules and goals. Feel free to spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
And since it looks like I will be reading again at a public event in February, I’m compiling an email list for those who’d like to be informed of such events. You can send me an email as well. I will only share your address with some close friends in Nigeria.
Fair warning: if you come to a reading and heckle me the Manly Fireplug will cut you. Everyone else will get birthday cake. Or virtual birthday cake. We’re in a recession.
Happy Anniversary, Dog. Good luck with the workshop!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:04 pmi want a cake.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:59 amSeven years? Wow. Congrats! Worth every year of it.
I vote for “just plain old school.”
Also, does the MF have a virtual knife too?
December 10th, 2008 at 9:48 amJennie you can have cake
Palochi, fortunately the Fireplug will be at the readings, so he has a real knife. For real hecklers.
December 10th, 2008 at 10:33 amGood luck on the writing workshop! I will be excited to hear how it goes.
Tell me when you are reading, too. Please.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:33 pmHsppy blogiversary! And if we shower you with compliments, will the MF fondle us instead?
December 11th, 2008 at 10:30 pmYes. And then I will cut you.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:58 pmShame on you. Using the threat of discipline from the Manly Fireplug as a way to drum up attendance for your reading. Throw in a free lashing and all the hot leather men will be sure to attend.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:33 pmcutting sounds good to me.
December 16th, 2008 at 5:39 pmIs anyone else getting a javascript error?
December 6th, 2010 at 12:30 am