and yes i'm still running

u2 stan

[thenwhatthefukcisthis]

[fording-the-styx]

[catchymemes]

[kosmogrl]

[anthropologyofwater-deactivated]

therapist: and what do we say when we feel like this? me: be strong, saith my heart; i am a soldier; i have seen worse sights than this. therapist: no

[janeyslostheart]

this is what patti did to bruce

[micromontage]

oomf. let's change the world this summer

[kosmogrl]

oooh I get it it’s always gonna be because of the environment I grew up in

[ryebreadgf]

[imots]

[iloveyoudie]

[henstomper]

i think the whole Having A Job thing would be less bad if people in management positions were capable of planning and abstract thought

[demiiwhiffin]

[handweavers]

did i miss something about the iowa writers workshop? i googled it before sending you this ask bc i didnt want to bother you w a dumb question but it looks like a legitimate org to me?

here are some articles about the ties between the CIA and the creative writing MFA system and american literature esp in how it relates to the iowa writers workshop

The CIA Helped Build the Content Farm That Churns Out American Literature

Thanks to the CIA, Raymond Carver wrote some spectacular SEO.

How Creative Writing Programs De-Politicized Fiction

In the shadow of the Cold War, the rise of creative writing programs and ‘show don’t tell’ philosophy drained fiction of its political bite.

How the CIA Funded & Supported Literary Magazines Worldwide While Waging Cultural War Against Communism

Over the course of this tumultuous year, new CIA director Mike Pompeo has repeatedly indicated that he would move the Agency in a “more aggr

[whisperedsighss]

[write-on-world]

Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

[12b6]

as a lawyer who’s been practicing for six years now I can say with certainty that this 100% applies to lawyers

[johanna-swann]

Me: My writing is so bad. :(

Meanwhile at Disney: Somehow, Palpatine has returned.

[autumngracy]

[relelvance]