The Personal Statement’s Two Main Questions
Every graduate school personal statement should answer these two main questions: why am I interested in this field, and why this school the best fit?
Notes on a Zoom Memorial Service
Notes on using Zoom for an intimate family memorial service: what worked, what was awkward, what we learned, and what might help others grieve while we must be apart
National Grammar Day Means “Words with Care”
Today, March 4th, is National Grammar Day! Even though this has me thinking of “mind your p’s and q’s,” or “dot your i’s and cross your t’s”, I’m thinking, instead, of how language and words can be used carefully and to show care—a topic worthy of attention under the banner of grammar. Several images and […]
Writing, or the Art of Making Pie
Many years ago at a graduate school party, I was crowned the “Queen of the Pie.” At the early-December gathering, guests had been invited to bring their savory or sweet pie of choice. Three guests—friends of the host, no doubt—served as judges, and took small slices of each pie (there must have been at least […]
How We Write With Care – Brook Wilensky-Lanford
Welcome to a new occasional series on my blog, “How We Write With Care.” In this series, I’m asking writers of all types—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, creative writing, etc.—to share their thoughts on writing as an act of care: how can writing show care for the world, or care for self? How can we as writers […]
