1:00 AM and Doing Homework--What am I? An Undergrad?!?

The days here are amazing and full and amazingly full. Today I heard lectures on 1) shifting narrative conciousness in Kafka, 2) anger in poetry 3) narrative texture and 4) intentionally veiled or evasive dialogue. I met with my new supervisor, had dinner in town with friends and hear four fabulous writing faculty read their stuff.

During past residencies, I've managed to run and read each day, pray a little and even write as inspiration hits. Compared with being a mom, the schedule is a piece of cake, I'd always say. But this is my essay semester, so there is another layer of deadlines and meetings on top of everything else. Right now, I'm working on drafting my essay proposal which I will go over with Adria, and which she will present to the rest of the faculty. Yes. All the fiction faculty have to approve the topic. My working title? "Modulations in Omniscience in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop." Pretty exciting, eh? I'm hoping to sell the movie rights.

There's a fiction lecture first thing in the morning (given by my former supervisor, must not miss), but I plan to skip the poetry lecture and take a run, then nap (or visa versa). Hey, it's not so late. It's only 10:00 in California!