Parallels
I hate that some people think Tony Soprano was supposed to be a good guy. It’s true. Scroll through a comment section for a clip from the...
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Fernando Manibog
May 1, 20233 min read
Barrelhouse Writers Conference at American University
For the first time, the annual Barrelhouse writers’ conference, Conversations and Connections, was held on April 15, 2023, at American...
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Michelle Ott
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Last Words from a Second(ish) Year
April is a strange time as a second-ish year student. By this point of the semester, most of my peers and I are just crawling to the...
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Melanie Hrbek
Apr 5, 20232 min read
5 Things I Learned in My First Year as an MFA Student
1. Time flies. Seriously -- it feels like I just got here yesterday, and now I'm almost halfway through the program. I do feel pressure...
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Jack Hawkins
Mar 15, 20233 min read
From Bad to Worst – The Joy of Writing Horrible People
Nope, Aftersun, Glass Onion, RRR, Skinamarink, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once – going through 2022 felt...
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Michelle Ott
Mar 5, 20233 min read
The Magnanimity of Small Changes
Last month, I realized my favorite color had changed. For years, I had always told people that my favorite color was green, specifically...
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Jack Hawkins
Feb 25, 20233 min read
On Dreams and Storytelling
“Close your eyes, shut your mouth, dream a dream, and get us out. Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream.” -Robert Rodriguez, The...
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Fernando Manibog
Feb 17, 20239 min read
An Interview with Karan Madhok
Karan Madhok - Author Interview INTRODUCTION: Karan Madhok is an Indian writer, editor, and journalist. He graduated from the MFA...
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Bryce Thompson
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Here's To You All
Rounding out my first semester at American has felt like a massive undertaking in ways that I was not prepared for. I’m sure you all can...
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Grace Black
Feb 2, 20232 min read
When Bad Art Inspires You
I did not enjoy Abdi Nazemian’s The Chandler Legacies. I wanted to. Truly, I did. Unfortunately, I found that in trying to tackle...
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Bryce Thompson
Nov 22, 20227 min read
Cogs
Early into the semester, I needed money. There was always the option to pay for rent with an increasing number of loans, but that would...
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Jack Hawkins
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Artificial Creativity
A little over a month ago, I attended a get-together via Discord. It began as a fairly low-energy affair, but after the customary...
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Melanie Hrbek
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Lorde at All Things Go: A Reflection
On October 1st, I trekked out to Merriweather Post Pavilion to attend the sold-out All Things Go music festival. The forecast promised...
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Jack Hawkins
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Visiting Writers Series: Phoebe Yeh
Phoebe Yeh is the vice president and co-publisher at Crown Books for Young Readers and Random House. From Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen’s...
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Michelle Ott
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Visiting Writers Series: Matthew Salesses
Matthew Salesses is an award-winning novelist and essayist. He is the author of seven books, including the national bestseller Craft in...
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cafemfa
May 11, 20226 min read
The Break-Up
This is my sign on and off as your humble, ineffective editor in chief of Café MFA. It’s been a hard semester on everyone. From starting...
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