tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84314082009-11-14T01:46:12.989-08:00Tom Kealey is the author of the <a href="http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/">The Creative Writing MFA Handbook</a>. His work has appeared in Best American NonRequired, Glimmer Train, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He teaches creative writing at Stanford University is a tutor at 826 Valencia. His novel in progress is entitled <a href="http://thewingedgirl.blogspot.com/">The Winged Girl</a>Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1146070933414692402006-04-27T11:00:00.000-07:002006-04-27T11:11:30.713-07:00

My new website is on...http://tom.kealey.googlepages.com/homeOr you can simply type "tomkealey.com," and you'll be redirected.

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1145293792481416422006-04-17T10:02:00.000-07:002006-04-17T10:09:53.146-07:00

I had two interviews last week with 52 Projects and The Publishing Spot (here and here). They're up now.Now that it's out, I'm pretty happy with the book. It's starting to get some good reviews. I started The MFA Blog, and I answer questions on there from prospective students. It's basically a forum for their thoughts and questions. I learn from them too. It's really helped build an audience for

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The second part of my interview with The Publishing Spot is now up. We're talking about digital writing.

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Jason Boog of The Publishing Spot interviewed me recently about the MFA book and blog. Part One is up now.

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Thinking about class starting on Tuesday. I was reminded of Michelle Richmond's excellent Writing Exercises page. Check it out. For the the next exercise, simply hit refresh on your browser.

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I'm making changes over at the MFA Blog. Check it out.

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Students of mine wanted to read my story "From Bremerton." Here it is. It originally appeared in Ascent, Volume 25.3.-------------------------

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1139169575154221012006-02-05T11:55:00.000-08:002006-02-05T11:59:35.156-08:00

I took down the link to The Winged Girl. People complained. Here it is again. It's just a teaser anyways. Thanks for asking.

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KQED has a podcast of my story "The Boots" on its website. You can download it for your ipod. Link

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From Bremertonby Tom KealeyShelby woke before sunrise, dressed in her warmest clothes in the dark. In the kitchen, she packed her bookbag with apples and bread, some peanut butter. She added a map of Seattle, a carton of cigarettes she’d hidden at the top of a cabinet, brewed some coffee on the stove. She walked barefoot in the trailer so as not to wake her sister and the boyfriend. It was still

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The Creative Writing MFA Book is officially released in February, but it will be available on the Continuum Website on December 26th.The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. The handbook includes profiles of fifty creative writing programs, guidance through

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Tuesday night's reading at Intersection for the Arts was a lot of fun. The winners of the Tannenbaum, Duval, and Jackson Literary awards (Abeer Hoque, Diane Marie Delgado, and me) read, as well as former winner Julie Orringer. Thanks to everyone who came out, and special thanks to Intersection for the Arts and the San Francisco Foundation.Here's what the judges had to say about our work. From the

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Jeffrey Yamaguchi is the founder of 52 Projects, a site dedicated to beginning, maintaining, and yes, even finishing creative projects. His book, 52 Projects: Random Acts of Everyday Creativity has just been released, and his previous work is Working for the Man: Stories from Behind the Cubicle Wall. In addition to the original 52 creative projects, Yamaguchi encourages readers of his site to

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1131296637160153682005-11-06T09:03:00.000-08:002005-11-06T09:03:57.170-08:00

Post Secrets is updated.

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A Dutch bra shop has created a "breast wall" to help male shoppers identify their mate's bra size. Yes, a breast wall is just what it sounds like: an entire wall of different sized breasts."When trying to buy a sexy bra for their wife or girlfriend, usually they point to other women in the shop or, when asked about size, they say a 'handful'." The wall consists of rows of silicon breasts in

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1131143462467807892005-11-04T14:29:00.000-08:002005-11-04T14:31:02.480-08:00

Great photographs here at Beyond Monochrome, including many in the aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes.

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1131037525046488102005-11-03T09:03:00.000-08:002005-11-03T09:05:25.056-08:00

Today is Walker Evans's birthday. He's one of my favorite photographers. More from Wikipedia.

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CNN has an interesting post: Emails from citizens to the President. There's a wide range of views here from all over the political spectrum. I got a real sense of the country by reading through these dozens of messages.Bush should start listening to the American people by bringing our troops home, removing Rumsfeld, appointing moderate justices and finding Osama. As a citizen who voted for Bush

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Christine Texiera sends us a link to BalloonHat.comIn 1996, Addi Somekh and Charlie Eckert began traveling to different places in the world to make balloon hats for people and take photos of them. The goal was to show people all over the world laughing and having fun, and to emphasize the fact that all human beings are born with the ability to experience joy. In total, they visited 34 countries

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Eric Puchner's first story collection, Music Through the Floor, is out now. "With Music Through the Floor, Pushcart Prize winner and former Wallace Stegner Fellow Eric Puchner makes an extraordinary debut: a collection of nine unforgettable stories – strikingly original, fiercely funny, and quietly heartbreaking – portraying a group of cultural misfits attempting to navigate

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From Ali Stine:Light it on fire, make it vomit, give it a gunshot wound, drown it in a bag. Welcome to Extreme Pumpkins, your one-stop for pumpkin patterns, photos, success stories, and "alternative pumpkin carving techniques." Extreme Pumpkins Be sure to check out the conjoined twin. Because holidays are for pyros.

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And... Jessica points our way to Found Notes. It's just what it sounds like: the weird, the beautiful, the creepy, the not safe for work. Great found notes here.

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1130090286904956132005-10-21T10:57:00.000-07:002005-10-23T10:58:06.906-07:00

1up has a great feature story about the farming and selling of currency within online roleplaying games. Find out how all the World of Warcraft Gold and Star Wars Galaxies Credits are getting on eBay and who is making real life cash.posted by Jon Berry

Tom Kealeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431408.post-1130089820540467962005-10-20T10:49:00.000-07:002005-10-23T10:50:20.543-07:00

I have just learned that if I dig a hole in my back yard straight down I will not end up in China like my mother warned, but in the Indian Ocean. Neat. Try it out posted by Christine Texiera

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November is National Novel Writing Month. That's right, write a novel in a month.More information at Nanowrimo.org

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