It has been a while since I’ve been in Academia. I was a graduate student in an MA program in English Lit, before then a BA English Major, and one of the nicest things about Academia was conferences. I went to the MLA a couple of times (stuffy and stoid), and even was an area chair for the PCA (Popular Culture Association) conference for their conspiracy and paranormal sections, and, as you can imagine, that was very interesting!

So now I find myself in an MFA program, just leaving being a bookseller for three years. How can I resist going out to Denver for AWP?

So it’s December, the conference is in April, haven’t packed my bags quite yet, but I do have a plane ticket, a hotel reservation, and a roommate (thanks internets!) who I know nothing about other than the fact that he’s named Joel and goes by the name Indigo Moor.

Strap in, I think it’s going to be a wild ride….