<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post7674909401208834244..comments</id><updated>2011-12-09T09:36:14.863-06:00</updated><category term='koans'/><category term='assessment'/><category term='movies'/><category term='books'/><category term='roly poly bug'/><category term='mermaids'/><category term='convergence'/><category term='intuition'/><category term='radical acceptance'/><category term='summer'/><category term='writing practice'/><category term='the blog'/><category term='Dead Kennedys'/><category term='Anita Laydon Miller'/><category term='spring'/><category term='steve brezenoff'/><category term='resources'/><category term='thoughts'/><category term='video'/><category term='progress report'/><category term='lie to yourself'/><category term='lord of the book'/><category term='Michael'/><category term='passage exercise'/><category term='narrowing'/><category term='reading'/><category term='hippy'/><category term='the future of publishing'/><category term='young people'/><category term='schedule'/><category term='commenting'/><category term='How I Write'/><category term='writing advice'/><category term='good enough writing'/><category term='Camp'/><category term='comunity'/><category term='character writing exercise'/><category term='transparency'/><category term='strength'/><category term='muse'/><category term='insights'/><category term='OK Go'/><category term='(re) kindling our tpr fire'/><category term='Jonah Lehrer'/><category term='crickets'/><category term='freewrite'/><category term='Natalie Goldberg'/><category term='attachments'/><category term='cooking'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='Rod Massey'/><category term='YA manuscript'/><category term='melina marchetta'/><category term='narration'/><category term='list'/><category term='talkative girl'/><category term='mindfulness'/><category term='lice'/><category term='the practice room'/><category term='purging'/><category term='Bhagavad Gita'/><category term='writing in ratio'/><category term='low'/><category term='wibij'/><category term='creativity'/><category term='Garrison Keillor'/><category term='Unpluggage'/><category term='yoga'/><category term='Minneapolis Crisis Nursery'/><category term='leap of faith'/><category term='flow'/><category term='undecided'/><category term='Big Sur Writer&apos;s Workshop'/><category term='MFA'/><category term='visual representation'/><category term='Jude'/><category term='class'/><category term='Mother'/><category term='transitions'/><category term='Jell-O Biafra'/><category term='co-workers'/><category term='The Song of the Bird'/><category term='take pleasure'/><category term='Kidlit Con'/><category term='integrety of the story'/><category term='Mademoiselle M'/><category term='Josh Ritter'/><category term='revision narrative'/><category term='teaching'/><category term='herbs'/><category term='octopus story'/><category term='friends'/><category term='cabbage'/><category term='revision'/><category term='Agatha Christie'/><category term='vacuuming'/><category term='acceptance'/><category term='vacation'/><category term='Kelly Link'/><category term='Happy Anniversary'/><category term='BUMWAD'/><category term='Heather'/><category term='blog'/><category term='T.G. the usual bear'/><category term='general house cleaning'/><category term='preciousness'/><category term='San Francisco&apos;s Writers&apos; Grotto'/><category term='SPLIT'/><category term='running'/><category term='IRL'/><category term='discipline'/><category term='Google+ Hangout'/><category term='punk princess'/><category term='gardening'/><category term='Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich'/><category term='NaNo kick off'/><category term='wishful thinking'/><category term='koens'/><title type='text'>Comments on Tina Laurel Lee: Anita Laydon Miller discusses the MFA with me!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/feeds/7674909401208834244/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html'/><author><name>Tina Laurel Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4Zip9MS6qGk/S7ET3iej1uI/AAAAAAAAAOs/T2wLSWtPX2o/S220/DSCN3235.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-3999886680460303026</id><published>2011-12-09T09:36:14.863-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T09:36:14.863-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Your welcome, Carrie! Thanks for reading and for t...</title><content type='html'>Your welcome, Carrie! Thanks for reading and for the follow. I appreciate comments very much too. Nice to know when people found it helpful. :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3999886680460303026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3999886680460303026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323444974863#c3999886680460303026' title=''/><author><name>Tina Laurel Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4Zip9MS6qGk/S7ET3iej1uI/AAAAAAAAAOs/T2wLSWtPX2o/S220/DSCN3235.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1655999869'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-6797558147247786741</id><published>2011-12-09T09:16:50.811-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T09:16:50.811-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for doing this discussion.  Great to learn ...</title><content type='html'>Thanks for doing this discussion.  Great to learn about these different programs and the process of getting an MFA.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/6797558147247786741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/6797558147247786741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323443810811#c6797558147247786741' title=''/><author><name>Carrie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11902992914435150231'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H9H4i4Pf-rk/Sck6tl0gQ_I/AAAAAAAAAAY/qBJ5KJ7ep7U/S220/HPIM0339.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-373694018'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-3266161605881371840</id><published>2011-12-07T17:48:06.427-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T17:48:06.427-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Haha! Very nice and sociable!</title><content type='html'>Haha! Very nice and sociable!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3266161605881371840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3266161605881371840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323301686427#c3266161605881371840' title=''/><author><name>Tina Laurel Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4Zip9MS6qGk/S7ET3iej1uI/AAAAAAAAAOs/T2wLSWtPX2o/S220/DSCN3235.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1655999869'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-6282112693861254410</id><published>2011-12-07T17:20:51.984-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T17:20:51.984-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, duh. So I just responded to your comment on my...</title><content type='html'>Oh, duh. So I just responded to your comment on my blog, then came back here and realized who you were. Sometimes, I&amp;#39;m an idiot.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/6282112693861254410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/6282112693861254410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323300051984#c6282112693861254410' title=''/><author><name>Matthew MacNish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03080070448912297234'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wV7CVzlZds/TSrzPHas1PI/AAAAAAAAAHw/WDRCDlsb4TA/S220/Yoda.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1728602708'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-8356429026607347608</id><published>2011-12-07T08:55:12.071-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T08:55:12.071-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome, Matthew! Thanks for joining. :) Nice to f...</title><content type='html'>Welcome, Matthew! Thanks for joining. :) Nice to finally meet you. I have long admired your presence around the blogosphere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I totally hear you about money and time (more and more programs are providing years of funding so I would encourage you to look if it ever behooves you). And I know this blogging and query-ing thing is a training in and of itself. DIY MFA!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/8356429026607347608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/8356429026607347608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323269712071#c8356429026607347608' title=''/><author><name>Tina Laurel Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4Zip9MS6qGk/S7ET3iej1uI/AAAAAAAAAOs/T2wLSWtPX2o/S220/DSCN3235.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1655999869'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-5982571632277908711</id><published>2011-12-07T07:39:05.897-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T07:39:05.897-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I would love to have the freedom to pursue an MFA,...</title><content type='html'>I would love to have the freedom to pursue an MFA, but I&amp;#39;m afraid I don&amp;#39;t have the time or the money. Still, it&amp;#39;s very cool to hear about both your experiences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I&amp;#39;m a new follower here, via Anita&amp;#39;s blog, so: nice to meet you, Tina!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/5982571632277908711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/5982571632277908711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323265145897#c5982571632277908711' title=''/><author><name>Matthew MacNish</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03080070448912297234'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wV7CVzlZds/TSrzPHas1PI/AAAAAAAAAHw/WDRCDlsb4TA/S220/Yoda.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1728602708'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-3518365694583109971</id><published>2011-12-05T16:01:49.818-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T16:01:49.818-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks, ANILLY for stopping by! Can I just say you...</title><content type='html'>Thanks, ANILLY for stopping by! Can I just say you are both brilliant comedians?  Who needs MFAs with such natural wit and beauty. (Or should I call you, KELITA? Prob you can do it better, Kelly!)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3518365694583109971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/3518365694583109971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323122509818#c3518365694583109971' title=''/><author><name>Tina Laurel Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4Zip9MS6qGk/S7ET3iej1uI/AAAAAAAAAOs/T2wLSWtPX2o/S220/DSCN3235.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1655999869'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-2902812233500285497</id><published>2011-12-05T15:51:55.670-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T15:51:55.670-06:00</updated><title type='text'>KELLY: That actually counts as coursework. You&amp;#39...</title><content type='html'>KELLY: That actually counts as coursework. You&amp;#39;ve probably gotten several hundred hours under your belt without realizing it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/2902812233500285497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/2902812233500285497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323121915670#c2902812233500285497' title=''/><author><name>Anita</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12815055889042808450'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKD5_tyvFAc/TaH84Jxqy_I/AAAAAAAAAQM/SfC2znIhFL8/s220/Anita%2BPic.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-282623002'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-2901499037829891209</id><published>2011-12-05T15:48:10.860-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T15:48:10.860-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Yay for Anita and Tina! Tinita! :)
Fun hearing abo...</title><content type='html'>Yay for Anita and Tina! Tinita! :)&lt;br /&gt;Fun hearing about your MFA programs. I admire your work ethic and intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;I don&amp;#39;t think I&amp;#39;ll get an MFA but I occasionally shout &amp;quot;MFer&amp;quot; at concerts.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/2901499037829891209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/7674909401208834244/comments/default/2901499037829891209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html?showComment=1323121690860#c2901499037829891209' title=''/><author><name>Kelly Polark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05134765033629694649'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXeGPHzfsRI/SObi32W_vXI/AAAAAAAAACU/fcTeyPr1FDA/S220/cruekel_edited-1.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.tinalaurellee.com/2011/12/anita-laydon-miller-discusses-mfa-with.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923711449662194660.post-7674909401208834244' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4923711449662194660/posts/default/7674909401208834244' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1527048464'/></entry></feed>
