Blurred Line

I feel like I've been working an admin job for the past week. At every turn there seems to be another form to fill out, another document that carries with it the threat of massive fines if it's not completed in full. And there's no end in sight. Holy crap - is this what being an adult is?

Some important milestones coming up for me:

April 11: Final class of my academic career.
April 16: Due date for the final essay of my academic career.
April 25: Final exam of my academic career.

I am, as you might imagine, massively stoked for April 26. Not only because I'll be free from school (which, after five years, I've come to view as nothing more than an irritating obstacle on the way to getting a real job), but also because I'll actually have some time to write. Finally!

Also, judging from last year, I'm guessing responses from Clarion West should be coming around in two to three weeks time. Starting to feel the tinge of nervous excitement.

Lastly, I've polished off a bunch of novels over the past two months for my Canadian Jewish fiction seminar, but have neglected to mention them here, as I usually do. So, a few very brief notes on my two favourites...

Crackpot - Adele Wiseman. The life of Hoda, a Jewish immigrant to Winnipeg, who grows up to be a prostitute and local legend. If you're a writer: Lots of people try to write books where the POV shifts seamlessly from one character to another. It almost never works. If you want to read a novel where it's pulled off perfectly, read this one.

Fugitive Pieces - Anne Michaels. The life of Jakob, a child who escapes German soldiers, and is rescued by a Greek man, with whom he spends his life. It then picks up on his adult life in Toronto and Greece, and the life of Ben, the son of Holocaust survivors. If you're a writer: Michaels is a poet, and it shows. The book, unfortunately, is never quite as good as some of the individual passages in which Michaels allows her poetic flair to take over. If you want to read something by a fantastic wordsmith, check this one out.


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