From e2bd1d1ff2fc1c07222a1461d77c2e157a3fe666 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:35:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- diary/2021-06-18.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/diary/2021-06-18.md b/diary/2021-06-18.md index 1aa6dd9d..f7085430 100644 --- a/diary/2021-06-18.md +++ b/diary/2021-06-18.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Creativity is a force akin to a river. It is a thing to be managed and guided but never completely controlled. Sometimes it floods and dikes must be constructed to guide it properly on its path. Sometimes the flow flags and one must lean on one's reserves. -Moving through life has been a continual process of defining and refining my relationship to this force that is creativity, constructing healthy boundaries, working with reserves. My time in undergrad was focused on this. My time since then, both working on my writing and in my work life, has involved plenty more. Even my transition and growth into a mature adult has involved shaping that flow as I strive to better myself. +Moving through life has been a continual process of defining and refining my relationship to this force that is creativity, constructing healthy boundaries, working with reserves. My time in undergrad was focused on this. My time since then, both working on my writing and in my work life, has involved plenty more. Even my transition and growth into a mature adult has involved shaping that flow as I strive to better myself and express what is most meaningful to me. + +With *Restless Town*, as a collection of short stories, I was able to address one topic at a time, explore it inside and out, and still maintain a satisfying arc throughout. With *ally*, I was able to explore how I got to where I am today, relying on creativity of form. With *Qoheleth*, I was able to interrogate concepts of self --- both dissolution and multiplication thereof --- that plague those moments of yearning for the void. I am the house beside that river, and my walls are strong. I feel that this program will help me to better their construction, to allow my writing to mature, and to help me work all the more smoothly as I improve my skills. I look forward to learning and growing within the Cornell College MFA program.