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BlazeVOX16 Publishes FDU MFA Alum Tarice L. S. Gray’s Essay, “Is It a Crime?”

Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA Creative Writing alum Tarice L.S. Gray's essay, "Is it a Crime?" has been published in BlazeVOX16. Tarice writes: "I froze. Rodney obeyed. He whispered, 'God cover us, God cover us.' His weathered siena brown hands parted from a prayer position to upright...

10 Jun 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in Alumni Profiles, publications, Worth Reading no comments

Icarus Down Review publishes FDU MFA Student Elizabeth Jaeger’s Essay

Icarus Down Review published FDU MFA student Elizabeth Jaeger's essay, "Nature's Voice." Elizabeth writes, "Spellbound, I watched as the thick liquid seeped down the shadowed mound. Above, storm clouds had given way to a sea of stars that framed the eruption in glittering gold." Read more at...

03 May 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in publications, Worth Reading no comments

MFA Faculty Member Walter Cummins’ Essay on Aging at Zeteo

In his most recent Zeteo piece, Walter Cummins, an FDU MFA Creative Writing faculty member, ponders aging, geriatricians, elder care, and more. Read his beautifully written essay on "outliving society's capacity to care." Walter Cummins teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Creative Writing and...

09 Mar 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in faculty news, publications, Worth Reading no comments

Elizabeth Jaeger’s “The Job That Knocked” Published By Linden Avenue Literary Journal

Elizabeth Jaeger's essay, "The Job That Knocked," which she workshop during her first FDU MFA residency, has been published in Issue 46 of the Linden Avenue Literary Journal. Congratulations, Elizabeth! Elizabeth Jaeger is finishing up her MFA in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her essays have been published...

02 Mar 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in Alumni Profiles, publications, Worth Reading no comments

Always Believe, Love Santa by MFA Alum Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons Published by Hippocampus Magazine

This month Hippocampus Magazine published Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA Alum Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons' creative nonfiction piece, "Always Believe, Love Santa." Kelly Jean writes: Fun fact: I quit my job because I once met Santa Claus and Robin Williams on the same day at Disney World and seeing Night at the Museum reminded...

01 Feb 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in Alumni Profiles, publications, Worth Reading no comments

FDU MFA Alum Jerisha Parker Gordon’s Essay Published At The New York Times

"What we said was 'be nice.' What she heard was 'you don’t matter.'" Jerisha Parker Gordon's essay, "A Daughter Too Kind for Her Own Good," was recently published by The New York Times. Read more at The New York Times. ### Jerisha Parker Gordon is a graduate of FDU's...

23 Jan 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in Alumni Profiles, publications, Worth Reading no comments

“The Scale of the Beast” by FDU MFA Faculty Rebecca Chace Published at LARB

Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA Creative Writing faculty Rebecca Chace's piece, "The Scale of the Beast," is a feature article from the LARB Quarterly Journal: Winter 2016 edition. Rebecca writes: Jumbo was born in Ethiopia, but he died in show business at age 24. It was his...

20 Jan 2016 Posted by Gracelyn Weaver in Book Reviews, faculty news, publications, Worth Reading no comments