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This Writer Was Not Meant To Become A Ceramicist

One of the ways my parents were able to send me to a Catholic high school was through a work-study scholarship. This meant that the school…

4 min readNov 15, 2020

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What I did as a writer this week: Pre-Election Edition

This is the second installment in an ongoing series of self-accountability posts about what I’m doing on a weekly basis as a writer.

1 min readNov 1, 2020

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A Letter to Young People Whose Parents Are Voting for Trump

If you are a young person, especially if you are too young to vote, let’s talk. Voting is in the news right now, but ethics, politics, and…

3 min readOct 30, 2020

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A Letter to Young People Whose Parents Are Voting for Trump

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What I did this week: Freelance Edition

I’d like to start a new series of self-accountability posts in the spirit of the writer Sassafras Lowrey’s tumblr series (I can’t find a…

2 min readOct 26, 2020

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What I did this week: Freelance Edition

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From Poet to MFA Applicant: A Lyric List of What I Wish I’d Known

1. I wish I’d tossed away other people’s advice and suggestions unless they were actually useful.

4 min readDec 15, 2019

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From Poet to MFA Applicant: A Lyric List of What I Wish I’d Known

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Making It Hurt Less: How to Survive Rejection as a Writer

Attend any workshop, read any how-to book on writing, converse with any working writer, and you’ll inevitably end up talking about…

5 min readJun 11, 2019

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Making It Hurt Less: How to Survive Rejection as a Writer

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Rejection City, Here I Come: Trying to Accrue 100 Rejections in 2018

The best way to get your poems published is to send them out. That being said, you’ll end up receiving more rejections than acceptances…

7 min readJan 12, 2019

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Rejection City, Here I Come: Trying to Accrue 100 Rejections in 2018

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Poets & Activists & the Social Media Backdrop

One morning earlier this week, I woke up early, had time to snooze, and thus ended up lying in bed typing a weirdo pseudo-mini-essay…

2 min readJul 24, 2018

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Poets & Activists & the Social Media Backdrop

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Advice for New Writers

I recently sat on a panel of queer writers at Books & Books for Pride Month.

2 min readJun 20, 2018

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Advice for New Writers

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The Why & How of Entering Poetry Contests

Stay in the poetry submissions world long enough and you’ll hear plenty of people say, “Don’t enter contests.” In my opinion, there is some…

5 min readJun 19, 2018

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The Why & How of Entering Poetry Contests

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Freesia McKee

Freesia McKee

Poet, essayist, performer, teacher. Author of HOW DISTANT THE CITY (Headmistress Press, 2017). Micropublisher. Lover of radio.

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