I had the pleasure of attending Queens University of Charlotte's MFA program with Melanie, and have been a fan of her ever since. She is the antidote to a bad day. All photography featured in this post is by Melanie (and it's gorgeous!) Listen in to our conversation! Melanie: the author, the artist Describe a significant change/transition/turnover that you have experienced or that you are experiencing currently: What a wonderful question! I’m having trouble choosing just one, as I feel like I’m smack-dab in the midst of a myriad of transitions all at once. Should I list my recent fun adventures broadening my career and writing life as a freelance editor? Should I detail my first rejection slip from the Seventeen Magazine fiction contest when I was a senior in high school that kept me from submitting for four years? Should I note my first years in the classroom or the summers where I taught ESL history to international students in college and right after college?
"In the midst of winter I found in me an Invincible Summer." - Camus ...On exploring strength in its many forms: strong people, strong writing, strong curiosity, obsessions, stances, and loves. Strength as a concept wide enough to encompass fear, truth, vulnerability, and joy.