Any Ray Carver / Gordon Lish fans out there? Random, fun memory: Lish pacing our classroom & menacingly says, “You hope I drop dead right here in front of you all!” Side note: He made it crystal clear he would not be discussing Carver in our class.
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For those unfamiliar, Lish was the infamous editor who stripped Carver’s prose to the bone, helping make him famous for his minimalist short stories.
I’m a bit shy about sharing stories from the MFA. But there are fun memories like this one. I’m happy to discuss my experiences. Who I studied with, what I thought, why I took a nearly 10 yr break from the lit world following the degree, etc.