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Dead Trout & Tacos in Texas

7/4/2017

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Last September I returned to University for the first time since gaining my degree in teaching twenty years ago. This time I was joining the MLitt course in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling, and to say I was excited would be a slight understatement.
The first year passed by far too quickly, and to mark the end of the year we were challenged with putting on an evening of live literature. 
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The evening was filled with a fabulous variety of poetry, prose, memoir and even contained a short reading from a film script. ​
PictureA reading from Michaela Hunter's film script, Iris and Henry



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I joined the MLitt course for three reasons. First, I wanted to improve my own writing - I'm still working on this! Second, I wanted to meet writers from different backgrounds who were working on different material - I couldn't have met a better bunch of people to inspire me. And finally, I wanted to push myself beyond my comfort zone.
Last night, I read a piece of memoir, which is something I'd never have done a year ago. I guess the great thing about writing and the arts is you don't need to stay within a box.
For me, the best thing about the evening was the warmth and appreciation we all showed for each other's writing. What a great way to end the year!
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Thanks to the Curly Coo Bar in Stirling for giving us the space
I've got a busy summer of writing projects ahead of me, but I can't wait to start all over again next September...
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