“As a student at the time, I kind of felt like my only options as a nonfiction writer were to either jump on the personal essay bus or linger back at the station, hoping that some other heretofore unknown mode of transportation was going to magically show up to take me where I wanted to go.” KindShowsWantedFeltStudentsStationsTake MeBusNonfictionEssaysTransportationPersonal Essays Author:John D'Agata
“I felt a little lost as a student. At Iowa, I felt as if I had gotten into this program that was going to save me, and so I moved myself across the country for grad school and yet still didn't have a home. It was upsetting. And I know that's a common feeling.” IfsKnowsLittlesStillsCountryFeelingsHomeSchoolLostFeltCommonStudentsProgramMovedUpsetSave MeIowaGradGrad School Author:John D'Agata
“As frustrating as my time in grad school felt, it also helped tremendously because it challenged me to figure out what it was I thought I wanted.” WantedSchoolFeltFiguresMy TimeFrustratingGradGrad School Author:John D'Agata
“I know it sounds silly, but disrespecting a dead writer by sitting in a chair that probably never belonged to him still felt like a risk to me. So I chickened out.” KnowsStillsFeltSoundRiskSittingSillyChairsSitting In A Chair Author:John D'Agata
