Tag Archives: AWP 2008
Reposting: 2007 Bread Loaf waiters are doing a reading
It’s called the “Orphan Reading” because, well, it’s a long story. Anyway, many of the 2007 work-study scholars, writers who received a “waitership” from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, are having a reading during AWP, the big writers’ conference, convention, and … Continue reading
2007 Bread Loaf waiters are doing a reading
It’s called the “Orphan Reading” because, well, it’s a long story. Anyway, many of the 2007 work-study scholars, writers who received a “waitership” from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, are having a reading during AWP, the big writers’ conference, convention, and … Continue reading
Post-Loaf
Other than the exceptions I’ve noted before, I’d wondered why former waiters never wrote down the details on the Bread Loaf experience. I now know: it’s because it’s all a blur. A beautiful blur. Like traveling on a very fast … Continue reading
What It’s Like to be a Bread Loaf Waiter
I’d hoped to blog a bit from Bread Loaf. I’d hoped to document the “waitership” experience. I’ve been been given this once-in-a-lifetime scholarship, and I wanted to document it, minute by minute. No go. There’s just too much is going … Continue reading
Waiting tables at Bread Loaf, 2007
It just doesn’t have a ring to it–hey, I’m going to Bread Loaf! I’m going to be a waiter! Usual Response: Uh, cool. You’re waiting tables at a bakery? Me: That’s the name of the mountain! It’s a writers’ conference! … Continue reading
