I just had my interview with the Arizona Commission on the Arts to become a member of their Arts Education roster for Creative Writing.

The application process has been tough, which may be why the only people from the MFA program still working at it are one other person and me. I felt like the interview was more than I was ready to handle in some ways: a lot of questions about working a residency when I have no experience doing such. I had to spin every answer out of either how I teach composition, how I form relationships with students, or what I did to teach Intro to Creative Writing. Tough, tough, tough.

I was happy, though, because sitting next to me was the interviewer who tends to smile and nod his/her head when you give the “right” answer, and I saw a lot of that going on. *wipes sweat off brow*

And I had a lovely time chatting with a dear friend before the interview, which probably saved me from being a complete nervous wreck.