tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post1261894543519915128..comments2023-11-17T00:27:31.383-08:00Comments on life.after.anorexia...: Take a breathlifeafteranorexiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995948227699986041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-85287447245190807152010-12-05T13:20:38.178-08:002010-12-05T13:20:38.178-08:00I have an M.F.A. in poetry & considered PhD pr...I have an M.F.A. in poetry & considered PhD programs, then changed my mind for precisely the same reason you mentioned: I want to write the things other people analyze and write about. Academia needs more independent scholars who continue to learn either while teaching or in between a degree and teaching. I have been working an entry-level job for several years just to find out what people are like outside the privileged world I was cloistered in for so many academic years, and am now applying for writing fellowships. I love your blog & am amazed by your honesty and clarity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-83008636597036320162010-10-28T08:21:12.432-07:002010-10-28T08:21:12.432-07:00Tolstoy is also a favorite, but I love Dostoevsky ...Tolstoy is also a favorite, but I love Dostoevsky even more! Michael Hoffman directed a beautiful and sad movie (The Last Station, if I recall) about the end of Tolstoy's life. He was a man in conflict with himself and the world yet found threads of peace within the whole. <br /><br />I earned an MA in English, but for health (and other) reasons was unable to pursue PhD. Much later I earned a BSN and RN. I want to understand EDs better. It hurts to see people half living, in pain, without the help that might save them. Sometimes it is hard to "let everything fall into place" but it tends to do that very thing, yes?, whether I make it hard or not. <br /><br />Your blog has been a blessing. <br /><br />Sincerely, <br />RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com