Tayari's Blog: The Mighty Rutabagas!

Posted by TayariJones on October 28, 2006 02:55 PM
Filed under Book Tour

Any major team has a mascot and my class at Tomales Bay is no exception. In homage to Claire Davis's excellent short story, Labors of the Heart, we have chosen the mighty rutabaga as our class mascot.

But seriously, I wanted to take a minute to say how much I am enjoying my classroom sessions here at the Tomales Bay conference. We are twelve writers from different generations, regions, and races. Most of us had never seen each other before last Wednesday, but we have come together as a reading and writing community.

There is much to do here at the conference: drinks to be drunk, elbows to be rubbed, and sleep to get caught up on. Despite this, the class members have taken their time to read all twelve of the manuscripts-- clocking in at about fifteen pages each-- and give one another thoughtful criticism.

You hear so much negative press about writers' behavior when they are together. There is so much made about back-stabbing, competition etc. This class has been the antidote. I feel at once exhausted and renewed.

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