Katie Moulton responds to everyone

Yesterday afternoon, my mother was playing Eight Miles High by the Byrds on vintage vinyl. Delirious from no-sleep and the folk-psychadelia reverberating through my house, I drifted up to my laptop and found this surreal blog entry addressed to me eight times over.

I thought, if I were on acid, this would all make sense. TAO, you freaked me out, man.

Tom, Shana, Alex, Colin, Luke, Alex, Heather, Sean:
I can't believe Kim made you write notes to me, but thank you. Like little virtual postcards. Now if someone could send along a transcript of the meeting, complete with silences, light falling on the kimono, and any other Zen that transpired...

Kim:
Thank you. I'll be knocking on your door May 22.

So, guys, what now?

Everyone responds to Katie Moulton

Hi Katie,

We are all sitting around the attic office (the real one) and talking about you. I bet you wonder what we're saying. Perhaps someone else will fill you in. Wish you were here!

-Tom

Hi Katie Moulton,

Let's be Facebook friends. I hope you are doing well in St. Louis. Kim says you're working at Wash U? Her husband made really delicious rolls and there are a lot of about to graduate BC students who are here just like you were last year! Full circle.

Wish you were here to keep us focused!

Shana

Hey Katie, 

Sorry you couldn't be here. Can't wait to graduate (maybe) and start on this blog.

Best, 

Alex 

Katie,

Ditto, except I could wait plenty of time to graduate. Probably something on the order of years or decades. I am, however, excited to contribute to the Attic Office, and to get to know you and your work a bit better. (I actually spoke to you via email a couple years ago regarding the creative writing concentration, I believe. Not sure if you remember.) Anyway, looking forward to it. Take care.

Cheers,

Colin

Katie,

I could just stay in college forever, but moving on is good too.  I think this blog will be a great way to mix the two, keeping some part of college and moving on as well.  Really excited.

Best,

Luke

Katie,

Hi.  You don't know me and I don't know you, but I've heard some great things about you already, and I'm looking forward to being part of this whole blog/community of writers thing.

Your New Pal,

Alex

Katie,

I remember listening to your stories in the CWC meetings, when you were a senior and seemed so far ahead of me and anything I could create.  Now I'm graduating and I can't believe this feeling.  I hope it gets easier.

Heather

Katie,

I hope you are writing and well in St. Louis.  I'll look forward to reading your work again in this virtual world.

Best,

Sean

Attic Office in the (surprise!) Attic Office May 9th?

Hello Invisible Officemates!

It's been a whole year, and it's time for a party. Okay, a brunch. With doughnuts.

Time for Katie to fly in from St. Louis, and Kyra and Stacey to catch a camel from NYC, and all the prodigals to return.

Invite any new graduates (and how did Sean Keck escape our net, incidentally?) to The Attic Office May 9th 11-1.

If you're not there, we'll blow kisses towards your last known location, but please come if you can!

And tell new folks to start thinking about that desk. Remember those days? Yes, it's our little welcome ritual.

I've missed you all!

Kim

Word Cloud

Hi Writers,

I found a fun website (wordle.net) that turns a chunk of text into a "word cloud." The more frequently a word appears in the text, the larger it appears in the cloud. Not only is it fun, but you can see if there is a word you're subconsciously using over and over. And did I mention it's pretty? Some wallpaper designer should snap up the rights to this immediately.

This is a cloud for a story I've been working on. The character's names are all bigger, which makes sense, but I've no idea why I used the word "back" so many times.

Thoughts on American Writing . . .

Found this fairly interesting - it would certainly be worth reading through the comments. Flash fiction is even mentioned - wonder if anyone can find nanofiction?

Winners

I'd like to submit a new post category for your consideration, called "Crap That Wins." To avoid bitterness as we send work out there into the world, we need to have our eyes open. After all, writers can be as much united by what they hate as what they love.
Exhibit A:
http://www.artsintransit.org/PIM09.html

Nano on a Mission

Need something to do with your awesome Nanos? Try sending them here:
http://www.pw.org/content/nano_fiction_4