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In Part 1 of our first grab-bag episode, we answer a reader question about memoirs and, in honor of MFA application season, offer unsolicited advice about MFA programs. Also: more regional-accent conversation, an appropriate cocktail, Arlo\u2019s inappropriate song, and more.

Episode links:

Sound Tribe Sector 9, the jam band from Elena\u2019s high school: https://sts9.com/\xa0

The grab bag version of a Long Island Iced Tea:\n\xbd oz Triple Sec (we used Bols)\n\xbd oz gin (we used New Amsterdam)\n\xbd oz light rum (we used Bacardi)\n\xbd oz vodka (we used a pint of Prazska Justin\u2019s brother brought back from Poland in like 2003)\nSweet & sour (we made our own: 1 cup mixed lime & lemon juice, 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar dissolved)\nCoke Zero\nAdd the liquors to a shaker over ice, shake--spilling a lot of it on your countertop--pour into highball glasses with ice, then top off with sweet & sour and a splash of Coke Zero. Drink too fast while you talk shit about memoirs, then record a double episode by accident.

Our questioner Harrison\u2019s essay: https://gay.medium.com/the-blood-essay-9ef2310efb74\xa0

Eileen Pollack\u2019s essay on MFA applications: https://forge.medium.com/an-mfa-admissions-officer-on-making-your-writing-stand-out-2af00d71dd06

Matt Bell\u2019s Twitter thread about what he looks for in MFA personal statements: https://twitter.com/mdbell79/status/1189271370498297858

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