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A question for Mr. Kitteradge:

I am an aspiring writer and applicant to MFA programs (as well as former Missoula resident) and, as I follow this uncertain path, I keep bumping into a distinct tension: that of following the art that is my passion and the intrinsic need to feel useful and directly productive in society (i.e., to make a living, support my family, etc.).

Can you speak to the pull between these to necessary yet competing impulses?

Thank you.

Graham Murtaugh

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
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