April 18, 2003

No Longer Just Visiting

By A. PAPATYA BUCAK

An M.F.A.'s days of temporary teaching jobs come to an end

It would not surprise me to learn that I am on some FBI watchlist of people who move around the country too much. I have changed veterinarians, doctors, video stores, and coffee shops so often I surely look as if I am running from something. In five years, I have paid taxes in four states. But each move made sense at the time -- careerwise, at least.

Immediately after I finished my M.F.A. in creative writing at

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