Sasha GrafitThe story that got me into Columbia’s MFA in Creative Writing.PoshlustJan 8, 2017Jan 8, 2017
Sasha GrafitWhy One Should Have Two Writing DesksYes, yes, yes. I can already predict the outcry that such a scandalous title must provoke. “Why should this person,” I hear you mutter in…Sep 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016
Sasha GrafitAbout Something Only the Author is Interested InWriting is so egoistic. It is entirely writer-centric. What do I want to write about; what have I experienced? Of course, the writer must…Apr 17, 2016Apr 17, 2016
Sasha GrafitMaestro Pappeti’s Art AcademyWe were allowed to work on a tiny section of our paintings for an hour a day. The other hours we spent watching him do his own work. Anyone…Mar 29, 2016Mar 29, 2016
Sasha GrafitHow the Blue and Black and Gold and White Dress Explains Everything About SocietyThere is no such thing as the dress. Truly. Sure, there may be a physical dress that is of some definite color, but for most of us it only…Mar 22, 20161Mar 22, 20161
Sasha GrafitYou Oughta Know: What Would David Foster Wallace Think of the Selfie?****This is a free write completed in under 15 minutes and may be dangerously experimental****Mar 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016
Sasha GrafitHow to Buy a Turkish CarpetI bought a Turkish carpet today. It’s pretty small but it cost $160; it takes a nomad woman in the Eastern part of the country three months…Feb 25, 2016Feb 25, 2016
Sasha GrafitFive Minutes MoreIn the mornings, when clean yellow sunlight poured in through her windows and ran over every painting and plant and piece of mid-century…Feb 23, 20161Feb 23, 20161
Sasha GrafitPlaying With Matches“Hello, hello, my lovelies. I know what you’re all here for,” the man was whispering in a creamy voice and with an excited tone. Something…Sep 24, 2015Sep 24, 2015