I guess I am one of the luckier ones so far at Clarion. I've been having more or less a sweet ride through the crits and responses. That could change any week, though. I think the sheer self-confidence in my writing helps me produce decent works in 7 days or less.

Yesterday I had one of the most personal stories I've ever written highly praised by almost everyone in class, then ripped to shreds by the tutor. Yet it bounced right off me. Looks like that thick skin is finally growing, though there's no way of telling what's in store for weeks 4-6. I could very well be facing what some of my poor colleagues are going through now, emotionally.