MFA vs CIA: A writer considers an alternate life as an undercover agent My prevailing feeling that year was one of intense personal absurdity, and it was in this spirit that I applied to the CIA (I liked international relations, and who knew they had an online application?) and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (I liked writing stories, and what the hell?). Jennifer duBois Sharing is Caring:FacebookTwitterGoogleMoreEmailPrintRedditPocketSkypeWhatsApp