Dream Vacation–Stevie Stephens Burden
Prose Poem: Tourists, jammed into their cars, RVs and our streets, wander, looking for the perfect experiences to capture the construction of unforgettable moments. Spending hard earned time and money
The Nutty Vacation–Ellis Conklin
Fiction: On the night before we set off for the Russian River, my sister had a nervous breakdown. She was young then, a thin, nice-looking girl of seventeen, and had
Community Writes Prompt-Vacation
Who doesn’t have a story about vacation? The best of em… the worst of em… the exhilaration… the mishaps. Tell us your tale. Or conjure one up. From now through
Poetry Walk Fundraiser News
THANK YOU COMMUNITY! WE DID IT. Your response to our appeal has been amazing and exciting. Thank you! As of August 14, $83,622 in pledges and donations have been received.
New Prompts for Community Writes
We’re relishing the extra hours of daylight. The tulips and daffodils are in bloom. Everywhere, it seems, there is an abundance of green. So, let’s write about this season of
Dog Days–Andy Barker
Fiction: Day One We canines live in the present; if something impacts us, it remains in every moment of our lives. Such is my first day at the beach. The
Always the Wind–Julie Young
Memoir: “This infernal wind!” Mother complains between her teeth. She shakes her head, her entire face a frown as she looks out the kitchen window at tall grasses lying flat,
Joni’s Wind–Ellis Conklin
–after Joni Mitchell’s Carey The wind swept up from Rockaway Last night I couldn’t sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here, Mary But it’s really not
Trailblazers–Tom Lackaff
Play Excerpt: (EXT: WHITE HOUSE, JANUARY 1803 – EARLY MORNING. On the muddy street, a PAPERBOY hawks his wares.) PAPERBOY Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Napoleon blocks Americans from
Call for Submissions for Word & Image 2022
Call for Submissions: Word & Image, a Dialogue Between Writers and Artists The sixth Word & Image project will be accepting entries from April 1 through April 30, 2022. This
