Author: Adirondack Center for Writing

I no longer remember why, but some time back I decided to start a journal.  I had wanted to start on the first day of the year, but that was … Continue reading Journal Resolution by Duane L. Herrmann

Susan Allott has competed and placed in many Howl Story Slams in the past. Though she's not competing in this year's Grand Slam, the theme inspired her to tell a … Continue reading Heroes & Villains by Susan Allott

  My Polish grandma had strong hands, and they were red and rough from a life of hard work. When I was a young girl, I was awestruck as I … Continue reading Her Hands in the Dough by Karen Bjornland

Winter time, specifically snowy days, on the farm when I was a boy, were special days – especially when I was at my grandparents. Snowy days meant you could not … Continue reading Special Winter Time by Duane L. Herrmann

Louise wrote this poem in our 8-week writing workshop at Lake Forest Senior Living Community in Plattsburgh, NY (Nov - Dec, 2022). I Remember by Louise Patinelli I remember when … Continue reading I Remember by Louise Patinelli

My daughter is 8-years-old on this Christmas vacation trip to visit my father in Colorado. We’ve been making this ski trip since she was 4. He’d moved there years before … Continue reading He Called Me Sis by Leslie Sittner

Metal teeth of crampon tips strapped to his hiking boot soles bit into the crystal twenty-foot long ice bridge. There was no way I was coming this far and not … Continue reading Calving Glacier by Margot McMahon