On August 19 & 20th, ACW hosted the first ever Kickass Writers Festival at venues all over Saranac Lake. With 200+ registrants and over 400 total attendees across our dozen … Continue reading Recap: 2022 Kickass Writers Festival
ONCE UPON A TIME SCHOOL by Duane L. Herrmann
I'd never before in my life seen so many people my size! The room was full of them! I don't remember much about how that day began. How did I … Continue reading ONCE UPON A TIME SCHOOL by Duane L. Herrmann
September, 1954, Kindergarten by June Hannay Kosier
Kindergarten was a half day back then. I was assigned to the afternoon class since I lived close enough to school that I could walk there. However, shortly before I … Continue reading September, 1954, Kindergarten by June Hannay Kosier
Quick Write Competition: 2022 Kickass Writers Festival
During the 2022 Kickass Writers Festival, we invited attendees to write a short piece reflecting on an event, moment, or emotion observed during the two-day festival. We called it a … Continue reading Quick Write Competition: 2022 Kickass Writers Festival
Erasure Nature Workshop Poems
We're excited to share some of the work created in Visiting Writer Erin Dorney's Erasure + Nature Writing Workshop, held during the 2022 Kickass Writers Festival in August! Participants used … Continue reading Erasure Nature Workshop Poems
Announcing the 2022 Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residents!
This past spring, we opened applications for our eighth annual 2022 Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency, taking place once again at the Lodge on Twitchell Lake in Big Moose, NY … Continue reading Announcing the 2022 Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residents!
Climbing out of My Head by Charlotte Newbury
A few weeks ago, I set off early morning to hike Cascade. It was midweek early morning, which as it turned out, gave me the hike almost entirely to myself. … Continue reading Climbing out of My Head by Charlotte Newbury
FIRST TRIP ADVENTURE by Duane L. Herrmann
My outdoor experiences mostly involve work on the farm, when I was a child and an adult. I was put on a tractor to begin farming when I was 13. … Continue reading FIRST TRIP ADVENTURE by Duane L. Herrmann
MELANIE NOON ON FLEMING MOUNTAIN by Edward Pontacoloni
There lurks among the Inactive MinesThe frightful beastly HidebehindA grotesquery large as a bear.And Melanie Noon did venture there. Up and upon steep Fleming MountainWhere shoveled rubble has long lain,Where … Continue reading MELANIE NOON ON FLEMING MOUNTAIN by Edward Pontacoloni