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Category: Featured Writing

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

I Fall Back In Time by Lourdes Santiago

Fall back into time,Only an hour but it was mine.The darkness was the first song,Of the tardiness of the new dawn. I look out into the still night sky,Refusing to rise … Continue reading I Fall Back In Time by Lourdes Santiago

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

BY THE DUSK’S EARLY NIGHT by Lourdes Santiago

Extended darkness no more Idle hands.So many things to do to prepare for the holiday's grande.Making decorations for Thanksgiving day feast. Planning family adventures, and a holiday retreat.Some say, it’s the … Continue reading BY THE DUSK’S EARLY NIGHT by Lourdes Santiago

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The Body Collector by Lourdes Santiago

Dinner was over and we all went to the living room for coffee, hot chocolate for me, and scones. My Uncle Albert, my mom, dad, Aunt Reba and me sipped … Continue reading The Body Collector by Lourdes Santiago

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier

It doesn’t pay to read to your daughter before bed and then have a glass of wine while watching the 10:00 news on a stormy night. On June 7th, 2021 … Continue reading Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

HOPE WHERE ART THOU? by Lourdes Santiago

Bob Hope taught me that laughter is the best medicine and lends itself to a long life. He himself lived to be a hundred.  Like laughter, Hope creates a belief … Continue reading HOPE WHERE ART THOU? by Lourdes Santiago

October 26, 2023October 31, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

WITCH by Joseph Dumoulin

We were nine. Beth and Jim who did everything together. Halloween night we took adare, and went to the ancient, broken house on a remote side street on the South … Continue reading WITCH by Joseph Dumoulin

October 26, 2023October 31, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Journey’s End by Duane L Herrmann

"How should one look forward to death?" A student asked the teacher who they all regarded as wise."How does one look forward to the goal of any journey?" He answered. … Continue reading Journey’s End by Duane L Herrmann

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Hope by Rhonda Steines

Hope is found in thefirst light of morning,with the return of sparrowand chickadee to the feedertime and time againHope is found in thehollow of a tree wherethe owl cares for … Continue reading Hope by Rhonda Steines

October 13, 2023October 16, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Three Sonnets by Arden Calhoun

 The following sonnets were inspired by a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and were written on stage during a performance, inspired by scenes and lines from the script.  Music The … Continue reading Three Sonnets by Arden Calhoun

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