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Category: Featured Writing

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Her Hands in the Dough by Karen Bjornland

  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

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Special Winter Time by Duane L. Herrmann

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

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

I Remember by Louise Patinelli

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

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

He Called Me Sis by Leslie Sittner

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

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Calving Glacier by Margot McMahon

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

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Electrical Decorations by Duane L. Herrmann

In the northern hemisphere, a series of special events come at the end of winter and the beginning of spring for members of the Bahá'í Faith.  The first in this … Continue reading Electrical Decorations by Duane L. Herrmann

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

To a Long Lost Friend by Duane L. Herrmann

After several years of silence that started long before covid, I received an email from my only friend from our grade school years: “I tried to get hold of you … Continue reading To a Long Lost Friend by Duane L. Herrmann

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Featured Writing

Students tell a story in 100 words

Congratulations to Eric Bennett's sophomores and the winners of the Saranac Lake Central High School & ACW 100-Word Story Contest! We awarded Heaven LaFever (right), Jenn Audlin (middle), and Wyatt … Continue reading Students tell a story in 100 words

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Words – Reading and Writing Changes a Life by Michelle Beagle

I remember that winter night, as the snow fell and the wind blew, I read my first book. I was six, sitting on the couch next to my mother, who … Continue reading Words – Reading and Writing Changes a Life by Michelle Beagle

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Write about a birthday celebration that didn’t go as planned. This could be your birthday, a birthday of a friend or loved one, or even a story that took place during a national holiday-birthday, such as MLK Jr. Day or Independence day (America’s birthday).

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