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Presented by Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Explorer Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:00-8:30pmCost: Suggested donation $10 Registration A conversation with new and veteran journalists on the evolving nature of journalism. Part storytelling, part conversation on how the culture of "fake news" has affected journalism today. Rex Smith, editor-at-large at the Times Union of Albany, … Continue reading Challenges and Opportunities in Journalism in 2021 and Beyond

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

Create a list of 5 things you love and 5 things you hate. Choose at least one from each list and weave it into a new poem. ⚜️

S ubmit your creative writing responses by end of day on Sunday, April 4 to be shared as part of the PoemVillage display of poetry on adirondackcenterforwriting.org + @adkctr4writing starting Tuesday, April 20. This week there will be no additions to Featured Writing, but instead all submissions will be directed to be a part of PoemVillage!

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍Herb Terns has a new Adirondack novel, Iron Sharpens Iron, available for purchase here.

📍Eric Mondschein has published a new short story, Dinner at Grandma’s published by Something or Other Publishing LLC, in their short story anthology 25 Servings of SOOP: literary Journeys into Life, Meaning and Love.

📍Jessica Kane has published Anchors in the Storm, a new picture book written as a comforting tool to help parents be with their children and connect during moments of despair. The book is available digitally www.jessicalaurelkane.com.

📍Alice Gilborn has released a new of poetry, “Apples & Stones” (Kelsay Books), which features poems set in Colorado, the Adirondacks, and Vermont. The book is available from Kelsay Books, the Northshire Bookstore, and Amazon.

📍Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. has published Outskirts Press, Inc. has published America’s First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Outskirts Press, Inc.). Kirkus Reviews states: “an essential volume for all libraries interested in Black, and American poetry.” Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Ronald Berger has just published The Gorge, a thriller based on his experience as

a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River during the 1990s. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Christopher Shaw has published a new book The Power Line, and can be ordered at his website.

📍Howard Kirschenbaum has just published a new book, Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action, Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Brian Heinz‘s newest book, a thriller novel for ‘tweens and teens,’ Peabody Pond, has been published and released by 4RV Publishing.

📍Betsy Folwell has released an extended version of Short Carries as an audiobook for the first time. These essays are about wildlife and wilderness, regional history and small-town life, with keen observations and a touch of humor.