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June 22, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Grandpa Andy by Bari Falese

Grandpa Andy and the shoemaker saying. All I know is this: when he said it, you knew how he felt. I was only nine or less when he said it … Continue reading Grandpa Andy by Bari Falese

June 12, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

DNA Testing by Ruth Ann Dandrea

What did you think, yousilly girl? If you broke itto its smallest bit you’dunderstand the whole?That in unwinding somefusilli of a molecule you’dfind an Italian grandmothercasting spells with a bowlof … Continue reading DNA Testing by Ruth Ann Dandrea

April 3, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

A Very Smelly April Fool’s Prank by William Gilbert

There are certainly advantages and disadvantages of being the youngest in a family of six children; but being the only boy with five older sisters carries with it a whole … Continue reading A Very Smelly April Fool’s Prank by William Gilbert

Weekly Writing Prompt:

Holiday seasons can bring together people who have fallen out of touch. Write a poem, story, or letter to someone you’ve fallen out of touch with. What do you want to say to them? What did this person teach you? If you like what you wrote, send it to us. If you really like what you wrote, consider sending it to the person who inspired it.

S ubmit your response by December 4, 2022 by emailing it directly to info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org. You may copy your text into the body of an email or attach it in a word document. All creative writing responses will be shared on @adkctr4writing and adirondackcenterforwriting.org. Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.