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Empty Shoes by the Door: Living After My Son’s Suicide, a Memoir
August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites

ADK Writes: Judi Merriam

Judi Merriam published Empty Shoes by the Door: Living After My Son’s Suicide on May 16, 2022. On the afternoon of December 23, 2011, Judi Merriam’s eighteen-year-old son, Jenson, took … Continue reading ADK Writes: Judi Merriam

The Hedges: The Story of Twelve Precious Acres on Blue Mountain Lake
August 1, 2022August 8, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites

ADK Writes: Roger Kessel

Roger Kessel published The Hedges: The Story of 12 Precious Acres on Blue Mountain Lake. Like the smooth entry of an Adirondack guideboat, The Hedges transports the reader to the … Continue reading ADK Writes: Roger Kessel

Burning Barrel by Natalli Amato
July 25, 2022August 8, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites

ADK Writes: Natalli Amato

PoemVillage contributor and attendee of ACW publishing conferences, Natalli Amato, is celebrating the release of her full-length collection of poetry, Burning Barrel (Finishing Line Press, 2022). Purchase at Bookshop.org ACW … Continue reading ADK Writes: Natalli Amato

Lauren Whitehead
July 18, 2022August 8, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites

ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead

Lauren Whitehead, former resident and current ACW advisory board member, was named a finalist for the prestigious playwriting award, the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. ACW values the power of … Continue reading ADK Writes: Lauren Whitehead

Life on the Dark Side: Short Stories and Plays
July 11, 2022August 8, 2022 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites

ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak

George J. Bryjak’s new book, Life on the Dark Side: Short Stories and Plays, was published in October, 2021 and is available for purchase. ACW values the power of words … Continue reading ADK Writes: George J. Bryjak

August 19, 2021 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. Back in the beginning … Continue reading Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier

August 9, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier

Before I retired, I was a dialysis nurse at the VA and belonged to a professional group known as the ANNA which stood for the American Nephrology Nurses Association. The … Continue reading Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner

“Jeez, Hon, this reminds me of the lower east side at home in New York City. Check it out!” My Fellow agrees with a smile and says, “Yeah, but we … Continue reading Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner

August 9, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni

The ghost of Harold Harwood haunts the Hamlet of Ironville in Essex County, New York,  The hamlet is just a neighborhood, really: the Congregational Church with large windows flanking its … Continue reading A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni

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