betsy folwell

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

Project Audiobook: Extended version of Betsy Folwell’s anthology now available

Early in the pandemic ACW’s Nathalie Thill helped Betsy Folwell launch a new project, making Folwell’s 2009 anthology an audiobook. They used the ACX platform designed by Audible.com to post a sample, which garnered 60 auditions. Four months and many hours of editing later, Short Carries: Essays from Adirondack Life Magazine became available as an … Continue reading Project Audiobook: Extended version of Betsy Folwell’s anthology now available

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

A Spider’s Love by William Gilbert

The strange encounter with that spider, my cellmate and only companion, caused me to reconsider my idea of love. In 1982 I was a 29 year old photojournalist in Central America digging into the dark world of the drug cartel and the sex trade which was helping to fund their operations. I had just finished … Continue reading A Spider’s Love by William Gilbert

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Wolfy by Jordan Magurk

he appearedone day in my fathers' new car8-legged and hairy he took up no spaceand was welcome to reside we offered shelterand warmth he trailed wisps of websand wonderas he roamed he stayed with usbut a weektoo short until he metan untimely demiseat the wheel

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

How to Make a Spider Your Ally by M. A. Phillips

An invisible threat lurks outside, microscopic yet bigger than I can comprehend. I tell myself that I'm safe at home with my daughter. I miss my students in the classroom, but I'm blessed with technology and tea in our cozy home, isolated from the world. The giant can't get us. It's become a mantra. A … Continue reading How to Make a Spider Your Ally by M. A. Phillips

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Delia and Heywood by Betsy Folwell

Is there such a thing as a garage spider? Maybe the landlocked version of a dock spider? The habitats are not that different so it made sense to Delia that the monster the size of a baby fist played some vital role in say, keeping flying bugs out of the bicycle spokes or snaring infant … Continue reading Delia and Heywood by Betsy Folwell

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Barking Dogs and Jumping Spiders by Judyann Grant

The sun was shining and a pleasant breeze was ruffling the soft green leaves of the maple trees. Freshly mown grass, newly planted vegetable garden and melodious bird song added to the ambience, beckoning me outdoors. It was an idyllic setting and the perfect morning to enjoy my daily reading and writing time at the … Continue reading Barking Dogs and Jumping Spiders by Judyann Grant

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

The weather this holiday weekend reminds us all of the need to keep warm—my hands are cold even typing this! Write about the time when you were the coldest you have ever been. What did the experience teach you about yourself, your body, or your environment?

S ubmit your response by Sunday, Dec 5, 2021. All creative writing responses will be shared on @adkctr4writing and adirondackcenterforwriting.org. Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍 A Prison in the Woods: Environment and Incarceration in New York’s North Country by Clarence Hall traces the long history of incarceration in the Adirondacks. Published by University of Massachusetts Press, copies are available here.

📍 Written during the Pandemic of 2020 LAMENT FOR US ALL is Carlos Reyes‘ 13th full-length collection. Available for purchase at the author’s website here.

📍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.