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January 31, 2024February 1, 2024 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The Eagle in Flight by Diane Cuff-Carney

The Eagle in flight bathed in sunlightlooks down upon his shadow selfprojected onto the ground below.His mirror image in varied shades of darkness. Floating aloft by the colorless windhe observes the … Continue reading The Eagle in Flight by Diane Cuff-Carney

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Crisis? by Carolyn S. Walton

Lying awake in bedTrying to clear the thoughts running through my head Or at leastSlow them down The dog limbs twitch from a dreamA desire to break through and jump … Continue reading Crisis? by Carolyn S. Walton

January 8, 2024February 26, 2024 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Events

2024 Kickass Writers Festival

  Saranac Lake, NY — On June 7 + 8, 2024, the Adirondack Center for Writing will present the second Kickass Writers Festival, featuring writers, poets, comedians, and other kickass … Continue reading 2024 Kickass Writers Festival

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

New Gift Policy by Duane L Herrmann

"If it's new to you," the father of the family announced to his family before they began opening gifts. "Then it's new enough." His children, all nearly adults, groaned. They … Continue reading New Gift Policy by Duane L Herrmann

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Transformation by Yvona Fast

Once a recluse, shunned Lonely and stunned.  One small, bruised reedWith such great need.   One solitary life So full of strife.  I tried to change,Not be so strange.  Stranger in a … Continue reading Transformation by Yvona Fast

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

The window thawed by Mike Spotswood

At a very early age I was looking through a frosted window knowing that this feeling within my soul told me something was missing something I couldn’t see but I … Continue reading The window thawed by Mike Spotswood

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Adirondack Center for Writing Featured Writing

Unexpected Connection by Duane L Herrmann

Once, when I thought it would be my last opportunity to meet with Cora Schulte, an elderly member of the Topeka Bahá'Ă­ community, I resolved to ask her questions about … Continue reading Unexpected Connection by Duane L Herrmann

Online Class – The Woods: Writing From Fairy Tales with Syr Beker

Online class: 5 weeks 1/22 - 2/26 Class begins: Monday, January 22 Weekly Live Virtual Meetings: Mondays, 7 PM (EST) Sliding scale registration fee: $50 to $250 Register Here This is a five week … Continue reading Online Class – The Woods: Writing From Fairy Tales with Syr Beker

Online Class – Ballet in a Phone Booth: The Art of Writing Flash Prose with Gwen E. Kirby

Online class: 5 weeks 1/22 - 2/26 Class begins: Monday, January 22 Weekly Live Virtual Meetings: Tuesdays, 7 PM (EST)Sliding scale registration fee: $50 to $250 Register here Flash prose is sometimes praised for … Continue reading Online Class – Ballet in a Phone Booth: The Art of Writing Flash Prose with Gwen E. Kirby

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