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In addition to a supportive online community, A Word with You Press hosts Wednesday night get-togethers where authors read, critique, and celebrate their creativity (see Anti-Social Writers and Creative Misfits on Meetup). Wendy Joseph, a participant of these social anti-socials, offers up her two poems that [...]
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Barbara Walker defines for us one of the great “Aha!” moments of growing up in this 833-word reflection on early attempts to reach the pinnacle of her dreams. She is looking for feedback. Please offer your words of praise and wisdom. (This is not a contest entry–I mistakenly posted it as [...]
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Literati!
Usually, when I am appealing, I am appealing a judgment rendered against me. But in this case, Barbara Keeling is simply, well, appealing, as is this wonderful story she’d like to share with us, as a featured posting. I do hope you will all post comments,(and I can guess who [...]
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Literati
As promised, I will be posting a few stories that have been submitted outside the scope of our contests, that authors are sending in purely to get feedback. Just a reminder, we at The Word are not censors; we’re editors. And we are judges as well, but only of contests [...]
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Literati
We (moi) are not just another pretty face and a chance to win a contest. A Word with You Press is also an open forum to let you express yourself in the written word. Just send me what you would like posted as a separate word attachment to thorn@awordwithyoupress.com, as [...]
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Barbara Keeling is a friend of A Word with You Press, and of Kid Expression, our non-profit that encourages kids to write. Barbara, it seems, is vying for the spot on 60 minutes vacated by Andy Rooney.
here is a little contribution she calls:
Who Knew It Was So Complicated?
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Just a story I thought I’d post to give y’all a laugh. Some say this story is true – some say it’s not. I say, “Truth is in the mind of the witness. History is in the telling…”
Dad and the Cat
My little brother and I [...]
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Randomness is awesome
It’s a homemade cherry pie
A red hot literal branding iron
That pokes you in the eye
You’re always out there peddling
Your perfect pedagogic
To worlds of tiny empty skulls
That just can’t get your logic
When the block of creation [...]
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Ok, while we’re caught here between contests, how ‘bout we do something fun and maybe learn something while we’re having fun. After all, this is a place to learn as well as show off our writing and win some cool prizes at the same time. But, this is not a contest – [...]
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AWwYP Technical Director Diana Diehl – You’ve been Clarked!
I am a huge fan of Diana’s work,her technical skill, her writing, and her art. When I came into AWwYP as the Director of the Veterans’ Writing Project I had to learn to publish stories on this site and if you ever believe a [...]
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…“and don’t fret none about breakfast.”
Literati!
Let me remind you all once again that we are more than just contests and a pretty face. We encourage you to send us your works complete or in progress, and we will put it on line for critique and comments.
What I am [...]
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Literati!
We are delighted to post your work beyond the scope of our contests, and here is one piece that gives me special pleasure to share with you.
When Peggy Dobbs first entered a contest almost a year and a half ago, she did not even know how to send [...]
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Oh, Literati!
We all know that Vampires Suck! and that our contest of the same name will close the crypt on August 28th, the night of a new moon. You still have time to submit(ah! that magic word that thrills and delights me!), but let me remind you: we are more [...]
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Good Morning
And good whatever time of day it is for those of you who don’t live in California.
We are more than just contests at A Word with You Press. We invite all writers to submit their work for posting on our site for the purpose of getting a little [...]
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(translation: Mari Maiko is taking the world of writing by storm with her cat-tale)
Literati!
We are not just about contests. We are about encouraging writing that goes beyond the limits of our contests, though they contests area good place to start. Hence, we encourage you to submit anything to [...]
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Jon Tobias sent this to me a week ago, before it was even announced that he was a finalist in the contest he just won, Elvis 101.
This piece is something he wrote just hoping to find a readership. We encourage all of you to send in stuff to put [...]
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Kyle Katz recently shared an inspirational piece about the transformational influence of the right teacher.Well, she certainly influenced someone else because they sent her the following news from CNNBC: “Kyle Katz Announced as 2010 Moms ‘Rising Mother of the Decade’.”
Watch it here:
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Greetings, fellow scribes and lovers of scribblings. Today we have a real treat – Kyle Katz is sharing a piece of writing that gets to the very heart of the power of creativity. But don’t take our word for it, read on….
One Teacher by Kyle Katz
One [...]
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…I just lie down until the feeling goes away.” (Mark Twain, I think, perhaps one of our Literate can enlighten us). But that was before the days when smelly gyms became fitness boutiques. Mark Twain in spandex?)
We are more than just contests and a pretty face, here at A Word [...]
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And you thought we were just about contests! ‘ Tis not so. We are happy to feature the work of writers all the way from Mongolia (check out our visitor’s map!) or as close as San Diego, where author F.J. Dagg resides.
James first novel “Lowlands of Heaven” is an inspiring, [...]
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