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WRITING FROM MEMORY OR IMAGINATION WITH NICOLE ZIMMERMANTUESDAYS, OCT 6 – NOV 10, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Zoom

9/15/2020

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Each writing workshop follows the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method, with prompts to spark memory or imagination and supportive feedback to bolster our creative practice. Participants find a safe environment in which to experiment, learn craft, and develop each unique voice. All genres and experience levels are welcome. 
$150 for the 6-week series; no drop-ins. Space is limited.
Nicole R. Zimmerman, MFA, is a 2019 recipient of Creative Sonoma's Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary Artists. Her work appears in the Los Angeles Times, Creative Nonfiction, Sonora Review and The Rumpus, among other publications. She is an AWA affiliate, certified to lead workshops.For information or to register: https://www.nicolerzimmerman.com/workshops/


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2021 publication theme set!

9/7/2020

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The prompt this year is to write about the word and your concept of HOME, be it in the past/present/future or all three.
Please write about your thoughts/memories/resonance with HOME.  Whatever you can get together about this hospitable topic on one page of prose, one poem, one (or two or three)
drawings, even one song will be published if received on, or better yet before, April 1. 2021. 
For details on contributing go to Publish Page.

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FOOD HISTORY WEBSITE

8/31/2020

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Food and cooking are so much of the SR event experiences. Here's a piece on the creation of a new food history website. Medieval cookbook in latin? A 1790 recipe for almond cheesecake? Read how Barbara Ketcham Wheaton compiled her 130,000-item database at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library, and from the personal library of her neighbor, Julia Child. From paper to digital, now at https://thesifter.org/.

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renewal after fire movie

8/22/2020

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What hope can one hold in the midst of COVID and Fire? Maya Khosla's movie offers insight:
http://creekshade.wixsite.com/mayakhosla/copy-of-films-2
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Big changes coming

8/14/2020

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What better time to spiff up the Sitting Room building? We have a new roof and HVAC system. Here are some plans:
--New wall paint
--Make step down from the kitchen safer
--Remove piano and replace with bookcase/display area
--Improve lighting

If you have suggestions, please send them to JJ Wilson: boxcar@sonic.net

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