Play Pen Open Mic Poetry, Prose & Music 1/4/2011 7:30 pm Johnnie MacCracken's sponsored by TWR
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Play Pen Playlist August 2010

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Play Pen Holiday Special Poetry, Prose & Music tonight 12/07/10 7:30 pm Johnnie MacCracken's Pub http://ping.fm/Bbf40
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The Write Room November 2010 Issue

Fiction

The World Is Too Much With Us

Matt Benedict

The Golden Kimono

Perle Besserman

Missing Words

Natalie Campisi

The Conversation

Esta Fischer

Distant Relations

Florence Kraut

Grand Funk Railroad MP3

Jeffery Ryan Long

The Chicken or the Egg

Dave Moyer

Death Is More Impatient Than You

Loren Stephens

Memoir

Walls

Kyle Torke

Poetry

Unfurling Lover

God Holds His Breath to wake the night

Mark Goodson

The Wrong Car

Hope Houghton

Landscape of a Pool

Joseph D. Milosoh

Bang

Tresalyn Murrray-Bray

On Retreat

Ayaz Daryl Neilson

Dorian’s Lips in Ruins

I Dig This Grave

Each Halloween and Lifting the Door

Simon Perchik

Yield Not

Kenneth Pobo

Coming of Age

Judy Shepps-Battle

Changeling Day

Fruit Moon on Lake Saint Clair

Boat Trip Down the Detroit River

Anca Vlasopolos

Centrifugal Force

Ron Yazinski

The Write Room November 2010 Issue Is Live!
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An open mic evening of poetry, prose, & music. All writers and musicians are encouraged to participate. In addition to our regular open mic, graduating members of Kennesaw State's Master in the Art of Professional Writing program will read selections from their master portfolios. Network, eat, drink, mingle and enjoy the show. Come out and support your local arts community!
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Halloween Special Mini Edition
Our new issue is due out November 15. Until then I wanted to offer our readership some holiday treats, three classic horror films, The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari, Nosferatu, and The Night of the Living Dead. The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari and Nosferato are both silent films while George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is from 1968. These films are viewable in full screen on your computer in all their creepy glory.
In addition, we have a collection of classic radio plays in the mystery, horror and suspense genre.
And for your reading pleasure we have Jessica Nettles' chilling short story Ouija.
Enjoy!
Joellen Kubiak-Woodall
Editor
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It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write. ~Sinclair Lewis
I try to remember this quote when I pass on a submission. It's like a prayer.

The first Tuesday of each month, The Write Room Literary magazine hosts an open mic evening of poetry, prose, and music called The Play Pen. Beginning this month, The Play Pen will feature readings by the graduating students of Kennesaw State University's Master in the Art of Professional Writing program. Come out and support our local writing community. 7:30 pm Johnnie MacCracken's Pub Tues Oct 5, 2010
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The Write Room's September issue is online now! http://ping.fm/Cyn04

I just finished uploading the new issue. I hope you will all take a look. I am not suggesting I have favorites but the poetry of John Lee Clark, who was born blind deaf, offers an insightful, humorous peek into his world. Robert Wexelblatt's Last Poems is a hybrid piece of fiction with poetry embed. The Write Room September 2010 Issue
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Play Pen an open mic evening of poetry, prose & music sponsored by The Write Room magazine Sept 7th 7:30-10pm Johnnie MacCracken's Pub 15 Atlanta St. Marietta, Ga.
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The Write Room needs a free or extremely low cost Atlanta area venue for a fundraiser. We have 3 bands willing to play pro bona. Does anyone know of a person or facility willing to help? We are trying to raise money for a PA, a projector and a screen for Play Pen performances. In addition, we need funds for fees associated with filing our non-profit status. Thanks! Joellen

Río Grande Review is calling for submissions for its fall 2010 edition. This time, in addition to accepting both written and visual open-themed work in any genre, we’re featuring a thematic dossier dedicated to kitsch and camp.

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The Write Room is now using Submishmash submission management program. http://ping.fm/e0ogC
Thank you Submishmash!
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The Write Room sponsors a monthly reading series called the Play Pen the first Tuesday of every month. The Play Pen is an open mic evening of poetry, prose, and music held from 7:30pm-10pm in Johnnie MacCracken's Celtic Pub. This month's date is August 3rd and our special musical guest is Cash Money. This event is free and open to those 21 years of age and up. Participation is encouraged and MacCracken's has great food and drink. http://ping.fm/5K409

The new issue of The Write Room went live today. It features two short fiction pieces, Ikwerre Road by Mark Cassidy and Hunger Bite by Timothy L Marsh along with poetry from Simon Perchik, Anne Bromely, Joseph Ferguson, Christopher Gallegos, Barry Spacks and Levi Wagenmaker.

Enjoy!

Joellen Kubiak-Woodall
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The Play Pen is a monthy open mic evening of poetry, prose, music, & storytelling, sponsored by The Write Room literary magazine.
July's Play Pen is

Tues. 7/6/10 from 7:30-10pm
Johnnie MacCracken's Pub
15 Atlanta Street
Marietta, Ga

Our special musical guest is Cash Money. Weather & venue permitting this event will be held on the patio @ MacCracken's.

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Writing Short: Packing 5,000 Bits of
Information into a 500-word Assignment

This is a free web seminar from Stanford Publishing.

You will learn strategies for:
• Focusing the assignment
• Requiring research that packs a punch
• Planning multiple points of entry
• Perfecting the package

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*Note the seminar is no longer interactive.
The direct url is:
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Enjoy,
TWR

Free Virtual Seminar: Writing and Editing for the Web
Through demonstrations and examples, you'll learn how to create "Webified" articles and headlines...
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The Write Room is excited to announce that author Linda Niemann Grant will read from her new book Railroad Noir at the upcoming Play Pen on June 1st


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I am pleased to announce the latest issue of The Write Room went live today 5/3/2010. This issue features short stories by Jessica Nettles, Judith Edwards, Libby Heily, Faig Mamed, and Timothy Smith. In addition, it introduces new poetry from Salvatore Attardo, Jen Blair, Keith Baumgardner, Mary Ellen Elias, Sara Henry, Danielle Mebert, Sally Allen McNall, David Musslewhite, David Glen Smith, and Benjamin X Wallace. We hope you enjoy the issue and the voices of these stimulating new authors.
Cheers,
Joellen Kubiak-Woodall
Editor The Write Room
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Denver 2nd Impression

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Denver 2nd Impression

Okay, there is a Starbucks on every corner. Unlike Chicago where there is a pub, (excuse me a tavern on every corner). I don’t want to piss off Chicago. Was it yesterday that I rode the escalator down in the convention center and I heard laughter, recorded laughter, all the way down? This I latter learn is a public arts project. Being an insecure writer, I feel the escalators in Denver are mocking me. Somehow, the escalators here are sharing some kind of insider info on me and they are judging me. Smug fucking escalators. Later, I’m walking down the street and I hear seagulls and ocean sounds coming from sewer drains. Another public arts projects. Okay, cool I can dig that, but seeing as it snowed 6 inches here yesterday I consider that to be a teasing gesture. Ha, ha bitch you left temperatures in the 90’s for this. You could be at the beach.


I’m still not sure what to make of Denver. It has such a small town feel, I keep running into people that I just met (locals) repeatedly. I comment on this to one of them and they tell me this sort of thing doesn’t usually happen. Usually, they say you run into people you don’t want to see over and over. I’m assured this is not the case with me. I’m all good they say. Still sounds small town to me, which is why I originally left my small town many years ago. If you were raised in a rural environment, you seem to gravitate to an urban environment. I’m just saying this is my experience and if yours differs please comment.

I sleep really well in Denver. I notoriously don’t sleep period. I take pills sometimes to sleep, but I don’t like to. Unfortunately, after several days of no sleep, you start to hallucinate and then you walk around like a college student during finals week. Drugs are better for old folks. Besides, I come from a generation very accepting of drugs. We are, however; wary of over use. Addiction was never very hip back in the day, so I suffer from the lack of sleep quite often because I’m afraid of addiction. I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you Denver for letting me get some rest. In addition, I’d like to thank Denver for the nice respite from the ocean of yellow (pollen) that gave me the plague (allergies).

So far, I like the city, but I’m undecided. The conference, I’m also undecided about. In general, I feel there’s too much competition between the arts, between writers, publishers, and academia. It’s political and sometimes unpleasant. I’m sick of the I’m more indie or traditional than you. Hell, we should all support each other because none of us are making any money. It is a labor of love.

On a personal note, I’d like to thank the folks at Falling Rock Tavern here in Denver. Good food, great service, and good beer. Two thumbs up!

Waking Up in Denver
My first post from the AWP conference

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Waking up in Denver

When I left Atlanta, the highs were expected to be almost 90. I got on the plane with a cold so bad I'm surprised they let me fly. Once in Denver we oriented ourselves, got some lunch (and beers), then headed back to the condo to rest. Me, I'm sneezing and blowing my nose during the night and waking up at odd hours. I kept the shade partially up on my bedroom window so I could see the city and the mountains. I woke up at 3:40 and noticed I couldn't see the mountains or the outlying areas of the city. I thought, "that's strange, a fog rolls into Denver during the night kind of like San Francisco."



I continued to wake up periodically during the night and thought boy that fog sure is getting thick. Of course, it wasn't fog but snow. I'm in my Southern mind set of for the month of April and it doesn't snow. That's rational for thinking fog over snow. At 6:40, I went into G's bedroom and told her about the snow. "Crap I wanted to walk to the capital building today. I'm going back to bed,” she said.



I decide to file my first blog about the AWP conference and my impressions of Denver. First impression, it snows here in April despite what the online weather for Denver said while I was in Atlanta. In fairness, it probably did say snow but in my Southern month of April worldview, I took that to mean partially cloudy and 47 degrees. Notice like a good guest I'm not blaming Denver for the fact that I don't have a proper scarf in my suitcase. Well, I'm going to make some coffee and continue to push fluids and vitamins to rid myself of the plague. Thank you Denver for the bit a whirling white that will make coffee a bit sweeter.

Literary Events 92Y in NYC April/May
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February/March Issue Live Today!

In This Issue

Poetry                                                            


Ancestors’ Descent by Zan Bockes                     

Falls Creek Male by Zan Bockes                     

A Child’s View of Dachau by Zan Bockes        

i.e. got me a girl by Bill Gillard                          
Heart Beats in a Dusty Box                          

by Bradley Earl Hoge

Gneiss: a translation by Bradley Earle Hoge

If Heaven is a Field Generated by Neurology

by Bradley Earle Hoge

Schrodinger’s Pearls (Hilde’s Poem) by Lois Isbassen

Our Mother’s Walk by Gary Kay

Leonard Cohen at the Bar (circa 2009) by Gary Kay

The Workman’s Song by Gary Kay

Tesla’s Time by Stephan Mead

The Distance by Stephan Mead

Open Hand by Stephan Mead

Fiction

Snow by Margarita Dimakou

Guests by Louis Gallo

As Is by Michelle Lauren Kay

Baby Night by Linda Woolven

The Belt by Linda Woolven


Authors Forum

Will Work For Food by Lily Iona MacKenzie

Why You Should Publish Online: an example

Yesterday, I received a comment on a memoir piece we published called Iambic Pentameter and the Meter of War. In the piece, the author strikes up a friendship with a WWII vet (Frenchy Dupont) in an effort to understand how her recently deceased step father (an 84-year-old WWII vet) could have murdered his first wife. Knowing she would appreciate the feedback, I forwarded the comment to the author, Diane Cameron. The comment (in italics) came from Mr. Dupont’s daughter.




Hi, I just came upon this. Frenchy Dupont (J. E. Dupont, Jr.) was my dad. He passed away on July 5, 2005. I didn't know about his letters to you but then, again he loved to share his experiences and let people know what it was like. I suppose he was afraid that what he and his fellow soldiers went through would be forgotten. A couple of years ago, I decided to create a blog with all his letters and includes an interview done by LSU.


Sincerely,


Angela D. Watts



The chances of these two people linking via a print publication are almost zero. The Write Room is proud to have facilitated such an unlikely connection. I’m adding a link to the original story and to Angela Watts blog. Both are good reads.



Iambic pentameter and the Meter of War by Diane Cameron

http://thewriteroom.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/iambic-pentameter-and-the-meter-of-war/



http://ludjapie.com. (Ms. Watts’ blog)