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Rob Neufeld

How choose our state's laureate?

Stay tuned! A new feature will be up soon--links to the poets of the state, depending on Kathryn Stripling Byer's "Laureate's Lasso." This…

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7 Oct 7
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Rob Neufeld

Showing movies to groups

U.S. copyright law says you can show DVDs and videos at home to family and friends; and for face-to-face teaching activities as part of a c…

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3 Mar 9
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Rob Neufeld

The O'Reilly Factor Factor

Gary Carden--on this site and on his blog-- holler notes, has drawn particular attention to Bill O'Reilly's ignorant, bigoted comments abou…

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19 Mar 6
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Black colleges covered by Bill Maxwell

Bill Maxwell submits a trilogy of essays beginning with “I Had a Dream," published in Best American Essays 2009. (Go back to original forum…

Started by Rob Neufeld

0 Jan 9
Rob Neufeld

Becoming bi-cultural covered by Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid, the Antigua-born author of “A Small Place” and “Annie John,” submits “Dances with Daffodils," published in Best American E…

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0 Jan 9
Rob Neufeld

Religious and Secular America by Barack Obama

Then Sen. Barack Obama submits “One Nation…Under God?” published in Best American Essays 2009. (Go back to original forum, with index.) Ob…

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0 Jan 8
Rob Neufeld

Tyra vs. Naomi

Hawa Allan submits “When Tyra Met Naomi: Race, Fashion, and Rivalry,” first published in “Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture," republi…

Started by Rob Neufeld

0 Jan 7
Rob Neufeld

Calling for African American women writers

Martha Southgate, author of the novel, “The Fall of Rome,” submits “Writers Like Me," published in Best American Essays 2009. (Go back to o…

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0 Jan 7
Rob Neufeld

Best African American Essays: 2009

Best African-American Essays: 2009 edited by Debra J. Dickerson; series editor, Gerald Early (Bantam Books hardcover, 2009, 315 pages, $23…

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0 Jan 7
Rob Neufeld

Rap music covered by James McBride in "Hip-Hop Planet"

James McBride, author of “The Color of Water” and “Miracle at St. Anna’s,” submits, “Hip-Hop Planet,” published in Best American Essays 200…

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0 Jan 7
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Language goes much deeper than Standard English. 6 Replies

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Clothes Lines: from 75 Western North Carolina Women Writers 2 Replies

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I'm grateful to all of you for the support you've offered me and my two hiking guides; the most recent is Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Heritage” Malaprop's in Asheville continues to support regional writers. I will be signing books there on Sa…
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"A Radio Christmas" at Smoky Mountain Community Theatre
December 15, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm
This Holiday Season… Come and peek into a small town radio station on Christmas Eve... as the true Spirit of Christmas…returns. A one-man play written and performed by Tim "The Storyteller" and being presented as a benefit fundraiser for Haley Cole…
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Marlon Ferguson Interested in meeting other writers and learning about marketing, promotion, publishing, and every aspect of the writer's craft.
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I, too, recommend this book, a little selfishly since I have a personal essay included in it. But to any readers who have asked me about my stories and novels: Is that you in the book? I can answer about my essay "Portrait in Chartreuse Satin" that'…
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Riding over to Asheville on a chilly wintry day, Going to the movies at a Sunday matinee. Will I meet up with my new friend? Or will I fail to connect again? Only time will tell about us— Whether we hit it off or not. Saw a Sandra Bullock film; It j…
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Mary Adams added an event
December 5, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Kathryn Stripling Byer, Cecilia Woloch and Mary Adams will read from their recent poetry collections on Saturday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m. Byer,who lives in Cullowhee and is the former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, is author of a new chapbook e…
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Hi Joy: Glad you've joined the fan club! Great Smokies Review Editor Elizabeth Lutyens tells me that the plan is to publish once a semester (fall, spring, summer). Her team is working on the spring issue right now, and they are aiming to post the…
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