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| Book Your Stocking 2021 |
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Recommendation: "Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World" Written and Illustrated by Pénélope Bagieu
Why: This is a wonderful collection of graphic stories about rebel women throughout history and around the world; I love the illustration style and the powerful tales of these inspiring women!
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| Mallory Battista |
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| Book Your Stocking 2021 |
Recommendation: The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
Why: Love the story of redemption of several lives linked-by-beekeeping.
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| Carol Pringle |
Welcome to this week's session of Wake to Words and Brew Some Coffee, where I read good poems by other people while we all drink coffee.
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There’s No Place is a novella bound for my next collection of stories, but without a press for the collection, I’d rather not wait years for you to read it when it seems important to read now.
So, I printed it up, sewed the cover, and voila! Now you can read it.
The story: Set in the rural Midwest, the story follows a queer daughter visiting her mother for the first time in several years, and the return rises the haunting memories that linger in such places at such times. And then two strangers come knocking on a snowy winter’s night.
Welcome to Wake to Words, where I read good poems by other people while we all drink coffee. In this session, all the poems dwell within the human-shaped space of November. Enjoy!
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Welcome to November and a new Sunday of poems for your coffee-drinking pleasure.
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| Photo by my partner Heather |
Thank you to EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. who came to the open house tonight at The Hive. It was a fantastic, alive, moving place, and I felt absolutely and impossibly lucky to be a part of it. The Hive has given me what I've always known I needed--a place where visual artists who talk like I talk, think in ways I tend to think, despite my being a writer instead of a painter. It is so difficult to find those people when the genres don't tend to group each other like that. Anyway. It was fantastic.
Miguel Gonzales wasn't present in our studio space this go-around, but luckily, he has many examples of his past work, and I led tours of his space to the best of my ability. On our shared counter, I set up a tidy version of what the path looks like from beginning to publication of a book, from early notes, to reading, to viewing art, to early drafts (cut and taped together), to later drafts. Many passersby bought books and chapbooks from my space. The discussions were wonderful, meeting so many people felt like a version of living I only vaguely remember, and being able to talk out my current project with an old and new friend felt easy and worthwhile, and I'm so glad I could articulate my project (not easy at its earliest incantations) and now I'm now reeling with its tangibility and possibilities.
The Hive will likely do more open-house events on First Fridays or other days of the month, so stay tuned for more opportunities to explore, discover, and enjoy this space.
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| From https://gwarlingo.com/donate-page-format/you-re-invited-retro/ |
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| From Spokesman Review article on Ribbon-Cutting (Click on caption to read.) |
First Fridays: On the first Friday of every month in Spokane, artists, studios, and artist-friendly spaces open their doors and invite community members to enjoy the art therein. Often, artists are present to talk with visitors about their work. .
The Hive: The Hive is Spokane library's newest building and contemporary way of thinking about the way a library can support its community's needs. The Hive features six artist studios where local artists can take up space for six months or less in order to work on projects. The studios are awarded through an application process.
The Invitation: This month, I'd love to extend the invitation from The Hive to come visit the new building and its artist studios. Many of us will be present to show you around our spaces and answer questions about our ongoing projects.
My Writing Space: Visitors can step into the writing space I've made for my current project by browsing my books, viewing my visual notes, and asking anything about writing that you'd like. I'll have a writing space and special prompts for you to try out yourself. You can also buy a copy of The Floating Order, The Whole World at Once, or Hezada! I Miss You and other surprises.
Most importantly, I'd love to see your face.
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| Selfie in my studio space |
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Happy Halloween, ghouls, ghosts, and poetry poltergeists. Welcome to this holiday's session of Wake to Words and Brew Some Coffee, where I read good poems by other people while we all drink coffee.
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