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Lying And Other Fun Habits, Emily Llerena

Emily Llerena

Haunted: Claws And Teeth, Lynnette Lounsbury

Lynnette Lounsbury

A piece that explores both the concept of haunting as a textual provocateur but also the interaction between the theme and the live performance space – haunting “voiced” as much as “written”.

Writers were invited to submit via invitation, but submissions were selected by the Conference creative performance curator. This piece was selected under the sub-genre of “haunted place” and performed in an urban underground space that allowed the writer (as performer) to connect voice with text and space.

Gaurav's Troubles, Geoffrey Kain

Geoffrey Kain

“Gaurav’s troubles began when he was very young, actually before he had learned to walk. While removing a pot of hot oil from the stove, his mother had stumbled, sloshing some of the oil over the edge of the pot and splashing little Gaurav on his lower left leg and foot, and across the back of his left hand and arm…”

What You Don't Know [Extract], Camilla Nelson

Camilla Nelson

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“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason

Dan Gleason

In this lesson students are introduced to the basic elements of magical realism, a genre that combines fantastical events with the mundane normalcy of life. Students examine Octavio Paz’s short story “My Life with the Wave” as an example of the genre. In the story, the narrator travels to the ocean and falls in love with a wave, whom he bottles and takes home with him; the two go on to both cherish each other and fight terribly. After discussing the story, students create, in groups, plot sketches for their own adaptations. Students might imagine relationships with cell phones, the …

Millie Dies In Style: Crafting Poems In Four Poetic Styles, Dan Gleason

Dan Gleason

This exercise helps students learn about poetic style by challenging them to write poetry in different styles. To make stylistic differences most obvious, students write about the same topic in four different ways (casual, formal, depressing, whimsical). Students write poems of 4-10 lines in groups, and then they share their writings with each other. Nearly any topic may be chosen, but the topic should be a bit unusual; I like to use the tragic tale of Millie, a fictional family dog that dies suddenly by falling down an open well, to generate interest. The exercise is a fun activity that …

The Wonder Of Geese, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Evolution, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Play From The Heart: Five Notes On Creativity, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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"Parable Of The Lost Finger" Podcast, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

This episode we bring you the brand-spanking new bible stories of Bryan Furuness, in which Lucifer is a precocious little boy and Jesus is his accident-prone buddy. The suburban children of this unholy scripture effortlessly humiliate their mortal parents, who lock them out on summer days, and paint mustaches on their portraits.

The First Time I Figured Out What My Novel Was About, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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On Deadlifting, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

The first time I picked up four hundred pounds, I thought my eyeballs were going to explode.

Parable Of The Lost Finger, Bryan Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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What’S The Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines For Post-Mfa Despair, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Ecclesiastes For Writers: A Furunessay In Six Answers, Bryan Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Short Fiction, Sasha Sproch

Sasha A Sproch

Compilation of six short stories ranging from just over 500 words, to just under 8,000 and an author’s note reflecting on some of my sources of inspiration. Stories and author’s note are reproduced below, in their recommended reading order. (Though there is no connection between any of the stories.) The titles of my six stories are: The Stars, They Spin, Reverberations, Requiem, Bushido, Wish Ravine, and Videography.

Facilitiating ‘Storied Relationships To A Place’: The Capacity Of The University To Lead Communities Towards Resilience Through Creative Arts Activities, Donna Brien, Lynda Hawryluk

Dr Lynda Hawryluk

This article reports on the leadership aspects of the community creative arts based Resurfacing Stronger project, which was mounted in response to the recent flood crisis in Queensland, Australia, and involved the participation of a regional university. The project combines creative writing workshops and the publication of community writing with a study of contemporary community writing in Central Queensland. These various components are focused on gaining an understanding of the social dimensions of flood preparedness and response through creative writing as both action and product, as well as conducting a pilot study of contemporary community writing in the Central Queensland …

Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Excerpts From Two Lists, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Must Be Nice, Bryan M. Furuness

Bryan M. Furuness

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Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

As a regional institution, our university's historic mission is to train area teachers who must operate under the auspices of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act, which mandates extensive writing portfolios i Grades 4,7, and 12. While these portfolios may include as much as 50% creative writing or work employing creative writing techniques, a recent survey of teachers responsible for guiding students revealed that not a single teacher had ever taken a course in creative writing pedagogy and only a handful had even had any formal training in creative writing. We suggested that this lack of teacher training was one reason …

Poetry Of Aunts, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

Note To A Suffering Patient, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

Creative Writing And An Overlooked Population, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

As a regional institution, our university's historic mission is to train area teachers who must operate under the auspices of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act, which mandates extensive writing portfolios i Grades 4,7, and 12. While these portfolios may include as much as 50% creative writing or work employing creative writing techniques, a recent survey of teachers responsible for guiding students revealed that not a single teacher had ever taken a course in creative writing pedagogy and only a handful had even had any formal training in creative writing. We suggested that this lack of teacher training was one reason …