Mark your calendars,
Paprebacks Plus! is hosting a Local Author Showcase on Saturday, July 27
at Raleigh Street Gallery in Siler City.
Watch this space for more information.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Ultra Flash Fiction
The winning entry in the 2013 Ultra Flash Fiction contest. Congratulations to Rick Bylina.
THIS COW
This cow
runs. Does she know why? I’m sure that cows don't hold thoughts long, but on
some days, I think they might hold them for a short while. It’s not a sane
thing to say or think on a farm—to give them their due this way. It’s like a
name. You don’t name a milk cow. It’s just not done.
Cows. They
moo, chew the cud, and do things that look strange to us, but it might make
sense to them. It could be an ant bite or a snake hiss or just a cloud that
looks mean that makes them flip out, jump in place, or butt a tree. “Cow be
nuts. Ain’t got no sense,” Joe said once. “But they eats good.” He liked them
fine, that is, ‘til this cow’s hoof caught Joe in the head last week.
This cow, she
kicks dust high in the air in the wake of her charge down the trail. The heat
makes her snort snot. Drool falls from her full lips—drip, drip, drip—like a
wet sink rag hung with no care. The cow slides to a stop next to the bales of
hay. She eats fast. Poops. When done, she walks to the trough and drinks her
fill. She finds the sweets I left. Her moos are loud. She finds more sweets. More
moos. Joy fills the sound. In the pen, I think she wants to thank Joe for the
sweets. A fly dies in the swoosh of her tail. Her head droops. She moos once
more—long and low. It is a sad sound. Does she think of Joe and mourn?
Night falls.
I wring the rag tight and head for bed. It is a good last night for this cow.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Squire Summer Writing Residency
The NCWN 2013 Squire Summer Writing Residency will be held
July 11-14 in Cullowhee, on the campus of Western Carolina University. The details are at the NCWN Website at www.ncwriters.org.
There are a limited number of spaces available, so if you are interested, you need to act now.
Western Carolina University is in Jackson County, about 40 miles west of Asheville, surrounded by beautiful mountains.
There are a limited number of spaces available, so if you are interested, you need to act now.
Western Carolina University is in Jackson County, about 40 miles west of Asheville, surrounded by beautiful mountains.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Writers' Morning Out
Pittsboro WMO meets Saturday, June 8, 1:00 PM at
Davenport & Winkleperry, 18A E. Salisbury St
All writers, any genre are invited.
Come join us for a casual discussion about all things
connected to writing.
Davenport & Winkleperry, 18A E. Salisbury St
All writers, any genre are invited.
Come join us for a casual discussion about all things
connected to writing.
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