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Our mission is to inspire people to write and share their stories. We do this through events and workshops at our Writing Center and within the community, through our residency program, and by offering support to our writers.
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Memorial Day has always loomed large over my family. As each generation began to pass away, the responsibility for flowers on the graves fell to my mother. There were flowers…
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In my early years, probably age seven to nine, I found Main Street in my hometown an endless source of mystery and adventure. My family home was a short walk,…
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Water! I went into the bathroom to use the facilities and wash my face and hands. I was maybe 6 or 7 years old. I was about to flush the…
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Lawrence Ferhlinghetti died today. He was 101. As a radical college student, publishing an underground newspaper, he was one of my great heroes. He was a poet and a bookstore…
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The land and the trees change with the seasons. The forty acres of land has been a part of my family life and lore for over 100 years. It has…
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