July 11 Mary Brown EP Foster Library in the Topping Room at 7:30pm 651 E. Main Street - Ventura The series is every Thursday: EXCEPT the fourth Thursday of the month Host: Phil Taggart open-mic Mary Brown Coyote Pack Sparks Fears day one In Glendale, a pack of coyotes has built a den in the shell of a burned out house. A fire-gutted house is better than none—animals trotting in and out at their pleasure. We once let our horse walk into the kitchen; and Rosie, the pig, whom we fed with our lot of Welfare cornmeal and milk. It was magic— the state bestowed staples, we turned them into chops and ham. day two A brief column in today’s paper: Glendale coyotes to be caught, killed. My neighbor’s dog yaps all day, it’s a purebred, small and white—bite-sized. day three Glendale decides not to kill the coyotes. The public has spoken: We must coexist. The fire-gutted house will be torn down instead. My neighbors, where I lived as a child, must have wished our kneeling house brought down, barnyard bulldozed, animals sold. Women from wildlife welfare hand out brochures in Glendale: secure trash cans, clear brush, fallen fruit; people are the problem. The town imagines when the den is gone, the coyotes will move on. Audio of Mary (ML) Brown reading her poem qarrtsiluni/2013/04/26/coyote-pack-sparks-fears/ future features July 18 Ann Buxie July 25 NO READING August 1 Cathryn Andresen August 8 Larry Colker August 15 Joyce Lombard August 22 NO READING August 29 OPeN MIC September 5 Lisa Coffman September 12 Shelba Cole Robison September 19 Michael C Ford September 26 NO READING October 3 John Slade presents Walt Whitman October 10 Jim Natal October 17 Patricia Barone October 24 NO READING October 31 NO READING also at EP Foster Library: Saturday July 20 at 7pm The Askew poetry journal reading celebrating the publication of Askew #14 editors: Marsha de la O, Phil Taggart and Friday Lubina poets published in this edition of Askew Ron Alexander, Danny P. Barbare, Tree Bernstein, Christopher Buckley, Carol DeCanio, Brian C. Felder, Michael C Ford, Robert Hedin, Amy Henry, Catherine Abbey Hodges,Charlotte Innes, Geoffrey Jacques, Ron Kostar, Joyce La Mers,Amanda Leigh, Lyn Lifshin, Suzanne Lummis, Glenna Luschei,Amalio Madueño, Ally Malinenko, Holaday Mason, Henry J. Morro, Kid Nomad, G B Osborne, Frederick Pollack, Peg Quinn, Herb Reich, Anthony Robbins, Carl Sacherkinden, David Slavin, Kristie Soares, Dian Sousa, Shelby Stephenson, Joa Suorez, Patti Sullivan, Tim Tipton, Amy Uyematsu, Jon Veinberg, Florence Weinberger, Jake Young in this edition of Askew Dian Sousa’s poem, Good Luck, youtube/watch?v=bTzGm33Qih8 Chris Buckley - Social Contracts, Neocons and Cliches youtube/watch?v=iWnflXXy088 and some more events at the EP Foster Library 7/23 at 6:30 Elizabeth Alvarez - So, You Think You Want to PUBLISH a Book Creating a publishing plan before, during and after finishing your written work. This is a practical overview, focusing on key questions to consider about the wide world of publishing platforms available today. 8/25 at 5:00 – Charles Freericks - Writing a Memoir Charles Freericks, author of the comedic memoir, "My Imaginary Friend Was Too Cool to Hang out With Me" speaks on how your own life may be the best grist for the mill for your writing - whether you choose to pen your memoirs or just to use autobiographical incidents for your characters in your fiction. 9/15 at 5:00 – Doug Taylor – Fiction Writing Essentials Mapping the novel from attention grabbing beginnings to a surprise ending, while building it with the use of dialogue, descriptive & action narrative and subplots . 10/15 at 6:30 – Craig Carey - Writing your Adventure Craig Carey took his hobby to the next level by writing about his adventures while hiking and backpacking the Souther Los Padres. Learn how to juggle a job, family, and writing in this informative seminar.
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