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Comment on Lessons from Michael by hscott61

hscott61 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:40:18 +0000

Might this be for you? Feel free to pass this on to others!

The Writer’s Center’s Undicovered Voices Fellowship (Deadline Sept. 15):

Because The Writer’s Center believes writers of all backgrounds and experiences should have an opportunity to devote time and energy toward the perfection of their craft, we are accepting applications from promising writers earning less than $25,000 annually to apply for our Undiscovered Voices Fellowship. This fellowship program will provide complimentary writing workshops to the selected applicant for a period of one year, but not to exceed 8 workshops in that year. We expect the selected fellow will use the year to make progress toward a completed manuscript of publishable work.

The selected fellow will be able to attend writing workshops offered by The Writer’s Center free of charge. In addition, the fellow will give a reading from his or her work at the close of the fellowship period (June 2010) and will be invited to speak with local high school students on the craft of writing.

To apply, candidates should submit
a) a cover letter signed by the candidate that contains the statement: “I understand and confirm I meet all eligibility requirements of the Undiscovered Voices Fellowship.” The cover letter should include information on the impact this fellowship would have on the candidate.
b) contact information for two references who can speak to the candidate’s creative work and promise
c) a work sample in a single genre:
• 8 pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page
• 10 pages of fiction, double-spaced, no more than 1 work or excerpt
• 10 pages of nonfiction (essay, memoir, etc), double-spaced, no more than 1 work or excerpt
OR
• 15 pages of a script or screenplay

These items should be sent in hard copy to The Writer’s Center, Attn: Undiscovered Voices Fellowship, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MD 20815. The deadline is September 15, 2009.

Comment on Lessons from Michael by Doug Palmer

Doug Palmer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:42:38 +0000

Jackson, Amadeus
There was something in the way he moved.
A child of exceptional talent raised in a controlling and exploitive world and used by the jungle for any purpose other than his own welfare.
Never allowed to develop his own survival stratigies other than a bizzare external life.
The only peace, the only escape, being fantasy, the neverland of childhood.

Sound familiar?

Comment on Lessons from Michael by Marjorie Talvi

Marjorie Talvi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:45:52 +0000

Blair, back in my LA days, I was on a recording date for Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the song or album. But he sat there listening to the playback, in a corner, and appeared shy. In fact, the leader of the date said, “Leave him alone guys, he’s very shy.”

I’ll never forget those words. What a shame that the media has to intrude so much on a celebrity’s private life. I assume Jackson’s demand for sleep was, in a way, a plea for escape.

Comment on Market upswing! by hscott61

hscott61 — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:17:31 +0000

Still alive? Hope you are well.

Poem of Life

Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what’s to be,
A resting place along the road,
to sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
but never meant to stay…

Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know.
For some the journey’s quicker,
For some the journey’s slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
We’ll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the lord

Comment on Market upswing! by hscott61

hscott61 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:02:07 +0000

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. ~Robert Flatt

Happy Easter!

Comment on Market upswing! by hscott61

hscott61 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:31:59 +0000

Signs of life in California real estate
There’s is a lot of activity out on the coast that may indicate a reawakening of the housing market there – and across the country.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/real_estate/California_comeback/index.htm?postversion=2009040311

Comment on John Hope Franklin by hscott61

hscott61 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:41 +0000

History, we can confidently assert, is useful in the sense that art and music, poetry and flowers, religion and philosophy are useful. Without it — as with these — life would be poorer and meaner; without it we should be denied some of those intellectual and moral experiences which give meaning and richness to life. Surely it is no accident that the study of history has been the solace of many of the noblest minds of every generation.

Henry Steele Commager

Comment on Obama’s Arts by Lane Savant

Lane Savant — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:10:06 +0000

Ah, yes intelligence apparently has mass inasmuch as it sinks in any social hierarchy.
Whereas money, being mainly airy imagination, floats to the surface.
Along with the scum, slag, other things that start with “s” and occasionally, some cream, soon polluted.

Comment on Obama’s Arts by hscott61

hscott61 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:03:56 +0000

Secession, Nationalism, and Government Funding for the Arts

Comment on Finding yourself by hscott61

hscott61 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:51:27 +0000

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
- Bertrand Russell