Literary Scholar Kim Kardashian!?

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates have all done it.  Now Kim Kardashian will, too.

She’s speaking at the Commonwealth Club, a San Francisco based organization which has hosted literary, scholarly, and politically important leaders for the past 100 years.

So what is Kim going to talk about?  How to become a famous when you’re not literary, a scholar, or a political leader?  She’ll be talking about her new book, Selfish.

Yes, stating the obvious IS one humor technique.   The book is supposedly filled with selfies.  I say supposedly, because it’s not on my reading list.

But if YOU’RE interested, you’ll need to visit the Commonwealth Club www.commonwealthclub.org/

For more information.

As for me, I’m behind the camera taking ad nauseam photos of my Yorkie.

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Of Wishes, Rain, and People We Miss

It’s raining!  I can’t believe it.  Zoie Dog is getting plenty of “good sniffs” as she sleeps and wanders in front of our screened deck door.  When faced with lack of water, we appreciate how valuable it is.  Its gentle pitter patter reminds me of the gentleness of my dad.  Dad’s quiet sense of humor seemed magnified when he moved out to California after my mom died.  My dad’s hugs, spiritual reverence, and avid love of all things sports were contagious.  Even I, no sports fiend, still feel his excitement when the Giants or Packers win. In moments like those, I talk to my dad, knowing deep in my soul he hears me. Elmer Koehler 1948   My mom and I were even closer, talking about religion, politics, recipes and more.  I miss her sense of humor and empathy most.   She and Dad lived in Wisconsin while I was in California.  Phone conversations did well at bridging the gap, but I did wish they’d move out near us.  Many times I find myself wishing I could call to ask her opinion or share a special moment.  What would Mom do?   I ask myself.   So I think my thoughts to her, feeling she too, listens. Helen Harnik 1940's I love the moments when Mom and Dad visit me in dreams.  These are vivid images, where my sense of smell is sharpened. When Mom brought me flowers in one dream, their scent followed me through my day.  When they hug me, I feel them after I wake.  At first I thought my imagination provided these scenes, but when they predict the future and it comes true, I feel their reality. While Dad was alive, Mom would begin an action and thought in Dad’s dream and finish it in mine.  The universe is connected.  I’m comforted by that thought as I listen to the peaceful rain, a small miracle in our drought-ridden land. Writing Prompts:

  1.  Write a scene where you or your character interacts with weather.   Show the protagonist’s thoughts and values through internal and external dialogue and action.
  2. Dig back into your past.  Write a scene where you were impacted by weather in some way.
  3. Do any of your characters need to deal with loss?  How do they show their emotions?
  4. Write about a loss you have faced.
  5. Loss inspires good actions.  How have you seen this to be true?
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Attention ALL Poets! You’ve got 53 Days to be a WINNER!

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2015 Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest

It’s YOUR turn to win a contest and build your writing resume!

The countdown  is here!  53 days until the end of the contest!   Enter YOUR poem by July 25, 2015.

1. Poets wanted! 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be selected in each contest category.
2. The five (5) contest categories include the following: Only In America, Happy Endings, Strange But True, Unforgettable,
and If Pets Could Talk.
3. Poets may submit a maximum of three (3) poems. Select three (3) of the contest categories and submit one poem from
each.
4. Poems may be in rhyme, free verse, Haiku or other accepted poetry forms and of any length, up to a maximum of 60 lines.
5. Poems should be typewritten and not centered (read left to right). Please use the Arial font 12-point. The title should be listed
at the top of the poem and the category should be included at the top right corner of the poem. The name of the poet should
not be included on the poem.
6. Young Poets, 18-years of age or under, are encouraged to submit poems and will compete in a special “Young Poets”
category. Young poets should follow the same rules as noted above. However, they should include their age, grade and
school on the Entry Form.
7. All poems must be submitted on hard copy to the address listed on the Entry Form below and must be received no later than
Saturday, July 25, 2015.
8. Early submissions are appreciated. A separate Entry Form should be attached to the hard copy of each poem submitted.
Duplication of the form is permitted. Questions—contact Alan Lowe at [email protected]
9. The top three winners in each category will be contacted by phone. Winners will be asked to submit their poems
electronically, by email attachment. Winners will read their poems on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at the Voices of Lincoln
event to be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges (Willow Room), 485 Twelve Bridges Drive,
Lincoln, CA. Winners also will be presented with a commemorative chapbook of the winning poems.
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2015 VOICES OF LINCOLN POETRY CONTEST
ENTRY FORM
(One Per Poem – PLEASE PRINT)

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