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The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 3

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Member Jessi Waugh and her son Bradley offer an imaginative response to the 1982 bestseller The Indian in the Cupboard in the form of a short story in three parts. Stay tuned for the next three weeks to read Jessi's serial

By |January 17th, 2023|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 3

Writing Personal Essays for Chicken Soup for the Soul

On January 19, 2023, Carteret Writers member Erika Hoffman will be leading a workshop on writing personal essays for publication in paying anthologies like Chicken Soup for the Soul. She generously wrote this blog post ahead of time to give members an opportunity to bring a work in progress to the workshop (and to get a head start on submission deadlines). Thank you, Erika, for your contribution.

The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 2

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Member Jessi Waugh and her son Bradley offer an imaginative response to the 1982 bestseller The Indian in the Cupboard in the form of a short story in three parts. Stay tuned for the next three weeks to read Jessi's serial

By |January 5th, 2023|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments

The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 1

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Member Jessi Waugh and her son Bradley offer an imaginative response to the 1982 bestseller The Indian in the Cupboard in the form of a short story in three parts. Stay tuned for the next three weeks to read Jessi's serial

By |December 29th, 2022|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment
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