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Carteret Writers Community Poem

By |2024-12-31T08:08:12-05:00December 30th, 2024|Categories: Poetry|Tags: , , , |

Carteret Writers Group Community Poem During our December Meet-Up at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort, Carteret Writers members participated in a Community Poem activity led by our president, Meganne Smith. Our poem was inspired by Tennyson's "Ring Out, Wild Bells," with each member contributing a stanza. We hope you enjoy the final poem. Contributing authors (in

Member Spotlight: Jan Parker

By |2023-09-14T16:24:19-04:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This week I was lucky enough to cross paths with the creative mind of Jan Parker. I discovered that her involvement in the arts community past and present is extraordinary, that the more you are involved, the better artist you become, and that community is the silent partner of all our artistic endeavors. Her current

Introducing a “Brand” New Product

By |2023-08-26T18:13:15-04:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , |

Our VP, Emily Carter, has some fun below with a Hermit Crab Essay on branding. The Hermit Crab Essay takes on the form of another type of writing, in this case a product label. BeYouNique Branding Screen – Exposure Enhancement Elixir *Hypoallergenic *Gluten Free *Phosphate Free *Moisturizing *Paraben Free *RDA Self Promotion Active Ingredients: Intention,

Literary Chocolates

By |2023-08-26T18:13:59-04:00August 8th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , |

The movie Forrest Gump was released almost thirty years ago today. Is it still too soon to use the “box of chocolates” metaphor? For the sake of this post, I hope not. Imagine it’s Valentine's Day, and you’ve received a box of assorted chocolates (someone loves you!) – with coconut cremes, bon bons, almond clusters,

An Afternoon Conversation with Carteret Writers President, Melissa Kelley

By |2023-07-15T15:32:11-04:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , |

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend and Carteret Writers President Melissa Kelley. Our fearless leader has done a fantastic job of gathering our crazy ideas and implementing the not so crazy ones all while being supermom to two great kids. Let’s start with a fun question, what was your favorite book

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