September 2011 Open Reading Review

Dear Nagoya Writes,

Our fall season got to a good start.  I was a bit apprehensive before arriving at Mondo’s after receiving a handful of
cancellation e-mails.  What a pleasant turnout.  And moving works at that.

It seems that the word about our Open Reads is getting around.  New faces come to join our group each time. Thanks

Readings:

Paul Binford ( USA )
prose  ~ The Shademakers  ~
the crow … a court jester marking the proceedings of the mock ceremony.

Iain Maloney ( Scotland )
prose ~ Fuji Rock -Ever After ~
That’s what Aya-chan does, she repeats things.

John Parsons ( USA )
prose ~ The Bookstore ~
Everything in the store was stolen.

Vash Bandy ( USA )
prose ~ Ten Years ~
The universe’s tendency is towards disorder makes death an ordinary tragedy and life an ordinary miracle.

Albert Sussler ( USA )
prose ~ The Chicken Dance ~
The chicken dance … She warned ‘it might get noisy.’
poetry ~ A Library of Concern ~
As their hopes crumbled like cakes of dried mud.
prose ~ A mom in Miyagi living Fukushima Hell ( from Fukushima Diary ) ~
I am exhausted mentally and physically due to a succession of unlikely events.

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Coming up:

The Next Open Readings is scheduled for October 23rd. from 4:00- 7:00 P.M.
The ‘Create Writing’ workshop organized by Vash will run from 1:30 – 3:00ish .

If you have original work you would like critiqued at the next workshop, contact Vash at :
haengbok92@gmail.com

Both events will be held at Mondo Books, a second story book story and lounge,
just two blocks from Kamimaizu station, next to the Bank of Nagoya

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Cheers to Jose and Mike for providing the wonderful site for our Open Readings and workshop.

Growing ideas, in a supportive environment, that is what we are all about.
Help to spread the word.
cheers

Albert Sussler.

quote:
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth
without destroying his roots. -Frank Howard Clark