Daily Prompt
“Every sacred mission, every hunt for hidden relics, I was looking for you.”~Dianna Hardy
Make art about a relic.
Sometimes the Prompt Is What You’re Seeking
February 9, 2016
Daily Prompt Catch-Up! Babies, and Tribes, and Space–Oh My!
February 8, 2016
Daily Prompt Catch-Up!
2/6/2016
Today’s my daughter’s first baby shower 🙂 celebrating the arrival soon of my first grandchild. Make art about babies.
2/7/2016
Super Bowl Sunday 🙂 Make art about sports as tribal ritual.
2/8/2016
News this morning about how soon we’ll be traveling to Mars. Make art about space travel 🙂 “Space” can be literal or metaphorical.
This week meet Hilary Rogers King, author of The Maid’s Car. Hilary was born and raised in Virginia, lived in Atlanta for the last twenty years. In Atlanta, Hilary was active as a poet and playwright. She helped found The Atlanta Women’s Poetry Collective and Atlanta Women in Theatre, two groups created for women artists to connect and collaborate. Hilary’s poems have appeared in Blue Fifth Review, The Cortland Review, PANK, Gertrude,Vinyl Poetry and other fine publications. Hilary is also an accomplished playwright. In December 2015, Hilary moved with her family to the Bay Area of California for her husband’s job. She looks forward to discovering the poetry scene in Silicon Valley, or creating one.
Buy Hilary’s Book!
Her first book of poetry, The Maid’s Car was released last summer by Aldrich Press.
http://www.amazon.com/Maids-Car-Hilary-King/dp/0692498397/ref=sr_1_1
Visit Hilary’s website!
Hilary also blogs about podcasts at
Read more from Hilary online!
http://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/53/king.php
http://vinylpoetry.com/volume-3/page-35/
http://www.gravelmag.com/hilary-king.html
Interview at Pank
http://pankmagazine.com/2011/04/26/ask-the-author-hilary-king/
Happy reading, y’all!
xo
Mary
Sometimes The Prompt Dares You Like a Big Dog
February 5, 2016
Daily Prompt
All mornin I keep hearing my teacher and friend Liam Rector 🙂 I called him Big Dog 🙂 say “What’s the next thing, girl?”
Make art about the next thing.
Sometimes The Prompt Is The Cure
February 4, 2016
Daily Prompt
“The only cure I know is a good ceremony”~Leslie Marmon SIlko
Make art about ceremony.
NEW WORKSHOP OFFERING! Prompts, Prompts, and More Prompts!
February 3, 2016
NEW WORKSHOP OFFERING!
Get-Your-Write-On Promptathon!
Join me!
June 3-5, 2016
at the beautiful historic writers retreat The Porches, in Norwood VA
5 Sessions of Diverse and Intriguing Prompts
designed to inspire, incite, and ignite your creativity!
Come write with us! Let’s make some beautiful work together!
4 Spaces available–Reserve your spot now!
This workshop will be a fun and generative weekend of inspiration focused on generating new writing in a supportive and easy environment. The weekend is open to writers of all genres – poetry, fiction, nonfiction– even to those who think they’re not writers! As a group, we’ll go through five different sessions of prompts and exercises designed to ignite creativity, inspire new ideas or reinvigorate old ones, maybe even giving ourselves the push to finish something we are currently working on!
After writing, participants will have the option to share what’s created for gentle feedback, if desired. Perfect for those who want some inspiration, and to write to generate and gather new material!
Join us for a weekend of freewheeling creativity and encouragement! And I cook for you!
$275 – includes described three-day workshop, take-away prompt materials, one shared evening meal prepared by instructor, light breakfast fare Saturday and Sunday mornings, and the beautiful relaxing accommodations at The Porches.
Message me on Facebook, or email carrollhackettma@gmail.com
Pass this on, please, to any you think might be interested! Thanks!
Daily Prompt
Guess I needed rest 😀 Make art about oversleeping.
Daily Prompt
(Or what happens when I watch X-Files in the mornin LOL)
“Inside the mystery…It was better to just grope around with careful claws and paws”~Michael Benedikt
Make art about moving through mystery.
Mary Carroll-Hackett: Poetry and Prose 
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