13 August 2019
My brother Bill was the best uncle, always there, always loving. My kids were so blessed to have him, and we all miss him so much, but that Love he showed them continues, especially when it comes to our GrandPerson.
Make art about uncles, about why uncles matter.
11 August 2019
Out of the rolling ocean the crowd came a drop gently to me/Whispering I love you…
–Walt Whitman
Make art about the feeling that comes when seeing the ocean.
2 August 2019
“Sweet difficult passages/on your throats/there just there/caterpillar edging/ to moth” — Barbara Guest
Image by Johannes Plenio from Pixabay
1 August 2019
Make art about what you’re surrounded by.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
28 July 2019
Blind Faith: belief without true understanding, perception, or discrimination.
Make art about unwillingness to see, listen, or learn, about blind faith.
Image by Stefano Ferrario from Pixabay
26 July 2019
Make art about obstruction, about obstructing something, or about being obstructed.
Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay
22 July 2019
Make art about a revelation, about what was revealed.
A New Reading Series Celebrating Virginia Women, Woman-Identifying, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, & Nonbinary-Identifying Writers
Womxn at Red Door 104: Words and Art, created to celebrate Virginia womxn writers, is a partnership between Creative Writing at Longwood University and Red Door 104, a unique gallery and art learning center owned and operated by the tireless and talented Audrey Sullivan, in historic downtown Farmville,Virginia.
The series will consist of two events annually:
The first Womxn at Red Door 104 reading will take place from 2-4 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The art opening will take place in October 2020, date tba.
Selected writers must be available to read in person, and should be willing to attend both events.
Believing that artists should be compensated when possible, we will award all selected readers a small token honorarium.
Please submit writing samples, as detailed below, along with a 50-75 word bio, via Submittable. Please include in your bio your current Virginia city of residence.
Complete Submission Details Here!
21 July 2019
For Mercy has a human heart,/Pity, a human face:/ And Love, the human form divine,/And Peace, the human dress.–William Blake
Make art about mercy, about showing mercy, about receiving mercy, about the power of mercy.
Mary Carroll-Hackett: Poetry and Prose 
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