What fun that the Gloria Sirens have posted my essay, Transformations, on their website on my birthday. Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy it, Scribblers.
Writers Block to Celebrate Traveling Stories by Terri Dean
Terri Dean is the author of Traveling Stories: Lessons from the Journey of Life. It’s classified as a self-help book, but has some elements of memoir and inspirational as well. Dean is a clinical psychologist and the book is a collection of stories from her practice, her personal life, and her travels that illustrate some of the ways that life’s lessons make their ways to us.
Dean will be at Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park on Saturday, December 13 from 2-4 PM for an author chat and book signing.
Learn more about Dean at her website or Facebook page.
Holiday Tales
Warm congratulations to Gerry Wolfson-Grande, whose Christmas short story, “Gabriel,” and Halloween short story, “Lillian McNab and the Gerbil of Doom,” have been included in Fireside Publications’ Holiday Tales Anthology 2014, which can be ordered in paperbook or ebook from Fireside Publications and from Amazon.
Wordier Than Thou
Wordier Than Thou returns December 3rd at Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road, Orlando, FL 32803.
This unique open mic, hosted by Tiffany Razzano, focuses on storytelling — no poetry or music. So come share your finest prose, or if you’re just in the mood for listening, catch some tales from our area’s wordsmiths.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Readings will begin around 7 p.m.
A featured reader will kick off the night, followed by open mic slots. Open mic readers get 10 minutes and will be timed.
This month’s featured readers are Vanessa Blakeslee and Jesse Bradley
$5 at the door.