Events
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Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Prompt Writing with Nancy Peacock
Serious writing begins with playful writing. Please join this unique ongoing group of supportive adult writers and play your way into the possibilities of the written word.
Based on the work of Natalie Goldberg (WRITING DOWN THE BONES, WILD MIND) we set a timer for fifteen minutes and write using prompts as our launch pads. This class is free and open to the public.Come early, grab a coffee at Foster's and get a good seat!
Nancy Peacock’s first book LIFE WITHOUT WATER was published and chosen as a New York Times ON WRITING, HOUSECLEANING, AND LIFE. Nancy lives in Chatham County and runs writing workshops in her studio and this Prompt Writing class every second Saturday at Flyleaf Books.
Notable Book. It was followed a few years later by another novel HOME ACROSS THE ROAD and most recently by a work of nonfiction, A BROOM OF ONE’S OWN: WORDS
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Saturday
03/13/10 2pm-3pm
*Kids Event* Ages 9-12
John Claude Bemis:
The Nine Pound Hammer: Book 1 of The
Clockwork Dark
In his debut middle grade adventure, former elementary
school teacher John Claude Bemis asks the question “What if the legendary John
Henry had a son?” THE NINE POUND HAMMER: Book 1 of the Clockwork Dark offers
young readers a fresh approach to epic fantasy, unearthing characters from
American folklore and sending them on a wild ride through the post–Civil War
South. The misty magic of Appalachia
lends both the history and the mystery to the first book in this riveting
trilogy.
In his debut novel, John Claude Bemis takes American tall
tales and reinvents them in a fresh and exciting manner. The Ramblers,
defenders of the natural world, must take up arms in the 1890s South against
their ancient foes: industry and machinery. This series harkens back to time
when man was one with the soil beneath his feet, a fascinating topic to tackle
in today’s environment of green awareness. While young readers will recognize
the timeliness of this subject, they will also be entertained by the medley of
sideshow performers—the fire-eater, the sword swallower, the strong man, and
the crocodile-riding queen of pirates!
John Claude Bemis grew up in rural North Carolina, where
he loved reading the Jack tales and African American trickster stories, as well
as fantasy and science fiction classics. A songwriter and musician in an
American roots band, John found inspiration for his fiction in old-time country
and blues music and the Southern folklore at its heart. John lives with his
family in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he was an elementary school
teacher for 11 years before becoming a full-time writer.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Sat 3/13
4-5pm
Ages: Kindergarten
to adult
Passover Story
time featuring Tilda Balsley and her book Let
My People Go!
The Passover story will come alive when Let My People Go! author Tilda Balsley
is performed at this special story time. With clever rhyme and zany pictures, the
saga of the ten plagues is presented in a Readers' Theater format, sure to
enlighten and amuse readers young and old as the audience is encouraged to
participate. From the Burning Bush to the crossing of the Red Sea, the
imaginative retelling features parts for a Narrator, Moses, Pharaoh, the
Egyptians, and a chorus.
The telling of
other Passover stories will be told after the feature presentation.
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