He was walking through a graveyard and happened upon the stone of one Ebenezer Scroggie, “a meal man,” but Dickens had mild dyslexia, so he misread it as “Here lies Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean man,” and thus the world’s most famous ghost story was born.
Birdseed: a writing prompt with Brendan Bourque-Sheil Read More »
Ghosts…have histories and longings and rages, intentions and regrets.
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Kayte Young, the illustrator behind the nonfiction comic “What Does it Mean To Be ‘Groomed’?” published in November 2022 on The Nib, delves into the profound emotional and personal importance of her work, its creative process, and its broader societal implications.
Reader’s Roost: Kayte Young, Empowering Through Illustration Read More »
Birdseed is a series of micro interviews that glean writing prompts, insight and advice from the talented writers leading our workshops. What course did you teach at Grackle? I’ve taught a number of courses for Grackle, mostly poetry workshops, but
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The Purple Grackles The grackles have come. The smoothness of the morning is puckered with their incessant chatter. A sociable lot, these purple grackles, Thousands of them strung across a long run of wind, Thousands of them beating the air-ways
a poem by Amy Lowell Read More »
We can’t speak all the languages, but we can do the next best thing
Quiscalus Book Club: 12/20/22 Marguerite Abouet Read More »
Please add options I don’t have here in the comments, and I’ll add them to the list. Art Mix artmix labor day camp: september 5-8th: for artists ages 3-15 years students will enjoy creative, skill building fun, as they
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Deciding to throw our hats into a city rich in writing institutions and ideas was a big decision for Grackle and Grackle, founded by Raj Mankad and Miah Arnold in 2015. We wanted to contribute to the city we love,
