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Start the New Year Off Right at the Lighthouse Writers Open House and Faculty Reading
If you’ve met me, you know how much I love Lighthouse. And if you haven’t met me, I hope to meet you soon so I can tell you what a … Continue reading
Junot and Jake
Over a month ago, a few of us were asked if we’d be willing to blog about Junot Diaz’s visit to Lighthouse, and I readily agreed. I’ve been an admirer … Continue reading
A Stranger in a Strange Land Part 2: Ekphrasis to the Nth Degree (The Reading)
[This is part II of an article on the Ekphrastic Writing Collaboration with Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Read part I here.] The day of The Reading arrived, and I … Continue reading
Stranger in a Strange Land: An Excursion into Ekphrastic Writing
A few weeks ago, Lighthouse collaborated with the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMOCA) to offer a workshop and subsequent reading on The Art of Ekphrasis. Having nothing better to … Continue reading
Reflections on Winning Last Year’s Stories on Stage Contest
Last year I was lucky enough to win the Page to Stage Story Contest, a collaboration between Lighthouse and Stories on Stage. The experience helped my writing in expected and … Continue reading
Robin Black’s Workshop–Part 3
Ed note: Click on links to find Parts I and II. Laurie graciously wrote up her findings on the first iteration of the Lighthouse Fly-By Writer’s Project, launched with author Robin … Continue reading
Robin Black’s Workshop on Telling Stories That Matter–Part 2
This is Part II of a rundown on author Robin Black’s lecture: What do Readers Want and Why Do They Want it? as part of the Lighthouse Fly-By Writer’s series. … Continue reading
What Do Readers Care About and Why Do They Care? Part 1
A Workshop on Telling Stories That Matter, led by Robin Black, author of “If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This” (and my new BFF Writing Goddess Muse) Towards … Continue reading
