Take a look at a sampling of what happened at Fine Lines Summer Camp 2010 at Beveridge Middle School. Click on a photo to enlarge!
55 Word Writing Contest: 2010
Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2010
After a successful 2009 contest, the 55-Word writing contest is back!
Requirements:
- Writers of all ages may submit. Winners are judged on the best stories.
- The subject matter should be appropriate for everyone, ages 9-99.
- There may be fewer than 55 words, but there may be no more than the limit. Hyphenated words count as one word, as do numbers when digits are provided (i.e., “one hundred twenty-seven” is three words; “127” is one word). Initials each count as a word (e.e. cummings would be three words); acronyms, such as MGM, would count as one word.
- Please follow the MLA format. Edit for errors.
- Titles are suggested, although not required, and should not exceed ten words in length. They are not included in the 55-word count.
- Entries should be typed in Times New Roman font and double spaced.
- Include the following: name, age, postal address, and email address.
- This contest is for fiction only: setting, characters, conflict, and resolution.
- Poetry and essays will not be considered.
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Remembrance of Things Present
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010
Remembrance of Things Present
Dr. Jenijoy La Belle
In the early 1950s, my mother was on a quiz show. It must have been a radio show, for I vaguely recall listening at home with my brother and sister. We couldn’t have seen it on TV, because we didn’t have one.
As the program neared its end, there were only two contestants left, a man and my mother. She was asked to name the three peaks of Mt. Rainier. Since we lived in Washington state, this was not a difficult question for her. “Liberty Cap, Point Success, and Columbia Crest,” she quickly answered.
The man was then asked, “Who said, ‘I think, therefore I am’?” He couldn’t remember.
“Descartes,” said my mother.
She won the top award, a diamond ring. He won a freezer. As soon as the show was over, they traded prizes. He had just become engaged and had no ring. We had only a small icebox and had to keep our meat in a frozen food locker downtown. Everyone went home happy. || Read more »
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A Kiss in the Forest by Mary Bannister
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010
A Kiss in the Forest
Mary Bannister
Fallen needles soften passage into the forest.
Precise footsteps beckon her to him,
Like a portrait of symmetry in motion.
A kaleidoscope discloses awe-inspiring beauty,
As sunlight freckles tease fluttery fronds,
And stillborn dew splashes spongy mounded moss.
The green velvet becomes denser
With miniature outdoor terrariums,
Everywhere you look.
A grand opening welcomes a multiplicity of fauna,
Bustling about in the spectacle of day,
Urgently amassing essential ingredients,
For survival and sanctuary.
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Great Moments of Lat Tortilla in U. S. History
Posted on Saturday, May 1, 2010
Great Moments of La Tortilla in U.S. History
Marco Bravo
1623- The Spaniards explore what would be the Southwest of the United States and bring tortillas with them on their expeditions. 30 years earlier they quickly conquered and colonized the tortilla from the Aztec and planned to distribute it across the world. Francisco de la Tortilla, was the first know Spaniard in the new world to bring back tortillas to Spain.
1775- Paul Revere feeds his horse bits of tortilla before his famous Midnight Ride. No animals were hurt in the process.
1845- Hector Paredes accidently invents the first Quesadilla in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when he runs out of eggs while making himself a breakfast burrito. || Read more »
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Ode to Dave Hayek by Linda Hayek
Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ode to Dave Hayek
( This poem was written shortly after the death of my husband in June 2006.)
Linda Hayek
You are still big in my life, warm in my heart
not only because you loved me – completely
quirks and rough edges included
and fathered my daughters into adulthood
not only because you opened wide the doors of your heart
to share your family with me
and invited me to gaze through the windows of your faith
thus strengthening my own
not only because you embraced the adventures I concocted
sometimes called vacations – riding a bicycle for thousands of miles
across and around and beyond Nebraska -
you could smell a malt a mile away || Read more »
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2010 Fine Lines Summer Camp!
Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010
2010 Summer Camp for Creative Writers
Grades 4-12, College, and Adults
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Fine Lines is entering its eighteenth consecutive year of providing a place
where creative writers can share their written ideas with others. The
journal, therefore, is dedicated to the writing development of all its
members. What started out as a classroom project is now a fifty-state
network of authors who love the written word and have the support of a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
