Notes from May 25, 2014

Dear Writers, 

Our Writing Prompt from this evening was: “Don’t make us make you help us.” - Stephen King from Secret Windows. 

 It was mentioned by a member that we should all check out the next movie: Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy. 

Literary events going on this week:

Writers Night Out is Monday, June 2, 2014, from 7-8:30 PM at the Coat of Arms

The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program Poetry Hoot is at Cafe Espresso from 7-9 PM this Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Upcoming local events:

Ann Patchett and Richard Russo were coming to the University of Southern Maine on June 10, 2014. 

Great feedback and meeting tonight everyone!

Keep Writing, Keep Reading, Repeat,

Portsmouth Writers Salon 

Notes from May 11, 2014

Dear Writers, 

Happy Mother's Day! 

Mother's Day Painting 

Our Writing Prompt from this evening was: “That day, I had been sitting with my uncle on the porch of The Lord Nelson Hotel.” - Howard Norman from The Museum Guard (taken from the Fall 1998 fiction issue of Ploughshares edited by Lorrie Moore. 

Literary events going on this week:

Beat Night at the Pressroom 7-9 PM on Thursday

Upcoming local events:

Kate Christensen is coming to RiverRun sometime soon as well as Elizabeth McCraken both novelists. 

Great feedback and meeting tonight everyone!

Keep Writing, Keep Reading, Repeat,

Portsmouth Writers Salon