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MIXTAPE WRITING site + new contest
A new site has been created: http://mixtapewriting.miller-david.com/. A new contest, “Ambient White Noise,” is announced there.
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notes on the 3 sentence confession mixtape
How often do we really know why we do something? And once we (if we) decide we know, how does that knowledge stay relevant or meaningful as anything besides a kind of referent for future situations? I feel like “where” and “when” are more meaningful questions than why. Why seems closed and finite: “I did [...]
mixtape writing contest: 3 sentence confession
This morning I’ve been thinking about how a single statement of belief, of truth, can transform a piece of writing–an anecdote, a joke, an email–into something else. For example, here is an excerpt from an email my dad sent me earlier: Please write down my cell number. It is always on and always with me. [...]
timeline of thoughts / actions after reading 48hr magazine’s theme
4:00:00 PM- Read tweet. 4:00:14 PM – Clicked on site to read theme. 4:00:20 PM – Felt initial wave of disappointment that theme the theme wasn’t “resonating.” 4:00:30 PM – Questioned 48hr’s brand / editorial vision. 4:00:40 PM – Stared at screen. Thought about 5th grade, Georgia Tech basketball camp, kid being named “Mr. Hustle” [...]
notes on the Faulkner Mixtape Writing Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the Faulkner Mixtape writing contest, Tina Spice, who wrote “It took exactly 18 minutes,” and Sarah Menkedick, who wrote “6 p.m. Cerro Fortin.” The challenge was to write a nonfiction piece using at least two different narrators. I felt like it was a difficult challenge. As the “prize,” I made [...]
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It took exactly 18 minutes
Editor’s note: “It took exactly 18 minutes” is one of the winning entries in the Faulkner Mixtape Writing Contest. The challenge was to create a nonfiction piece with two different narrators. It took exactly 18 minutes The clock said 7pm. Amidst all the chaos I make a mental note of that. Maybe I’m trying to [...]
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6 p.m., Cerro Fortin
Editor’s note: “6 p.m., Cerro Fortin” is one of the two winning stories in the Faulkner Mixtape Writing Contest. The challenge was to write a nonfiction story using two different narrators. Author’s Note: The scene: 6 p.m., a hiking trail in Mexico. 1st narrator: Mexican police officer. 2nd narrator: Sarah 6 p.m., Cerro Fortin Estábamos [...]
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faulkner mixtape writing contest
After stoking on last week’s one-sentence travel writing contest, I wanted to try something else. One thing I work with travel writers a lot on is the concept of narrating a story from a POV and style that most closely approximates the way the author actually experienced the events in real life. I feel like [...]
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study of ambient sound / listening