We'll be @826valencia ninth annual #StorytellersShowcase where students will take the stage and #WriteOutLoud this Sunday 5/18 from 1 – 3 pm on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens in SF!

This event is free and open to the public! Bask in the shining performances of these brilliant young authors and enjoy live music, refreshments, activities, and family fun—and our free children's book giveaway (while supplies last)!

Learn more about our mission at #ChildrensBookProject. Check out the link in bio to Give Books, Get Books, Volunteer, and Donate!

#ChildrensBookProjectSF #NorCalNonProfit #GiveBooks #KidsBooks #BooksForKeeps #Literacy #GreatNonProfit #Donate #BookReview #LovetoRead #WeNeedDiverseBooks #BooksSaveLives #DiverseBks4All #NationalBookAccessAssociation #Bookstagram

Join us on Write Out Loud as we explore if magical worlds can stay enchanting when the creator's views are controversial or horrid, as in the case of J.K. Rowling.

🌟🎧 Matt & Christina discuss the question: Can/should we separate the art from the artist? #HarryPotter #PodcastLife #WriteOutLoud #TransPeopleMatter #ProudTransAllies 🏳️‍⚧️

🎧 Is your digital library truly yours? 🤔 Uncover the surprising truths about eBook ownership in our latest episode. Joined by expert Kelly Peterson, we explore the implications of licensing vs. owning digital books. Tune in now!
#WriteOutLoud #eBookSagas #DigitalOwnership #Creativity #DigitalContent #Writing #Writers #Podcast

🚀 Dive into the world of bestselling romance author Jenn Sterling with us on Write Out Loud! Discover her writing journey, the ups and downs of the indie path, and how she found her passion for storytelling. 🎙️✨ Listen now to get inspired! #Podcast #WriteOutLoud #IndieAuthor
#Writing #Creativity

Every self-respecting artist or other creative individual should condemn the Vail, Colorado, community for its cowardly treatment this week of artist Danielle SeeWalker.

Just a few days after announcing her appointment as Vail’s second-ever artist in residence, the Colorado Sun reported, the town backed out because of a painting when some people complained.

The article quotes Vail town manager Russell Forrest as saying: “We started getting messages from individuals looking closely at her social media posts. The concern was around the very polarizing issue in Israel and Gaza right now. We didn’t want public funds connected to a project about a polarizing geopolitical issue that is still playing out.”

SeeWalker said her painting highlighted the parallels between the plight of Native Americans in the U.S. and the crisis in Gaza.

Rather than have honest conversations about the art and helping people learn something from it, the town’s Art in Public Places published a statement about its mission “to create a diverse and meaningful public art experience in Vail.”

That clearly does not apply to art that makes Vail folks uncomfortable. 

People and communities that can’t handle the truth do not deserve to have an artist in residence. Boycott them.

B.J.

https://smithcompound.blog/2024/05/10/vail-cant-handle-truth-in-art/

#Art #painting #writeoutloud

Just do it.

#writers #writing #writingcommunity #writeoutloud

Happy 70th to me

https://smithcompound.blog/2023/08/17/happy-70th-to-me/

#AML #cancer #writeoutloud

Chemo wasn't part of the plan
http://smithcompound.blog/2023/08/13/chemo-wasnt-part-of-the-plan/

#AML #cancer #writeoutloud