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Writing Contest: Final Stretch

7/31/2018

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UPDATE: Contest Ended!
by Uncle Morty






This Contest is over, but Morty is contemplating another one. Keep up with Morty and the chickens to find out when the next one starts!


Uncle Morty is excited because his contest is about to end.  After the entries are judged, he will be able to read them.  Finally!





You may submit your stories until midnight August 1, 2018.

Whether you've been trying to perfect your story, or whether you just happen to have a story lying about the house...dust it off and turn it in.

Time grows short so don't delay!


Click here for a refresher on the rules.



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Sacred Selections: Weekly Reader

7/25/2018

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​What to Read

by Jarad Johnson
and Uncle Morty




Here are the things we at Sacred Chickens thought you might want to check out this week! Jarad recommends a book revealing what it's like to have bipolar disorder, a well known novel about a, well, psycho and a movie about the importance of a free press. Morty wants you to read a book about the first world fair and one of the first recorded serial killers. Enjoy!

Jarad Recommends.....
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Manic- by Terri Cheney 

What is it? Manic is a beautiful and haunting memoir of a woman who suffers from bipolar disorder. It's really the story of how she attempts to keep her life together, and how sometimes it isn't. It's also the story of someone living two lives, and sometimes perhaps two different selves. The story itself is so captivating that it will pull you completely into her world and mind, but the gorgeous writing will keep you there. 


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Sacred Selections: Weekly Reader

7/19/2018

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​What to Read

by Morty, Jarad, and Julie



Here are some things that we at Sacred Chickens think you should check out this week. we covered quite a broad spectrum this time: from dark comedies about a brutal dictator, exploring prejudice in small town America, and  a parable that explores the darker side of the Technological Age. Enjoy! 

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Morty Recommends......

​The Death of Stalin- Directed by Armando Iannucci, and featuring one of Morty's faves as Nikita Khrushchev. 

What is it? A deeply Dark comedy about the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and the desperate machinations of his administration in its aftermath. 

Why watch it? The movie hits right now, observing it does, the maneuvers of men who rule entirely based on animalistic power structures, confusing hardness of heart with strength and  courage.  


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Book Review: Jesus in the Ghost Room

7/16/2018

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Jesus in the Ghost Room
Author,  Rusty Barnes 

by Lane Scoggins 



Often through couplets, Rusty Barnes, author of "Jesus in the Ghost Room", utilizes everyday events to speak to deeper ideas about the circle of life, death, sexuality, and fatherhood, as well as many other topics. My favorite poem was "Sometimes I Say", in which Rusty Barnes breaks down how it feels to have suicidal thoughts in an authentic and poignant way. The poem opens up with 
"Sometimes I say to you suicide and you say slice by length not by width, and judge carefully the angle of the blade at the rise and tumble of the vein."

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Jarad's Choice Book Club: Johannes Cabal, the Necromancer.

7/9/2018

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​Johannes Cabal, the Necromancer
Author, Jonathan L. Howard 

by Jarad Johnson 

​Witty, funny and meaningful writing sometimes feels hard to come by. Writing can often feel lazy, like writers are more interested in following a specific format than having an original story. The influx of authors and the sheer number of books published each year lends itself to that feeling of unoriginality and being bored. 

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Featured Writers from The Writer's Hotel 2018 - Claire Solomon, Douglas Wright, Keith Fentonmiller

7/9/2018

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TWH Featured Writers
by Julie Carpenter


I attended The Writer's Hotel in New York in early June, and I can't recommend it enough.  By the way, it's not too early to start thinking about 2019!  Billed as a mini MFA, it's an intense week of workshops, labs, meeting with agents to improve your pitch and hanging out in bars.  Actually, that last bit is because authors read their work at bars like the KGB.  But the best part of the week, even better than hanging out in bars, is meeting new writers.

 
This year I was part of a workshop led by Elizabeth Hand.  (Check out her author page on Amazon by clicking through).  Coming soon we will devote a post to helping you find her books.  The workshop was intense, focused, kind and best of all I met eleven brilliant new writers and got to read their work.
 
Now you can sample their work as well.  Here are the next three featured writers from Elizabeth Hand's TWH workshop.


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