I spent last Friday in Mrs. Peterson's Language Arts classes (7 of them) doing a poetry workshop shamelessly stolen from Doug Goetsch, poet and instructor at the Iowa Summer Writers Festival. It's called "The OF Machine," and uses three random words to generate the title and first line of a wretchedly excessive poem. It's just for fun, and some of the kids did an excellent job. Others were mostly confused, but everybody wrote something and read it aloud.
I handed out candy--at least one piece to everybody; more to those who wrote the "worst" poems. They had just finished a long poetry section, so this served as a lighthearted finishing touch to a fairly serious semester's work.
Most of the classes are mixed abililty, but one (my daughter's section) is a smaller class composed of only gifted students. I've worked with some of these kids for several years, just as a guest in their language arts classes, and it's always a pleasure to watch them try to write something that will impress their peers, and me.
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"REVENGE OF THE SOCCER MOMS"
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
Never underestimate smart, funny, and slightly bored stay-at-home moms, especially when they get angry.
Teenage drivers, abusive husbands, vandals, and child molesters are no match for these women.
But when does Neighborhood Watch become Vigilantism? And when the Moms kill a cheating husband
and the 24-hour news channels camp out in their neighborhood, will their lives ever be the same?
About Me
- Myra Levine
- I have edited a new and much-improved versions of my first novel, and am on the hunt for a new agent. Meanwhile, I'll be working on my second novel and dreaming of book deals and movie rights. Like all writers. Back in the 80's and 90's, I ran a video production company for many years and wrote dozens of TV and radio ads, political spots, and training and marketing videos. Then I adopted my daughter from China, met and married David, adopted a son from Vietnam, and began writing fiction. (Some of the political ads were fiction, but that's another story.) Now I'm revising my second novel, and caring for my mother and mother in law, both diagnosed with dementia. If I can turn my personal circus into a best seller, it will all be worthwhile. Otherwise, it's a daily root canal.
HERE'S THE QUESTION
Can a smartass mom achieve commercial success as a novelist? My husband and our creditors sincerely hope so.
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Here, I'll give it a try...koff.
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