Neuqua Writers' Week

Neuqua Valley Writer's Week is a weeklong celebration of Neuqua's writing community! Cheers!

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Tom Filine @#NVWW:
"I was talking to programmer the other day, and he was lamenting how his whole job could be replaced in a few years by a computer. And I said to the guy, 'Hey man, I'm a comedian. My entire job could be replaced by a fart."

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Tom Filine @#NVWW:
"The first marathon was run by one dude who ran from the battle of Marathon to Athens. What no one mentions is that he DIED. How did this become a thing? We don't take other tragedies and turn them into a competitive event. No one tries to Titanic."

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Comedian Tom Filine at #NVWW:

"I completed my first 5k last year. I stunk. People pushing jogging strollers finished ahead of me. People pushing other people were faster than me."

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Comedian Tom Filine at #NVWW:

"I have the arms and shoulder of a linebacker, the legs of a web-designer, and the midsection of a woman who just gave birth."

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Mr. Tegtmeyer-- a self-professed "recovering engineer"-- shares his experiences in school, aeronautics, business, and family at #NVWW. It's an astonishing story of personal growth, loss, faith, and mathematics.

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Ms. @MissMorganNVHS speech connects about her antipathy of "The Scarlet Ibis" and her love for her sister. It's a moving tribute to her family's strength and mutual support, and the dignity of the differently-abled.

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Mr.Gerald shared his challenges growing up, his struggle to take responsibility and trust those who might help him. It's a great message for those who feel alone, misunderstood, and maligned. You can make your life better, and there are people (like Mr. Gerald) to help you. #NVWW

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Mrs. Morgan is onstage right now, taking a flame thrower to the James Hurst short story, "The Scarlet Ibis."

JUSTICE FOR DOODLE

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Abood Armouti, rapping at #NVWW:

I’m just a kid concerned with the world and its works
and if that’s enough to write about well then
the palm of my hand is about to hurt
Because I will never stop writing these words on these pages
Its that basic

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Kenzie Alberts got an auditorium to look up from their screens, set down their phones, and clap along to the rhythm of her song, "Last Words." #NVWW.

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To generalize about teenagers requires one to suppress subcultures, ignore minorities, repress contradictions, and ignore nuance, subtlety, and complexity. Much better to let them speak for themselves, then try to accommodate the diversity of voices. This is why we need #NVWW.

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Campbell Kohls @#NVWW:

I could hear them buzzing.
Until the bugs turned into boys

I ran to the teacher, sobbed that
The boys were all hungry
She told me to cover up my chest
My legs
My shoulders.
Because when men see fresh meat
They are drawn to it like a bee is to honey.

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Salman Rushdie said, "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep."

He could have been talking about Soha Khatib @#NVWW.

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Anna Shura @#NVWW:

Hello! How are you?
Human?
Then be it.
Be it by understanding what is important.

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@NVwritersweek Phoenix, Ela. #nvww

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@NVwritersweek Beautiful song, Shreya!! #nvww

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@NVwritersweek And another one! Great job, Giselle! #spokenword #nvww

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Listeners to Abood Armouti's poetry may think he doesn't care when he's on stage throwing flaming darts. He cares. He cares all the cares, all the angers, the frustrations, the agitations. He cares so much that he worked to get the words right. He cares so much he shared. #NVWW

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Soha Khatib's poetry is sonar confirmation of the soul. #NVWW

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David Mullins is performing at the BFC @#NVWW. He's a flaregun meant to simultaneously bring help, warn travelers, burn celestials, and decorate the night sky.