{"id":40,"date":"2010-07-03T05:02:38","date_gmt":"2010-07-03T12:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/?p=40"},"modified":"2010-07-03T05:04:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-03T12:04:29","slug":"july-wordfest-you-are-the-guest-reviewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/july-wordfest-you-are-the-guest-reviewer\/","title":{"rendered":"July WordFest–You are the Guest Reviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, July 6,\u00a0<\/font>\u00a0the audience will be invited to give feedback to the evening\u2019s four presenters, on both their writing and their delivery. <\/font>This is a departure from the usual format where there is a Guest Reviewer for the evening who provides the feedback.<\/font><\/p>\n

The presenters on July 6 will:<\/font><\/p>\n

Cindie Jackson<\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0 reading her essay, \u201cRibbons, and Plaques, and Trophies! Oh, My!\u201d, which ponders whether awards matter to those who receive them.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Kitty Royston<\/strong>, a high school student, will read \u201cLittle Secrets\u201d, which she describes as \u201ca short story about two anthropomorphic felines who fall in love.\u201d <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Dan Roberts<\/strong>, a retired family physician living in Kalama, will be reading from his work, entitled \u201cTransplant,\u201d\u2014\u201cDr. Jerry WIlder, medical director for Lear Biomedical,\u00a0has spent months conducting a daring new experiment. Unfortunately he has neglected to tell\u00a0his boss. Today is the day of reckoning.\u201d Dan has written this as a short story, but sees it as becoming the first chapter of a novel.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Harry Myers <\/strong>has delighted the WordFest crowd on several occasions with his quirky, humorous poetry and wordplay, most recently with his updated ballad about the urbanization of the west, \u201cHomes, Homes on the Range.\u201d He will be reading his first short story, \u201cSpace Junk\u201d.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The Brits opens at 5:30 pm for those who wish to order dinner and wine to accompany the readings. The presentations begin at 6:00 pm.<\/font><\/p>\n

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At the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, July 6,\u00a0\u00a0the audience will be invited to give feedback to the evening\u2019s four presenters, on both their writing and their delivery. This is a departure from the usual format where there is a…<\/span><\/p>\n

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