Why Write Your Life Stories?

In my classes I meet women and men whose life stories are rich and deep with significance and insight. My students earned their wisdom through parenting, working in various careers, dealing with ups and downs of health issues, life and death, good and bad relationships, fighting wars, accepting honors, accepting defeats, saying goodby, saying hello, wanting to die, afraid to die, afraid to live, wanting to live, traveling, staying put, running away, staying another day, looking ahead, looking back, facing challenges, overcoming and remembering.
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Arts Expo - Saturday, Nov. 7, Hayesville, NC



Saturday, November 7, the Clay County Historical and Arts Council is hosting an Arts Expo in Hayesville, NC. Our writing organization, NCWN West (Netwest) will have a booth there and we are invited to read and sign books during the event.
The hours are 10 AM until 4 PM.
Our readings will take place at 11:00 a.m. and at 2:00 p.m.
We hope we have a good group of listeners so please come out to the Truett Memorial Baptist Fellowship Hall downtown Hayesville and support our arts. You will enjoy your visit and meet writers and artists of all kinds. Rob Tiger and some of his group will be playing music during the day.

Tell your friends to come. I'd love to meet them and sign my brand new, hot off the press, poetry book - Now Might as Well be Then - Published by Finishing Line Press and edited by Leah Maines. Great people to work with at Finishing Line. My book is lovely and I am quite proud.

Those who ordered books from me will be receiving them next week. I am also taking orders on Saturday and will have books on hand for folks to pick up for those extra Christmas gifts. The price is $12.00 and I will be so happy to sign one for you.

3 comments:

Brenda Kay Ledford said...

Glenda,
I hope a lot of folks attend the Arts Expo at Truett Church and you sell a lot of books. Sorry I couldn't attend, but I kept NCWN-W in my thoughts.

Glenda Council Beall said...

Thanks Brenda, we had a great time at the Arts Expo in Hayesville. Our writers turned out and enjoyed reading and signing books.
A number of folks picked up our brochures and signed up for more info on NCWN west. We missed you, however.

Kathryn Magendie said...

Oh no , I am so sorry I missed this!

From Jayne Jaudon Ferrer, poet, author, speaker

"Life is going to pass whether you're making the most of it or not. We can spend our time on earth frustrated and miserable and disappointed, or we can milk it for all it's worth.


Stu's standup routine at the Punchline Comedy Club

Those fabulous Council Girls

Those fabulous Council Girls
Photos jog our memories for writing our life stories

Karen Beaty on left, Lisa Bruno on right

Karen Beaty on left, Lisa Bruno on right
Thanks Karen, for always making me feel welcome.

View from parking area of Orchard House

View from parking area of Orchard House
Peaceful and quiet in the early morning light

Cabin on the campus of the Folk School

Cabin on the campus of the Folk School
Across from Orchard House, looking west

Descendants of John Cecil Council at family reunion

Descendants of John Cecil Council at family reunion
1956 - '57 maybe. This is at home of Lawrence and Jo Council in Wakulla County FL. Many of my aunts and uncles written about in Profiles and Pedigrees are in this photo. I also see my father and my siblings. That's me in the dark dress right behind the little boy on the front row.