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Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

by Erika Dreifus on
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1. It’s not every day that one of this blog’s readers alerts me to the fate of one of my own contest entries.

But that’s exactly what happened over the weekend, when Nancy Brewka-Clark left this comment on last week’s Midweek Notes post. As our exchange on the post reveals, it’s through Nancy that I discovered that one of my poems had been received honorable mention (free-verse category) in the latest Rhyme On Poetry Contest. (And one of Nancy’s was named runner-up for “funniest poem.”)

All of the winning, runner-up, and honorable mention poems have been assembled in an e-book that can be downloaded here. But here’s a snapshot of “When Your Niece Attends a Jewish Day School,” too. (more…)

Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer

by Erika Dreifus on
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I’m back! And I have three quick things to share with you.

  • While I was away, a new byline appeared. Check out my summer-reading preview for Jewish Journal.
  • ICYMI: a Twitter thread featuring a few of my own—but mostly, other people’s—responses and reflections in the aftermath of the passing of Philip Roth.
  • And coming soon: the June issue of The Practicing Writer. (Last chance to peruse the current [May] issue for still-open opportunities!)