There’s something about these clouds…

Flood Reading Series, Posana’s, November 11, 2011

DeWayne Barton is a native of Asheville, N.C. who grew up in Washington, D.C. and is a Gulf War Veteran. He attended Norfolk State University from 1996-1999, majoring in Social Work. He is the author of a recent book of poetry, Urban Nightmare Silent Screams and has been involved in community improvement and youth development for over 15 years. He is both a co-founder and co-director of Asheville Green Opportunities, a job training program designed to prepare Asheville area youth and adults for “green-collar” careers. Both his sculpture art and his poetry reflect his commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice. 

Gyorgyi Voros is the author of Unwavering. Conrad Aiken says of her poetry: “The music of Voros’s poetry is more than music. It’s the motion of life and lots of things in it thinking, changing one’s mind, forgetting and remembering.” 

Voros is also the author of Notations of the Wild: Ecology in the poetry of Wallace Stevens, published by University of Iowa Press. She teaches poetry and creative writing at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg Virginia. 



Landon Godfrey has just been awarded a North Carolina Arts Council 2011-2012 Artist Fellowship. Her book, Second-Skin Rhinestone-Spangled
Nude Soufflé Chiffon Gown, which was published in 2011 was selected by David St. John for the Cider Press Review Book Award.

(via an email newsletter)

“Think about it strategically.”

I like how Gini Dietrich handles this:

“…before you use the digital tools to give your customers access to you, think about what it could mean down the road. Think about it strategically.” (via Spin Sucks)

NOTES:
1) Gini Dietrich, “How Much Transparency Is Too Much?” October 31, 2011, Spin Sucks, accessed November 5, 2011, https://spinsucks.com/social-media/how-much-transparency-is-too-much/#.TrWYQQuKqWo.tumblr

Tomorrow, Poetrio at Malaprop’s

POETRIO reading/booksigning featuring Tony Abbott, Scott Owens, Katherine Soniat.
Sunday, November 6, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
www.malaprops.com

How to make a mini book

Here are instructions for folding a mini book.

Here’s how to make a handmade mini book in eight steps (and a published author/book artist in 10 steps).

These autumn mornings…

Field notes

Is there anything larger than a venti coffee?

Maybe I shouldn’t have stayed out so late with poets & writers… especially when I have to wake up at 5 a.m. 

Standing room only at the Juniper Bends Literary Reading at BoBo Gallery.

(Source: http://instagr.am/p/Son6J/)

Dear #AVL city council, Asheville is the seventh worst in the country for hunger

Do something about the four following issues that will improve the local economy. Consider that more than 17,000 people in Asheville are out of work, Asheville is the seventh worst in the country for hunger, and the cost of living is unreasonably high compared to surrounding cities.

  • Housing cost in Greenville, SC is 26% less than Asheville, NC., 19% less than Charlotte, NC, and 16% less than Knoxville, TN.
  • Utilities cost in Greenville, SC is 20% less than Asheville, NC., 19% less than Charlotte, NC, and 16% less than Knoxville, TN.
  • Healthcare cost in Greenville, SC is 6% less than Asheville, NC., and 16% less than Knoxville, TN (healthcare costs in Charlotte, NC is more than Asheville, but most of the other categories are still significantly less than Asheville).
  • Grocery items in Greenville, SC cost 2% less than Asheville, NC., 7% less than Charlotte, NC, and 13% less than Knoxville, TN.
    (via cnnmoney)

Quote: Productivity and self-control

Very often when we talk about the skill of ‘productivity’ what we are really talking about is ‘self-control.’

James Shelley (via the 99%)

October is quickly fading

It appears I am only traveling as the sun rises for the sun sets either way it is a beautiful autumn drive

Beautiful October Sunday morning in #avl

Last okra blossom of the year

 

“Maybe it’s not about the happy ending…”

‘Maybe it’s not about the happy ending…’

(via sunnysideeeee)

(Source: http://sayingimages.tumblr.com/)

Handmade collage by Sebastian Matthews

Field notes

Yes, for a moment I was seriously thinking about having supper at Dunkin Donuts.

Friday Poem

At first glance I thought
it was a leaf falling through
an October sky,

but when it spread its
bright wings—I saw it was a
monarch butterfly.

@mxmulder

Had to get my morning Fix.

It’s raining.

Attitude + altitude = AVL

‘Unresponsiveness reflects badly on a brand’

It’s a good time to strengthen my personal brand. Here’s a good, timeless tip:

“The fundamentals of making a name for yourself and standing apart from the competition are simple and, one would assume, basic common sense. So it comes as no surprise that one of the biggest, all-time, don’t-even-go-there no-nos of business branding is…being unresponsive.”

(via beneath the brand)

“Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear”

mothernaturenetwork:

Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear
A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the ‘wind lens’ could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nuclear power.

Great news! But keep in mind, this is still just a render. IT’S NOT ACTUALLY IN PRODUCTION, which means it’s hard to make those kinds of statements.  I can make a model say whatever I want, it doesn’t mean the system can actually produce that.  The last thing our industry needs is more unfulfilled promises.  Just look at the $500 million mistake of Solyndra…

(Source: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/japanese-breakthrough-will-make-wind-power-cheaper-than-nuclea)