San Diego DimeStories Virtual Open Mic Friday, August 14, 7:00pm Pacific Time via Zoom Email: SDDimeStories@gmail.com for the link Join us to honor two members we lost this month: John Van Roekel and Don Ryan
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DimeStories September 2016 News
UPCOMING EVENTS: Friday, September 9: San Diego Open Mic at San Diego Writers, Ink Liberty Station/NTC Barracks 16, Suite 202 San Diego, CA 92106 EMCEE: Jennifer Simpson, DimeStories Wrangler, flying in from Albuquerque Bring your 3-minute story, and bring a friend (because listening is fun too!). Refreshments served at 7:30, stories begin at 8:00. Dime Stories are…
Orange County DimeStories Cancelled for August 2016
DimeStories Orange County Open Mic, scheduled to occur on Sunday, August 14, 2016 5:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. Join us for our next DimeStories Open Mic on September 11th As always, sign-ups begin at 5:00 pm, and we begin readings at 5:30 pm. LOCATION: LCA Wine 3315 Hyland Avenue, Suite…
News from Orange County May 2016
Because of Mother’s Day, we are not holding a DimeStories Meeting this month. If you want, you can replay our favorite stories on this very website–> We’ll be back on June 12th with another edition of DimeStories! It’s actually the week BEFORE father’s day, so we’re not taking sides or playing favorites. Sign ups on June 12th will begin…
April 2016 News
Duke City (Albuquerque) DimeStories The next open mic is tomorrow! April 21, 2016 at 7pm at The Source, 1111 Carlisle Ave SE in the Blue Room. Mix and mingle with fellow writers of very short prose, share your 3-minute story (that’s about 500 words), or come and listen. $3-5 donation requested. Refreshments will be served. Costa…
Tips for Reading at a DimeStories Event
Select the proper piece of PROSE. It should be a story 500 words—or less. Really, you don’t have to use all three minutes. Nothing wrong with leaving your audience wanting more…. Edit with a razor. Look at every word. Does it belong? Does it contribute to the meaning? Is there a strong narrative voice? Vivid imagery?…
December 2015 DimeStories
San Diego DimeStories took place on a cold and rainy night the 2nd Friday in December at the home of San Diego Writers Ink down in Liberty Station— you’ll hear the planes landing at nearby Lindbergh Field in the recordings… but the sound of those planes didn’t stop the readers from sharing their stories. The…