Somehow it seems another month has passed and our next Open Mic in Albuquerque is scheduled for TOMORROW: 5/17 (7 pm at The Source, 1111 Carlisle Ave. SE ). Here are the Best stories from March and April (in no particular order): “Joyce at the Gym” by Terri Klein “Baby Farm” by Karen Fausnaugh…
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…
January DimeStories from the Duke City 2016
Well I don’t know what happened…. one minute we were celebrating New Years, then the Anniversary Showcase, and now it’s St. Patricks Day and the year feels like it’s half over! We do have audio for our January BEST Ofs from Albuquerque: Jess Atcherley, “Dashed Dreams on the Rainbow Coast” Dee Cohen, “Mable Makes…
In Memory Of: Mopsy Matthews
One of our Albuquerque DimeStoriers passed away on January 25, 2016. Mopsy had become a semi-regular attendee (in between her international travels) at our monthly open mic events and a couple of her stories had been selected as a Best Of. Mopsy had also been attending my Monday Writers drop-in group. I hadn’t seen her…
Duke City DimeStories Anniversary Showcase 2016
DUKE CITY DIMESTORIES CELEBRATES SIXTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT: DimeStories Anniversary Showcase DATE: 3 p.m. Sunday, February 21 LOCATION: Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 Duke City DimeStories, Albuquerque’s only open mic for prose, will celebrate its sixth year with a showcase of DimeStories selected from the best of the past year’s monthly…
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?…