Author: Angel Ackerman
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Friends of Pete
EDITED: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO RAIN. It will now be held May 21. STAY TUNED. Wednesday, May 14, Parisian Phoenix will be joining Friends of Pete for their spring food drive at Greater Lehigh Valley Meals on Wheels. Friends of Pete is an amazing, supporting networking group that gathers at locations at various…
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Networking & Relationships
I periodically submit writing articles to Hippocampus Magazine. I often draft them when I have an idea and send them to the editor who makes a little stock pile in her electronic filing cabinet. Earlier this week, they published another of my essays: Now What? How Patience & Building Relationships Can Pay…
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Parisian Phoenix earned a grant
About two weeks ago, I received word that the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation had accepted my application for The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. This is the unexpected shock type of joy, and a joy that means a lot because it means someone has…
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Poetry Rocks!
A while ago Art Director Gayle Hendricks (who teaches graphic design at Northampton Community College) asked me if I wanted to join her for a poetry walk. These were the details: All are welcome to enjoy a unique experience blending nature, poetry, and mindfulness at the Bethlehem campus’ beautiful acreage,…
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Upcoming Workshops
At the end of May, (Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m.) Larry Sceurman and I will be hosting a workshop at Hellertown Library, Storytelling as a First Draft. It’s a free workshop and you can contact the library to reserve your spot. For more information on Hellertown Library events, click here. Join oral storyteller and author…
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Jill Peters speaks to GLVWG
Jill Peters, one of the early presidents of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, spoke to the organization Saturday April 26 about team writing and working on the book Hear Us Out: Six Questions About Belonging and Belief (Fortress Press, 2023). She approached the group with wisdom and charisma, and…
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When the fonts don’t work
Our art director talks about type problems– when the technology changes.
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The Magnificent Storm
Last night, the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania had a magnificent thunderstorm— the kind that shook the house, flashed lots of lightning and sent pounding rain into every open window. As the cacophony abounded, I soaked in the storm (pun intended) from the safety of my bedroom. My cats and Goffin’s…
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Reflections on a Battle between Bookshop.org and Amazon.com
I’m thinking about how the world keeps changing. Now I’m not putting a judgment on that reality, but as I approach my 50th birthday in May I have reached that age where the experiences I cherish the most are very different from what happens in my everyday life now. Small…
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