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Cindy Brookshire I plan speakers for our monthly writers' group meetings at the library and work with a spoken word poet to organize regular open mics at an ice cream …moreI plan speakers for our monthly writers' group meetings at the library and work with a spoken word poet to organize regular open mics at an ice cream parlor. In fall 2021 I will lead weekly "Telling Our Stories" sessions at the senior center, to encourage people to write down their memories for their children and grandchildren. Our writer's group is leading four workshops in 2021-22 as part of an NEA Big Read grant. The entire town of Clayton, NC is being encouraged to read Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street." I look forward to hearing the voices that come out of all of these engaging experiences, and what I will in turn write for myself as a result of being engaged with my community! (less)

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Cindy Brookshire I love it when books find me. When Covid restrictions eased and we were able to return to face-to-face church services I found the donated book bin in…moreI love it when books find me. When Covid restrictions eased and we were able to return to face-to-face church services I found the donated book bin in the parish hall had grown to three bins in our absence. A book at the top spoke to me: "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier," by Celia Rivenbark. She's written six or seven books and writes a column for the Wilmington newspaper - funny, outrageous. I read half the book to my husband while we drove on a long road trip. We laughed out loud and snorted at lines in each of the essays.

A more serious book I'm reading is "How We Fight White Supremacy," with many poignant pieces written by a variety of writers. One of them, Kiese Laymon, so impressed me, I bought his memoir, "Heavy" to read next. Both books I ordered from Mahogany Books, an excellent Black Books Matter source online, with a brick-and-mortar store in Anacostia, in the Washington DC area. Ramunda Young and her husband and daughter just opened a new store on Aug. 7, 2021 at National Harbor. I'm educating myself through their books, and the empowerment blog on their website.

The best thing I can do is read, read, read - and in my daily interactions with people listen, listen, listen. And continue to alternate the light and thought-provoking books that I encounter.(less)

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	Johnston County Creates: 50 Years of Creativity by Evelyn Wool (Goodreads Author), Donna Bailey-Taylor (Foreword), K. Todd Johnson (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	New Departures: Write by the Rails Anthology by Dan Verner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cindy Brookshire (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)

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