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An oldie but a goodie!

By Kurt Vonnegut: When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and... he asked those kinds of getting to know you questions you ask young people: Do you play sports? What’s your favorite subject? And I told him, no I don’t play any sports. I do theater, I’m in choir, I play the violin and piano, I used to take art classes. And he went WOW. That’s amazing! And I said, Oh no, but I’m not any good at ANY of them. And he said something then that I will never forget and which absolutely blew my mind because no one had ever said anything like it to me before: I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them. I think you’ve got all these wonderful experiences with different skills, and that all teaches you things and makes you an interesting person, no matter how well you do them. And that honestly changed my life. Because I went from a failure, someone who hadn’t been talented enough at anything to excel, to someone who did things because I enjoyed them. I had been raised in such an achievement-oriented environment, so inundated with the myth of Talent, that I thought it was only worth doing things if you could Win at them. - Kurt Vonnegut

You get a ticket and you get a ticket!

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Based on my score, I guess I gotta uh... brush up on some of my classics... How did you guys do?

Wow, this art must've taken so many PANE-staking hours to complete!

This Week in Ink! Happy Monday, writers! We hope you've got your writing caps on for this week because we have a fantastic lineup of classes coming right to you for the Halloween weekend! From magazine publishing to drafting tips, full mood manifestations and mediations, we've got it all. Our writing groups inspire us more and more every week. Share this programming with a friend to help our community grow! ... All of our classes are listed in our Events and on our website for more information and links to register. Remember, you don't have to be a member of SDWI to take classes with us! All writing levels welcome and greatly encouraged. What will you write this week with SD Writers, Ink?

Weekend poetry prompt for all our amazing poets out there!

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