| Today is February 5, 2012 |
Yes, you can read the entire text of the 2009 edition of Bozeman’s favorite chain-writing exercise, and you can read that text RIGHT HERE on the Consortium of the Creative Nudge. Just visit the Foolish Words 2009 page at http://foolish.creativenudge.org and start reading.
I’ll give a prize to anyone who can untangle all the plot lines that got thrown into the story this year. And that prize will be $1 million imaginary dollars that will be instantly transferred from my imaginary Swiss bank account to your imaginary Swiss bank account by imaginary Swiss bankers at imaginary computers wearing imaginary European-style suits and drinking imaginary cappuccinos.
Bozeman writer Ray Sikorski, the current organizer of the venerable Foolish Words writing event, has given his permission to repost the 2009 story here on the Consortium of the Creative Nudge.
For those of you who don’t know, Foolish Words is a chain writing event. One person starts the story, writes 200 to 400 words, and then passes it on to the next writer. These writers are affectionately known as the Fools, and this year there are more than 30 of them. The event culminates on April 1 when the Fools gather at the Leaf & Bean in downtown Bozeman to read the story aloud.
You can read more at the official Foolish Words site, run by Ray, and you can read the finished product both there and at the consortium’s newest project site: http://foolish.creativenudge.org.
University finals have taken their toll, delaying our beloved monthly nudge. There will be more nudges, rest assured. You’ll just have to wait a little while for them. More news to come!
The Fall 2008 issue of Montana State University’s literature and arts magazine has been published! Thirty-two beautiful pages of poetry, prose and pictures free for the enjoying all across the Bozeman area. It is not published online as I write this, but I suspect it will be up on the Read This page very soon. Read more