It's a long stretch of the imagination to place John Steinbeck's world onto Bainbridge Island. He's all weathered faces on dust bowl refugees in gritty California neighborhoods. We're all rain on fleece-wearing California refugees hiding out amongst the cedars.
But, now's the time for all good Islanders to bring the worlds together. Our library is calling for submissions to its Bainbridge Island Sketches, a compilation of fictionalized depictions of life here. Change the names, stay under 2,000 words, and revel in the juicy details of your friends and neighbors, the quirkier the better. As the BI Review reported today, "Capture the essence of Bainbridge and its inhabitants in exact and signature details." The great Ann Combs is giving a free workshop on writing the sketches at Eagle Harbor Book Co. this Sunday afternoon at 3. Come on by. I hope to be there with a few of my favorite Bainbridge images and details.
The deadline is October 26th; send entries to Kathleen Thorne thornekm@gmail.com and prepare to win. Selected entries will be read at San Carlos November 1st. That's only fitting, since the majority of our quirkiest residents find their way to San Carlos, many on a regular basis.
I have an additional reward. If any of my clients who have moved to Bainbridge in the last ten years have their entries selected for reading, I'll treat you to your favorite margarita at the San Carlos bar. Get writing!
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