Happy Halloween, everybody! Whether you’re celebrating by watching a monster movie, reading a spooky story, or handing out candy to the ghouls and goblins who appear at your door, we hope you’ll take some time to listen to the second episode of PYPL’s Cardigans and Conversations, which is (as you probably guessed) all about Halloween! In this episode, our host Alex and his guest Bethany talk about their favorite horror books, how much fun they had writing stories at The Haunted Inkwell 3, and things that scare them. Bethany shares one of her short stories, the spine-tingling “Three Times Fast,” and Alex gives us an insightful review of one of…
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The Haunted Inkwell 3
On Saturday, October 27th, the third annual Haunted Inkwell writing event took place at the Penn Yan Public Library. This year, we started by asking participants to tell us what they fear. We came up with a pretty impressive list: Next, we each picked a fear from the board and spent 5-7 minutes writing about it. We then shared our stories out loud, challenging our fellow writers to guess our fear(s). Check out a story from each of our Haunted Inkwell writers below… if you dare! Close Encounter by Sally L. White I’ve always enjoyed cemeteries—even when I was young. I’d go for the poetry. But, really, only in…
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Frankenstein at 200
In 1818, Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. What would nineteen-year-old Mary think if she knew that, two hundred years later, we’re still reading, discussing, and celebrating her novel? On October 22, the Penn Yan Public Library hosted a talk called Frankenstein at 200. Audience members watched a TEDEd refresher on the story, and then were treated to lively discussion about the book by Keuka College chemistry professor Andy Robak and local writer Bethany Snyder. Hosted by Adult Services Librarian Alex Andrasik, Frankenstein at 200 was captured on audio for the first episode of the new podcast, PYPL’s Cardigans and Conversation. http://keukawrites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frankenstein-200.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Rebranded and Expanded
Welcome to Keuka Writes! Formerly known as PY Writes, we’ve rebranded and expanded to include the entire Keuka Lake region, from Penn Yan to Hammondsport to Branchport, and every community in between. Whether you’re in Pulteney, Barrington, Wayne, or Urbana, whether you can see the lake from your house or you drive by it on your way to work, Keuka Writes is for you. We know you have something to say about this beautiful region, and we want to help you say it. Whether you write fiction, poetry, memoir, historical fiction, children’s books, speeches, essays, blogs, creative nonfiction, letters to the editor, songs, speeches, journal entries, or letters to your…
