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The Book | Jo Scott-Coe
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Why would a high school teacher who loves teaching leave school after half a career in the classroom? Teacher at Point Blank. Teacher at Point Blank. Fuses her perspectives as teacher and former student, adult and child, educator and writer. 8216;s writing on intersections of education, gender, and violence has appeared in many publications, including the. Want to add your voice to the discussion? Click here to share your response to Teacher Point Blank. Respond to the Book. On Prayers of the Unfaithful.
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podcast | Jo Scott-Coe
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Writer Ninja Podcast Episode 8: Starting from Scratch. Feb 10, 2013 buzz. What have you made from scratch lately–whether it’s something to eat, wear, use at home, or give away? We may live in a world that often feels prefabbed, but there are plenty of opportunities for us to contribute pieces of ourselves to make things better or more interesting. Tune in to the Writer Ninja Podcast, available on iTunes and on this site. Then post your ideas in the comments section below! From the ground up. Jo asks for ...
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creative | Jo Scott-Coe
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Elegy for Before and After August 1, 1966. Aug 5, 2016 creative. This is not a scoop. This is not an insider tell-you-anything. This is not the beginning or the end or the first or the last word. The heat was unrelenting. Here came the bagpipes. The procession. The tolling of the bell. The stopping of the clock. Dear diary: I was there. Dear diary: I knew someone once. Dear diary: I was that person. Dear diary: they were taken. Dear diary: here is a stone. Are you still listening? Jun 10, 2015 buzz.
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My Writing Process These Days | Jo Scott-Coe
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My Writing Process These Days. Jun 10, 2014 Uncategorized. Thanks to Joshunda Saunders for inviting me to participate in this blog tour. Joshunda is one of the most insightful and prolific writers I’ve had the good fortune to meet, read, and commiserate with in the past two years. You can check out her terrific blog, including her own reflections on process, right here. 1 What are you working on? 2 How does your work differ from others’ work in the same genre? 3 Why do you write what you do? Or the Montr...
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Events | Jo Scott-Coe
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Keep up to date with our current listing of Jo’s appearances, readings, and interviews here. Sunday October 2, West Hollywood California. West Hollywood Book Festival: Tongue and Groove Reading. 5:oo PM: Hybrid Stage. Saturday July 2, Venice California. Code Pink Presents Women Behaving Badly:. Jo Scott-Coe, Gayle Brandeis, Stephanie Hammer, and Donna Hilbert. Thursday November 4, Inland Empire. Inlandia Foundation Reading at Arts Walk. Friday November 19, Seattle. Elliot Bay Book Company.
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writing | Jo Scott-Coe
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Aug 10, 2016 Culture. A week ago today, the clock at the top of Austin’s UT Tower restarted after being frozen for a full 24-hours, from 11:48 PM on August 1. After one night of darkness, the tower lights were also turned back on. It was just one clock, and only one day, but it was difficult not to think of W.H. Auden’s poem from 1938:. Stop All the Clocks. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,. Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum. Offers a spec...
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The Next Big Thing | Jo Scott-Coe
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The Next Big Thing. Feb 27, 2013 buzz. Thanks to Donna Hilbert author of the new poetry collection The Congress of Luminous Bodies (Aortic Books). For tagging me in THE NEXT BIG THING. What is the title or working title of your book? Tripwires and Trigger Fingers. Where did the idea come from for the book? For my first book, Teacher at Point Blank. What genre does your book fall under? What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition? I’m halfway there, have about two...
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Reviews | Jo Scott-Coe
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Readers both teachers and those outside the teaching profession have responded strongly to this book. An email that came in after recent reading in Riverside:. Bonnie and I went to the Downtown Library for the reading and book signing of our friend Jo Scott-Coe’s (first) book, about being a female teacher:. Teacher at Point Blank Confronting Sexualtiy, Violence, and Secrets in a Suburban. Ps and I’ve only just begun to read Jo’s book. And eave your thoughts about the book here:. Teacher at point blank.
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Culture | Jo Scott-Coe
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Aug 10, 2016 Culture. A week ago today, the clock at the top of Austin’s UT Tower restarted after being frozen for a full 24-hours, from 11:48 PM on August 1. After one night of darkness, the tower lights were also turned back on. It was just one clock, and only one day, but it was difficult not to think of W.H. Auden’s poem from 1938:. Stop All the Clocks. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,. Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum. One bright fa...
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buzz | Jo Scott-Coe
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New in Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies. Jan 3, 2016 buzz. At the AWP Conference in Minneapolis last year, I had the honor of participating in a panel of writers addressing the subject, “Confronting Our Fears: Turning Adversity into Art.”. The latest edition of. Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies. Prayers of the Unfaithful. Sep 20, 2015 buzz. American Prison: Beyond the Binge-Watch. Jul 2, 2015 buzz. If the success of. Orange Is the New Black. Love and Mercy, Not Blood and Bullets. For almost f...
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