Write a story based on this BBC story. Read the whole piece here.
Black Fae Day Meetup 2022 on May 14
SAVE THE DATE! Our Black Fae Day meetup for 2022 is only a month away! We’ll once again be meeting in the beautiful arboretum at Mt. Airy Forest. Have you pulled together your look yet? Are you gonna be a land fae or a sea fae? We hope you can join us! RSVP here.
Wednesday Nite Write: Broadcasting to Aliens
Write a story about this headline. Read the whole story here.
Coronavirus Wearable Art Response Project Art Show Opens on May 7
Our co-founder’s two portraits for Tina Guiterrez’s coronavirus wearable art response project will be on display during its first full art show at Kennedy Heights Arts Center, starting May 7! “Selected from over 120 portraits taken over the last two years, Tina Gutierrez has amassed a visual collection of our local community during the historic moment of navigating a pandemic that has affected us all. Participants were asked to respond with clothing, costume, or other wearable art to express how they felt about the coronavirus, quarantine, and social distancing. Many displayed personal empowerment, and in many cases, gathered strength through objects, and adornments. For others, objects and garments of beauty helped them feel reconnected to the world.” For more info on the opening reception, click here. The exhibition runs through July 2.
Wednesday Nite Write: Spiders
Write a story based on this headline from The Guardian.
Co-Founder To Be Featured in Local Comics Anthology
Our co-founder, Aiesha, is having a feature story she wrote about tagging along with local paranormal investigators turned into a comic for the third issue of the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities anthology! Be on the lookout for the Kickstarter next spring!
Wednesday Nite Write: Life Before Death
Create a story about why life might flash before your eyes before death. Is it an upload of data to a big computer? Is it preparing you for judgement? Is it like the death of a star?
Music Mondays
We love weird videos and good music so we’re going to highlight some of our favorites. Next up, Busta Rhyme’s “Gimme Some More.”
Wednesday Nite Write: Age Reversal
Write a story about age reversal based on this Guardian piece.
Stephen King’s Magical Negroes Lecture
Columbus author Scott Woods discusses the magical negroes in Stephen King’s work in an updated lecture from this February.
Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance 