Category: Meeting
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November 2023: Michael Neuhaus
In an ever-shifting business landscape, adaptability isn’t just a trait—it’s a competitive advantage. Companies that embrace change, learn from challenges, and pivot when necessary are the ones that not only survive but also thrive in uncertain environments.
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Pizza and Planes!
On September 30, 2024, local and nearby contestants of the 2024 Adventures in Writing contest (the 15-and-under category of Cisco Writers Club’s Annual Writing Contest) received a fifteen-minute flight around Cisco in a private plane. Plus pizza! Family members and Cisco Writers Club members joined to celebrate with these young writers. Our thanks goes out…
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September 2023: Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
A lively crowd celebrated winning authors and 47 years of Cisco Writers Club contests to promote involvement in the craft of writing. Awards totaling $1,480 for the 47th Annual Cisco Writers Club Writing Contest were given out on September 7th at 7 p.m., at the Myrtle Wilks Community Center in Cisco. See complete list of…
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May 2023: Cisco Writers Club 48th Anniversary
Despite dramatic area storms in late afternoon, Cisco Writers Club celebrated its 48th anniversary as planned with an informal table reading on March 2, 2023. Twenty-four readers, including 13-year-old Mickell York and 80-year-old Dave Carney, assembled to read a screenplay of Elmer Kelton’s classic western, The Time It Never Rained. The script was written by…
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April 2023: Poetry Workshop
Two Cisco Writers Club poets hosted a poetry workshop at the April meeting of the Cisco Writers Club. The theme of the workshop was poetry for those who are scared of poetry. Everybody walked away with a poem they had written, and even though it wasn’t a requirement of the workshop to share, participants were…
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November 2022: Carol Gordon
Cisco Writers Club met for an early Thanksgiving celebration Thursday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m., in the fellowship hall of the Assembly of Yahweh, 109 County Road 280, Rising Star TX. After the meal CWC member Carol Gordon of Eastland shared her game plan to “Write YOUR Life Story.” A big part of that was…
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October 2022: Marjorie Moffitt
On Thursday, October 6, 2022, those of us in the Cisco Writers Club met to share our passions about learning to write to meet the needs of others. Ruth York could not be with us that night, so Marjorie Moffitt led the group. Each one of us shared the kinds of books we enjoy reading,…
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August 2022: Helen Cozart and NaNoWriMo
On August 4, 2022, Cisco Writers Club member Helen Cozart brought us information about National Novel Writing Month, affectionately called NaNoWriMo, that has happened every November since 1999. It’s an international program to help writers finish in one month the draft of a novel or other manuscript of 50,000 words. Writers sign up beforehand and…
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July 2022: Dr. Duane Hale, Historian
One of the preeminent historians in the state, CWC member Dr. Hale spoke to an attentive crowd July 7, 2022, on “Local Historical Topics That Should Be Remembered.” Born and reared near Cisco, Dr. Hale has long had a deep interest in the tales told by his elders. Researcher, writer, lecturer and teacher, Dr. Hale…
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June 2022: Marjorie Moffitt, Flag Day
Cisco Writers Club member Marjorie Moffitt, new to this area, presented our June meeting titled Looking Ahead to Flag Day, June 14, 2022. “I don’t think we give enough thought to the sacrifices made by our veterans,” says Marjorie, “but also to the special burdens born by their families. I want to address that.” Marjorie…
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