This year I'll be revising THE SILVER BONES, my novel about a young woman who accidentally digs up faery bones at an archeological site. I will send out progress reports along with the first draft of a new poem eachweek to all sponsors. I hope to meet or exceed my previous fundraising goal of $750.
Links to my recently published poems can be found here, and below is a snippet from THE SILVER BONES.
In the calmer waters a tiny and postcard-perfect island glows even in the gloom. Rocks and driftwood front weathered evergreens, and tucked behind them, backed by more trees, lurks a large, white-grey rock that would be a perfect lounging and lookout spot. I want to dive off the boat and swim over, explore. There's something reaching out to me there, mysteries there, I know it. What a place for archeology! Now, simply seeing this small islet I understand my mother's passion for digging, for learning what's hidden beneath the surface of a place. I don't want to ruin its perfection, but I just know there's something there for me to find. Yearning slams into my chest like a punch to the heart.
A landscape, an island, and I want to be there so badly it hurts? In a geography that's not my own? Am I my mother's daughter after all? It's a strange, complicated sensation for a place I've never seen before.
2024 Write-a-thon
Tobias Buckell and Nisi Shawl on stage at Town Hall Seattle during the 2022 Summer Reading Series.
Participants are listed in alphabetical order by first name. You may want to confirm with your writer to find out if they are using their public name, a nickname, or a pseudonym.
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Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
Jesse Buerk | 07/19/2024 | $25.00 | Hope you're having a great Write-a-thon! | Vicki Saunders | 07/17/2024 | $51.72 | Gunnar Norskog | 07/16/2024 | $100.00 | Tina Connolly | 07/15/2024 | $10.36 | Carrie Devall | 07/08/2024 | $50.00 | Good luck writing through the heat wave. Love the updates. | Carlie St. George | 07/04/2024 | $25.88 | Patricia Devine | 06/24/2024 | $51.96 | Thank you for the stories! | Klaus Kluge | 06/24/2024 | $51.96 | Here we go again! | Krista Dietrich | 06/19/2024 | $20.99 | Great to see you in the Write-a-thon, Neile! Keep at it! | Tom Whitmore | 06/19/2024 | $25.00 | Pamela Rentz | 06/19/2024 | $100.00 | Always look forward to reading Neile's latest! | Micaiah Huw Evans | 06/18/2024 | $50.00 | Your dedication is almost as inspiring as your talent. I look forward to reading whatever you share! | Andrea Pawley | 06/17/2024 | $35.00 | Good luck, Neile! -- Andrea | Edith Olguin | 06/17/2024 | $26.13 | Anonymous Friend | 06/17/2024 | $103.60 | Mark Gurley | 06/17/2024 | $103.60 | Happy write-a-thon, Neile! | Stephanie Samphire | 06/17/2024 | $15.00 | Cheering you on, Neile! | Adrian Khactu | 06/17/2024 | $26.13 | Michael Peskura | 06/16/2024 | $51.96 |
Total | $924.29 |