Tag: Support

Grief, Writing

Page 1 – Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry

Mark Wayne
#UpcomingBook #PageOne

The edits are complete and hundreds of pdf pages of words now looks like a real book. I am so excited to get this story out into the world. I pray it helps others dealing with grief to know they are not alone.

#LiveYourDreams

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Life, Poetry, Writing

Supporting Poets and Helping Others

Mark Wayne

2020 has been a troubling year for all, some more than others. Do you need some support and self-hope? Do you know someone who does? If so, take a look at this.

My Still Waters – An Anthology of Self-Hope

A poetry anthology by A.B. Baird Publishing

The book My Still Waters is available for presale on Amazon.com right now and on track to be available for purchase Dec. 10th!  Get your copy ordered today! Order a couple more for family and friends and please share the link with others as well. The theme of the anthology is poems related to self-hope, self-discovery and healing

The publishers narrowed the list of submissions to 120 poems for inclusion in the anthology. I had 5 poems selected for inclusion in the published anthology. Better yet two received honorable mentions and my poem ‘Wake the Beast‘ made the short list of the top 25 and then the top 11 to compete for the people’s choice award.

I tiptoe around afraid to wake the beast – He rests sleeping his power unreleased “Wake the Beast” #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Purchase a copy of the anthology and you can read the rest of the poem. 😉 As well as poems by many other talented writers.

Art, Life

Twitter Art Exhibit 2015

Mark Wayne

Some beginning pencil image_1sketches for new drawings or paintings I have in mind this coming year.  I am working on finalizing one of these sketches to submit for this year’s Twitter Art Exhibit in Moss, Norway – #twitterartexhibit

The Twitter Art Exhibit: Moss is an international exhibition of original postcard art benefiting Home-Start Moss, a nonprofit organization helping families in need. Home-Start believes that every child deserves the best start in life. By matching experienced volunteers to families with young children, Home-Start provides support that is free to the family, confidential, and based on individual needs. Volunteers do not make judgements or tell the parents how to live their lives; instead, they try to encourage confidence and independence, and help families build their own networks of friends and other support.

Twitter Art Exhibit: Moss is the fifth installment of an open international exhibition of handmade postcard art for charity, donated by hundreds of participating artists from around the globe.  You can visit the Home-Start Moss websites here >

Home-Start website (Norwegian):
www.home-start-norge.no

English (UK):
http://www.home-start.org.uk

Thanks to David Sandrum for tirelessly promoting this fantastic event.  It is not too late to participate but time is running out as postcard entries must be received by March 1, 2015.  Be sure to visit the Twitter Art Exhibit website for all the details.

ONE POSTCARD = MANY TWEETS » SPREAD THE WORD!
Our Twitter account is @twitrartexhibit. Please follow us! We appreciate RTs and mentions. We suggest you post a pic of your card on Twitter before mailing it, and use the hashtag #twitterartexhibit so that we can share the love! If you wish, curator David Sandum may be reached at @DavidSandum, and TwitterArtExhibit board members Maria Pedrero and Nat George may be reached at @robinpedrero and @natgeorgela, respectively. You may also connect with Helen Mollatt from Home-Start Moss at @HomeStartMoss.

Here are the links to my submission for previous years –

Twitter Art Exhibit – Orlando (2014)

 “Forest Flames” – Twitter Art Exhibit: LA

Under a Silver Lining