Jennifer D. King is the Director of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center. The book launch for this year’s anthology called WORD MOVERS took place on June 27th. The annual anthologies are a project of the Creative Writing Classes of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center and West Oakland Senior Center with contributions from the Senior Writing […]
Poetry Contest Due Date June 30
The Choice Poetry Contest will end June 30th. Please click the Poetry Contest page in the above menu to enter and for the requirements. Top three winners will be published in my new anthology with the theme of choices. Looking forward to more poems.
NOT YOUR MOTHER’S BOOK…ON CATS
My story called “Cat Therapy” that will be published in NOT YOUR MOTHER’S BOOK…ON CATS is about my Russian Blue breed, Susa (one of her many names). She is in her senior years and very thin. At the Farmers Market today, I found a new cat food for her and she loves it. The seller […]
Magnolia Tree
This picture shows a bud from our Magnolia Tree last year. This year it didn’t bud out at all. I wonder if it is because we have a drought and had to reduce the amount of water for our trees and plants.
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there. Enjoy.
Oakland Anthology Book Launch
I’ve been asked to serve as Mistress of Ceremony at the Oakland Senior Center’s Book Launch and Reception this month. I enjoyed doing it two years ago and I’m honored to do it again. The title of the anthology this year is WORD MOVER. Several writers from my writing classes will have stories in it […]
Throw things together
Great example of finding better verbs for our stories.