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On Account of Conspicuous Women
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Olympia Stone
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Dawn Shamp was a wandering soul with a resume full of unfulfilling jobs. But after she took a creative writing class, Dawn found her calling as a novelist. Her debut novel, “On Account of Conspicuous Women” (Thomas Dunne Books/2008) was just published. It’s a historical novel set in Roxboro in 1919 about four young women and their fight for the right to vote. She joins host Frank Stasio to talk about her book, her circuitous writing career and what inspires her to write.
Lessons from the Drought
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Olympia Stone
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The drought is officially over and there are signs that, this time around, Triangle residents have learned from the experience. Mary Brice, co-chair of Raleigh’s Water Conservation Task Force, and Ed Buchan, water conservation specialist with Raleigh’s Public Utilities Department, join host Frank Stasio to talk about the future of water conservation in the Triangle.
WebComic Coffee Clatch
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Katie Macpherson
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Comics aren't just for the Sunday paper funnies anymore. Comic strips are moving from the newspaper to the net-- and one North Carolina group is helping make the transition a little bit smoother. The North Carolina Web Comic Coffee Clatch is a group of comic artists, writers and publishers who are all about taking their sequential art digital. Founder Larry Holderfield and comic strip artists Ursula Vernon and Stephanie Freese join host Frank Stasio in the studio to have their own comic klatch.
