Order Today Mythic Indy, a new collection edited by Corey Michael Dalton, reimagines the familiar landscape of Indianapolis into something weirder, funnier, scarier, and stranger than the Indianapolis you already know. The anthology, whose proceeds support Second Story, features stories about aliens … Continue reading
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We Love Visiting Writers!
As part of Second Story’s mission, we are proud to partner with local and national writing talent to bring them Indianapolis area schools. At least twice a year, Second Story brings authors into classrooms to discuss everything from inspiration to … Continue reading
As of 2013: The State of Second Story Programming
Since forming in 2007, Second Story has completed programs in school settings, after-school settings, and the community at large. Now with five full years under our writing belts, we thought we’s take a look at a few of the programs … Continue reading
Battling Zombies with Creativity at Service Center
Studies show that, without creativity, kids are more likely to turn into zombies. But never fear! Second Story, the Indianapolis-based youth creative writing project based at Service Center, is working hard to fight off the youth zombie apocalypse with some spooky events and … Continue reading
Tips for Writing a Poem
As the poetry editor for Punchnel’s, I see a lot of poetry submissions every week. Some of them are really good. Some of them are less good. But the difference between a good poem and a less-good poem isn’t the … Continue reading
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