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Apr 24, 2013
Laying Lincoln Down at KC's First Friday
I'm happy to finally be sharing some Laying Lincoln Down with Kansas City. The folks who run the First Friday Story Slam series at Uptown Arts Bar have kindly added me to the bill for May 3rd. They'll do their slam thing starting at 8pm, I'll read around 9-ish. Come for the whole show, stay for the whole fun.
Uptown Arts Bar 3611 Broadway Blvd.Kansas City, MO http://www.uptownartsbar.com
Feb 15, 2013
'Laying Lincoln Down' now officially part of Lincolniana.
A big THANKS to Darryl Levings of the KC Star for including Laying Lincoln Down in his article on Lincolniana: "Honestly, Abraham Lincoln is everywhere." Daniel Lee Bauer, Eric Lincoln Miller, the Wicker Park Press crew, & I are pretty pumped about this publicity.
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/14/4065210/honestly-abraham-lincoln-is-everywherehail.html
Also, we weren't able to get this into the feature, but Laying Lincoln Down: 1861 can now be pre-ordered at:
http://www.wickerpark-3ibooks.com/layinglincolndown.html
or
The last Friday of Lent is actually Good Friday, but this first one is a pretty good Friday.
Feb 12, 2013
2-12-13
I've got this about as confirmed as I think things can be in the world of journalism: The Kansas City Star is running a feature in this Friday's (Feb. 15, 2013) FYI section on 'Lincoln mania' and they're going to talk about the Laying Lincoln Down project and show some of Daniel Lee Bauer's great art from the graphic novel.
Feb 5, 2013
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Wednesday, 2-6-13
Due to the due diligence (the term doesn't quite apply here, but it's popular and alliterate) of Chris Rice and Emily Roth, there's an interview I enjoyed doing and some pages from Laying Lincoln Down, the graphic novel, featured on www.hypertextmag.com. Great job on the layout and everything, you gals, and thanks for the opportunity to let folks know about LLD. http://www.hypertextmag.com/?p=2540#more-2540
Thursday, 1-3-13
Happy New Year. For you in 2013: a spiffy-fied www.KurtKennedyWrites.com. In addition to my track record as a writer, editor, and teacher, it features: samples of Laying Lincoln Down (prose & graphic versions), a layout that your eyes should appreciate, a nifty 'Contact Me' form, and pictures of myself with President Lincoln. And, for the record, YES, he actually hunted vampires.
Monday, 10-29-12:
With Chris "CT" Terry's help, I donated my wall-hanging foam core boards from the 2012 Albert P. Weisman Award Exhibition to be auctioned for the Columbia [College Chicago] Faculty/Staff Scholarship Initiative on November 1. The art is the work of Dan Bauer from our graphic novel, Laying Lincoln Down. The Initiative raises scholarship money for Columbia students. Check out what's being offered from the creative minds of the College's non-students and alumni. Maybe you'll find something that'll really bring the room together. http://theloop.colum.edu/s/644/staffnewsletter.aspx?sid=644&gid=26&pgid=3920&cid=14082&ecid=14082&crid=0&calpgid=2918&calcid=11301
Saturday, 10-27-12:
I attended the opening of the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site in Butler, Missouri. This battle was the first of the Civil War--October 27, 1862--where black troops engaged in combat, several weeks prior to the "official" mustering of African-American soldiers into the Federal army. It was a great day of hist'ry geeks geekin' out on hist'ry. The best part was going off-road with Robyn Holden to find Hog Island, a campground for pro-Confederate guerillas throughout the war. Enjoy an afternoon and acknowledge the hard work of the State Parks Dept. folks and many others by visiting this new, beautiful, peaceful park. http://mostateparks.com/event/59735/battle-island-mound-dedication