ANTHOLOGY of the Creative Writing Summer Workshop 2010

8/8/2019 ANTHOLOGY of the Creative Writing Summer Workshop 2010

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| FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................5

| GROUP A ............................................................................................................................6

| POETRY (A 1) ............................................................................................................................... 8

| PROSE (A 2) ...................................................................................................................................10

| Found Poetry (A 2.1) ..................................................................................10

| The Magic Umbrella (A 2.2) ..................................................................................12

| The Clock of my Life (A 2.3) ...................................................................14

| Ekphrasis (A 2.4) ...................................................................................................16

| PLAYS (A 3) ..................................................................................................................................18

B | GROUP B .......................................................................................................................... 29

| POETRY (B 1) .............................................................................................................................30

| PROSE (B 2) ...................................................................................................................................31

| Short Stories (B 2.1) ................................................................................................31

| Ekphrasis (B 2.2) ...................................................................................................34

| The Thing that Changed my Life (B 2.3) .......................................38

| PLAYS (B 3) ..................................................................................................................................40

C | SUPPLEMENT C .............................................................................................................. 51

2010 | CWSW 2010 LOGO (C 1) ..............................................................................................51

2010 | CWSW 2010 HIGHLIGHTS BY AC STIP (C 2) .................................52


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First, let me begin by saying what an honor and a privilege it was to

work with the wonderful staff on the American Corners in Stip without

whom the Creative Writing Workshops could not have been the amazing

success that they were. The students wrote some wonderful poems, plays, essays and short stories and I

want to also thank those students who gave up part of their summer vacation to stay indoors writing

literature. Also thanks to the parents who brought their kids to the program. This very ambitious

program had some wonderful writing begun in it as I am sure that you will see in the anthology. We arenot implying that these works are finished or that they cease to be works-in-progress, but rather this is a

record of what was started in the Creative Writing Camp this summer and I hope that the students use

this relatively permanent record as a kind of personal writing portfolio, so that they can return to works

begun but not completed for revisions as well as visions.

As I rereadThe Missing Honey play where a snail and a bee were talking to each other, Iremembered the first day of the camp when students were writing their animal stories about images that

they had placed on their portfolio. Kristina Georgievas amazing poem is certainly another high watermark for me. There were sonnets and poems such as Winter Poem by Dejan Maksimovski that

reminded me nostalgically of my youth, and beautiful haiku that were accompanied by the Haiku Houses.So many of the plays, such as Planning the Birthday, The Haunted House, andVacation from Hellare also memorable and worth revisiting. It is finally The Evil Side-Kick that works so well on theprinted page.

Thank you so much for letting me spend some of my summer with you and your children. It was an

honor and a pleasure and I hope to see these young writers again next year working on new material,

forms, and genres and reworking some materials from their Writers Portfolio.

Warm Regards,

Merrilee Cunningham, PhD.


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As farmers gather

Fruits, leaves fall down

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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

Winter Poem

With every passing day

The mountain tops change

With the raining snowflakes

Made of white silver.

The trees, the plant life

Are changed, when they

Look at the sky,

The beautiful white, cold sky

It turns them into dust.

And when the cold strikes

The wide streets turn to glass

Reflecting like a big mirror,

Showing the mountain,

The beauty of the trees,

Each in their own class.


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The Jungle

One day I and my mother went to the forest. I thought the forest would be very beautiful, but

no. The forest is very dangerous. Then I saw a big lion. I was scared. Then, next to the lion, I saw a

beautiful small rabbit, which ran away. I was very happy. Then one butterfly landed on my hand. Ienjoyed it very much. Then, my mother bought me an ice-cream. My mother and I went back home,

happy.

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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

The Stone

In the big state of New York, there are many cities, the biggest one of which is the city of NewYork. Living there was a kid called Kyle. He was the smartest in the school. After school he played with

his friends. They tossed their lucky stone from one to another. They used a bad method, so they hit

Kyle on the head. Kyle felt like he was betrayed. He went home with his stone and immediately laid on

his bed with his head swelling heavily. He fell asleep

And then, a nightmare cane in his sleep. He was in Iraq, being chased by terrorists armed with

AK-47s. He ran and ran and fell in a hole. They surrounded him, but soon left. He was happy, but there

was also a bomb in the hole. He wondered which wire to cut. Then he woke up

His father was next to him and the pain was gone. He laughed all day, and told everybody about

the dream.

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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

The Magic Umbrella

There was a kid called Eric Cartmann. He had a birthday, and got an umbrella. He loved hisumbrella and used it even when it was as dry as a desert. So, summer came and Eric had to go on a

vacation. The first thing he took was the umbrella. He held it in his hands all the way down to the bus

station

But when the bus came, he was so excited to leave that he forgot the umbrella on the chair

beside him. He realized what he did after the bus started, but could do nothing about it.

The janitor of the station found the umbrella and because he was poor and didnt have money,he took it and gave it to his son as a birthday present. His son loved the umbrella and wanted it so

much.

The umbrella was special. Eric loved it and the janitors son loved it too, because it was the onlyumbrella he had. With so much love and happiness soaked in the umbrella, and so many smiles itresulted in magic. If it rained and if somebody opened it, the rain stopped. When the janitors son got

old, he gave it to his children, and so on

Now I dont know where and who has the umbrella. But thats why the rain in the world

sometimes stops.

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The Clock of My Life

My clock Jan is the best, he is the fastest clock. Oh no! Hes broken and I cant repair him. But Iwent to repair him in the shop, and they repaired Jan and prepared him, and now Jan is alive and hes

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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

Old Macedonian Architecture

Long, long time ago in medieval times, all the people mostly lived in big castles, made by the

very, very rich vassals or kings. They also lived in small square shapes made of old wood. But when

the Ottoman Empire took Macedonia in their grasp, things changed. People were forced to become

Muslims, and with that everything had to be changed. The Ottomans built a lot of public buildings thathad different style. With that, the style of the architecture of the houses changed. They were made of

clay, wood and broken stone. Mainly, the houses are two stories high. The richer people had white

outer walls, but the poor had unpainted walls. Now, these old houses are historical monuments that

can tell thousands of stories.

| GABRIELA NANEVA

Bargala

This is the antique town Bargala. Bargala is next to Stip. The first name of Stip is Stipion. Inthis picture, I can see some small and big stones. This is a very ancient town. Its secret to this day is

that it has a very beautiful history.

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This Is a Painter

The painters paint beautiful paintings which amaze the people and capture their feelings.

While not all modern paintings are beautiful, some older paintings are known very well, like the Mona

Lisa for example. The painters cant paint with only one color. There are more ways to paint apainting, from using sprays to water colors. The canvas is very complex, and painters use it to tell

people how old a painting is.


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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

The Missing Honey

SSNNAAIILL

Hey, Bee! Can you come?

BBEEEE

Okay, just a second!

SSNNAAIILL

Bee, Bee! Can you come and make me fly? Please? Please!BBEEEE

Oh, you silly Snail! I cant do that, because if I grab you, I may sting you 100%!

SSNNAAIILL

Bummer! I wanted to fly! Oh, well, give me some honey

BBEEEE

Okay, I will give you some honey. I make the tastiest honey!

(At the Bees house)

SSNNAAIILL

I cant wait!

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BBEEEE

Theres a problem

SSNNAAIILL

Whats the problem?

BBEEEE

All the honey I made was missing, somebody has stolen it!

(They looksadly out of the window, and)

BBEEEE

I should have known! Kenny has stolen all the honey and now he is eating it in front of the

window!

SSNNAAIILL

Wait! He is my friend.

BBEEEE

But, he is not mine!

(Bee goes out and shouts with all the strength he has)

BBEEEE

Kenny! Whats with you? Dont steal my honey!

KKEENNNNYY

Wait! Dont be mad! I helped you!

BBEEEE

Yeah, right! Like thats a big brain teaser

KKEENNNNYY

A bear tried to steal the honey! And I went to take the honey from him. I couldnt resist waitingfor you and not eating some of the tasty golden honey!

BBEEEE

Oh, Im so sorry. Thanks!

SSNNAAIILL

I told you he was great!

BBEEEE

Yes. Now we can eat all the honey we want!

SSNNAAIILL && KKEENNNNYY

Yes we can!

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| NIKOLA STEFANOVSKI

Planning the Birthday

AANNDDYY

Hello, my name is Andy. Im happy today.

KKEENNNNYYWhy?

AANNDDYY

Its my birthday!

KKEENNNNYY

Thats great, lets go to my house!

AANNDDYY

Oh, but can we go somewhere else?

KKEENNNNYY

Lets go to the lake!AANNDDYY

Okay! Ill invite all my friends there, on the lake, where Ill make my birthday.

KKEENNNNYY

Thats great!

AANNDDYY

I will buy some ice-cream too.

KKEENNNNYY

And I will bring my Playstation!

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| DEJAN MAKSIMOVSKI

The Evil Side-Kick

Character List:

James BondVladimir Maksimovski Side-KickMatej Nikolovski PepperoniDejan Maksimovski CheeseGabriela Naneva

Time: Winter

Location: Secret

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SSIIDDEEKKIICCKK

James Bond, how are you?

JJAAMMEESS BBOONNDD

Nothing, Im fine, just doing my job! Did Pepperoni do something?

SSIIDDEEKKIICCKK

No, everythings good!

(James and Sidekick exit. Enter Pepperoni and Cheese)

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

Today I will make a special poisoned knife!

CCHHEEEESSEE

No, dont do that, the police will find out!

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

No, they wont! And even if they do, who cares?

CCHHEEEESSEE

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PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

No buts! Go away, find another job!

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SSIIDDEEKKIICCKK

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PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

It will be better if you join me! Or do you want to die? Your choice!

SSIIDDEEKKIICCKK

Ok, talk!

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

I will need your help to kill Bond!

SSCCEENNEE IIII

(Enter James Bond and Cheese)

CCHHEEEESSEE

James, please listen!

BBOONNDD

Get out, Cheese!

CCHHEEEESSEE

Pepperoni fired me and now, he is working with your sidekick, planning to kill you BBOONNDD

If youre lying, I will kill you!

(They exit. Enter Pepperoni and Sidekick)

SSIIDDEEKKIICCKK

What are you doing?

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

Silence!

(Sidekicksteals Pepperonis poisoned knife)

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

You stole my knife!

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SSCCEENNEE IIIIII

(Pepperoni in his room, banging his desk angrily)

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

Why the hell did I kill him!? He was useful! I must be getting old

(Cheese hides, and signals Bond from hiding)

BBOONNDD

OK Cheese, its time! Pepperoni is going down!

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

I hear something Probably just the wind!

(Bond approaches Pepperoni, showing him the knife)

BBOONNDD

OK, Pepperoni, this is the end of you! You have troubled me for too long!

(Cheese comes out with a pistol and points it at Bond)

BBOONNDD

I knew you were a traitor!

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

Stop, both of you!

(Bond shoots Cheese with sleeping darts, rendering him unconscious)

PPEEPPPPEERROONNII

No, NOOO!

(Bond shoots Pepperoni)

BBOONNDD

Its fun to be me!

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The Haunted HouseCharacter List:

Johnny Blade Nikola Stefanovski VesonaViktorija Mihajlovska SoyryJovana KonguMaksim Nikolovski

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Haiku

The wind is blowing

As the leaves leave their home tree

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The Strange Face

Slowly but very surely the sky was filling with darkness. The usually very bright castle during

daytime, was now illuminated only by the yellow moon. Even though the castle was enormous, there

was only one tall tower rising. By the castle there was a river running. And very close to this river

there was a huge tree throwing one magnificent dark shadow on the ground.

On the tower, there was only one window. And a strange face looking at the countryside.

Walking towards the tree was a black cat, and apparently this was interesting for the strange face in

the tower. When the black cat reached the tree, there was a loud bang on the door at the tower. Andthis was a sign of hope for the mysterious man.

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| BOJANA DRANGOVA

The Mystery

Once upon a time, a few scientists designed and built a machine that allowed them to analyze a

humans brain. One of the scientists went crazy and left the group and stole the machine. After a fewyears the mad scientist was captured by the other scientists and they used the machine on him. They

found out that about one third of his brain was filled with knowledge about weapon building A greatpart was filled with revenge. He was very ambitious but he was interested in destruction and killing

and hurting others. And a great part of his brain was a mystery. They could not find out what it was

| FILIP KULAKOV

High Society Outcast

The seed of doubt had officially entered her mind, and she was certainly losing her perspective

in this unfair world, that she referred to as a dystopia. She still remembered the time when she was a

partof New Yorks high society. The abandonment she suffered from her family and friends was stillvisible in her eyes. This easily became an issue for this young woman. She had a thirst for revenge.

Living in this world was undoubtedly a struggle, and she had no intention of giving up. At night, she

still hears the whispering of the people that banished her from the life of luxury she used to have.

French Seduction

Halfway through his vacation in the Seychelles, the young actor Brandon Hartley, as the

tabloids referred to him - An arrogant, narcissistic, egotistical philanderer, was pleasantly surprisedwhen he heard that a prominent French socialite was staying at his hotel. The Seychelles in the middle

of 50s were certainly considered an exclusive vacation spot, hence there were numerous actors,actresses, film directors, musical prodigies, models, socialites, etc. The only thing in his mind was

meeting the fancy French heiress, who was considered to be a highly attractive young woman. Her

name was Celine Belmont, and she was an heiress of a successful perfume brand.

Sitting by the beach bar and drinking a refreshing alcoholic cocktail, he realized that a crowd ofpaparazzi and reporters was making their way around the hotels private beach. As a narcissisticindividual he was expecting to be their target, but apparently he was mistaken. The crowd piled up

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in black suits. The hotel security was doubled the next day, making the French heiress absolutely

untouchable. Why is she so well-protected? he asked himself.After receiving a number of phone calls about future motion pictures from his trusty agent, his

mind wasnt exactly now focused on Celine. He was relaxing at the sandy beach, and reading apotential movie script, but he was interrupted by the arrival of Celine. She was beautiful as always,

with her silky blond hair, similar to Veronica Lakes iconic waves, burgundy red lips, and classic 50s-style bikini. In order to avoid the chaos from the other day she wore a pair of large black round

sunglasses, and a black umbrella. A true femme fatale. he said in his mind, Ive got to meet her.He had a whole speech in his mind for the ways that hell impress her, and immediately headed

towards her. On his way there, he got distracted by the curves of an attractive woman passing on the

beach, and when he turned around towards the coveted socialite, she had disappeared. All that was

left there was her semi-empty margarita glass with a decorative paper umbrella. How symbolic! heexclaimed in his head.

The next day, at around the same time as day before, the actor and the untouchable socialite

were seated on the places as the day before much like a dj vu. This time with a faster tempo ofwalking, without any distractions, he came so close to the socialite, and gently placed his hand on her

shoulder.

Lchez-moi! she exclaimed. Despite not speaking French, he was aware what she said, sincehe had seen the film Belle de Jour with Catherine Deneuve. It meantLet me go! Without any otherwords, she disappeared once again, leaving an empty margarita glass with a decorative umbrella

behind.

Embarrassed by the whole situation last night, he knew he had to apologize. While drinking a

glass of water at the bar across the bartender, he asked him, Have you seen Miss Celine Belmont?

The bartender replied, You just missed her. She left the hotel minutes ago, and simply pointed to anempty margarita glass with a decorative umbrella at the other side of the bar.
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The Aqueduct

The aqueducts are highly advanced Roman water systems and are among the greatest

achievements of the ancient world. The running water, indoor plumbing and swewer system were

carrying disease away from the population. Some of these ancient structures are still in use today in

various capacities.

The Roman aqueducts were extraordinarily sophisticated structures. They were built from a

combination of stone, brick and special volcanic cement. The visible remains leave a great impression,

the biggest part of the water system ran bellow the ground. For example, out of 260 miles of the

aqueduct system only 30 miles consisted of the visible arched structures.

The city of Rome was supplied with water through 11 aqueducts built throughout 500 years.

These aqueducts were about 420 500 km long with about 47 km above ground. The aqueducts wereused to carry water to the mines, the mills and of course the baths. Every great city in the empire was

supplied by the aqueduct. The entire system relied upon various gradients and the use of gravity to

maintain a continuous flow. The whole idea and the engineering of these aqueducts at the time were

remarkable.

| DRAGAN GORGIEV

Saints Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9 th

century. They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Great Moravia and

Pannonia. They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribethe Old Church Slavonic language. After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work

among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the

title of Equals to the Apostles.

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Their father was Leo, and their mother was Maria, who may have been a Slav. The two brothers

lost their father when Cyril was only fourteen, and the powerful minister Theokristos became their

protector.

In 862, both brothers were to enter upon the work which gives them their historical

importance. That year the Prince Rostislav of Great Moravia requested that the emperor Michael IIIand the Patriarch Photius send missionaries to evangelize his Slavic subjects. The Emperor quickly

chose to send Cyril, accompanied by his brother Methodius. Their first work seems to have been the

training of assistants. In 863, they began the task of translating the Bible into a language known as Old

Church Slavonic and travelled to Great Moravia to promote it. They enjoyed considerable success in

this endeavor. However, they came into conflict with German ecclesiastics who opposed their efforts

to create a specifically Slavic liturgy.

For the purpose of this mission, they devised the Glagolitic Alphabet, the first alphabet to be

used for Slavic manuscripts. The Glagolitic alphabet was suited to match the specific features of the

Slavic language and its descendant alphabet, the Cyrillic alphabet, is still used by many languagestoday.

| EVGENIJA TRENEVA

Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa was born in Skopje, on August 26, 1910. Her full name is Agnes Gonxha

Bojaxiu and she was an Indian-Catholic nun of Albanian origin who founded the Missionaries of

Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned and dying,

while guiding the Missionaries of Charitys expansion, first throughout India and then the othercountries. Following her death she was beatified by Pope john Paul II and given the title Blessed

Teresa of Calcutta.

Mother Teresa suffered a heart attack in Rome in 1983 while visiting Pope John Paul II. After a

second attack in 1989, she received an artificial pacemaker. In 1991 after a battle with pneumonia

while in Mexico, she suffered further heart problems.

In April 1996, Mother Teresa fell and broke her collar bone. In August she suffered from

malaria and failure on the left heart ventricle. She had heart surgery but it was clear that her health

was declining. When she fell ill she made the controversial decision to be treated at a well-equipped

hospital in California instead of her own clinics.

On March 13 1997, she stepped down from being the head of Missionaries of Charity. She died

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| ZLATKO GEORGIEV

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful conquerors on the planet, along with

Genghis Khan. He was born in 352 B.C. and died in 323 B.C. His teacher was one of the most famous

philosophers in Ancient Greece. His parents were Philip the Second and his mother Olympia. He had

conquered over 16 cities. Unfortunately his conquering stopped on the borders of the former Persian

Empire. Soldiers tired of fighting were requesting days off back in Alexandria and Egypt.

It is believed that on a celebration, poison was poured into his glass, and his life ended quickly

and painless. Other theories say that he died from malaria. Alexander had one wife and her name wasRosana, they had a kid named Alexander IV who died in battle when he was 14. After the death of

Alexander, his empire was divided amongst his generals.

| MILA MAJHOSHEVA

The Clock Tower

This is the Clock Tower, and its in the center. This Clock Tower is in front of my home, and itmeans that I watch this image every day of my life. The building is made of stone. The Clock Tower in

Stip was originally built by a Turkish Bey in 1650 in order to protect his land, but was later turned

into a clock tower. Part of the tower was demolished in 1934 by the Serbian authorities (as Macedonia

was governed by the kingdom of Serbia) for security reasons. Its height is 11.5 meters, its four meters

wide, with the walls being 1.5 meters thick. There are three floors and a basement.

| MARTIN CAFOVSKI

Alexander the Great

Depicted on this picture is Alexander the Great. He was born in Pella, the ancient capital of

Macedonia. He was the son of Phillip II, the king of Macedonia, and son of Olympia, a princess of

Epirus. Philip and Olympia wanted nothing less than the best for their son, so when he was 13, his

parents hired Aristotle to be his personal tutor. Alexander was trained together with other children of

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and alter ego. Aristotle gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated

his interest in science, medicine and philosophy. When Alexander was 16 his father Philip went to

Byzantium to fight rebels. Later, Alexander started to war with Persia with an army of 35.000

Macedonians and 7.600 Greeks. The Macedonian army soon encountered the Persian army under King

Darius III, at a crossing of the river Granicius, near the ancient city of Troy. Alexander lost only 110

men in the war and beat the enemy.

| SOFIJA GICHEVA

Teshkoto

This is Teshkoto. It represents the Macedonian people in the XIX century. In this period oftime, the Macedonian people were under slavery of the Muslims, and they were tortured by the

Muslims for five centuries. For all those years, the Macedonians were striving for freedom. They were

furious. And they were ready to die for the freedom of their people. All the desires, wishes, and

strivings of the Macedonians are expressed in the Teshkoto.

| FILIP KULAKOV

The Boy from the Private School

Art is certainly a significant segment in our everyday lives. Even though this artist desires to

remain anonymous, with the masterpiece entitled Private School Boy, that will be unlikely. In hispieces, he channels Gustav Klimts original and remarkable artworks, but also adds his own creativity

into the mix. In contrast with Klimts work, the artist has a more realistic approach in terms ofportraying the state of mind of the artworks main focus. From the art collection I saw (with theanonymous yet insanely talented artist) I can safely say that his work will certainly not remainanonymous. His paintings include plenty of rich colors, such as gold (with many highlights) and yellow

details that are very pleasing to the art-lovers eye. Contrasting with the gold-yellow tones, the artistalso uses heavy blues to accentuate the main focus of the painting the boy attending a private school,which is accomplished by adding subtle touches of red as well. From our brief interview, I was

informed that he found this young boy while he was teaching a two-week long art class at a Dutch

private school. Our interview ended on good terms as we agreed to continue collaborating in the

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| BOJANA DRANGOVA

The Movie that Changed my Life

I was second grade (I think) and it was a cold winter day. I went to my grandmothers housewith my family to visit my grandparents. My cousins also came and after a few hours of playing it was

time to go home. We decided to walk home so we can play in the snow.

It was around 6 PM and we passed next to the cinema and I saw the poster of the movie that

was showing. It was a poster of a boy with circular glasses. Next to the boy there was a girl and next to

her another boy with red hair. Underneath them in gold letters shaped like lightning was written

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone.

I already knew this movie, Ivebeen reading about it in the magazines but I didnt believe that Iwill ever watch it. I told my mother that I wanted to watch it. My mom agreed and we went to watch it.

And thats how I became a fan of Harry Potter.

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| DRAGAN GORGIEV

The Tragedy that Changed my Life

Since her birth, my sister had problems with her brain, but I couldnt realize that because I wasjust a little kid. My mother told me that my sister is an epileptic person, but I still couldnt understandthat until I was old enough. Even now I regret the things that Ive done to her as a little boy and I hopethat one day I will make it up to her, for all the things and all the pain that Ive caused. I love her so

much.

| MILA MAJHOSHEVA

The Accident that Changed my Life

It was November 7th, and it was the final day of Makfest. Makfest is the most popular music

festival in Macedonia. It was 9 PM. I felt a big and strong stomachache. The next day the pain didntstop. The stomachache was killing me. Then I went to the hospital. The doctor said that in order to

cure my stomachache, they had to do a surgery of my appendix. When the doctor said that to me, I was

shocked.

When the surgery was over I was lying on a bed in a hospital room. That was the day of the

accident that changed my life. That night, I couldnt sleep, I couldnt move, I couldnt eat, I couldnteven drink water. I was only receiving an IV infusion. I lived for 3 days without food and water. The

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| BOJANA DRANGOVA

VACATION FROM HELL

Character List:

NarratorBojana Drangova MickeyDragan Gorgiev Jessica Bojana Drangova Professor Brayan Zlatko Georgiev Count DraculaZlatko Georgiev Grandmother MarylinMarija Gorgieva The Crew Guide/GuideMarija Gorgieva Grandfather John Filip Kulakov

Time: Winter

Location: Secret

IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

This is a story about a family that lives in the eastern part of Ireland, in the county of

Wicklow. This family is one of the oldest in this county. The head of the family is the father,

Professor Brayan, who teaches in the Wicklow High School. He has two children Mickey and

Jessica. Mickey is 12 years old and Jessica is 16. With them lived their grandmother Marylin, who

is about 80 years old but she has the strength of a 60 year old woman. The Professor once decided

to go on a holiday with his children and he discussed this with them at breakfast.

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SSCCEENNEE II

GGRRAANNDDMMOOTTHHEERR MMAARRYYLLIINN

(Serving the food on the table)

Good morning son. Here are some fresh pancakes I made.

PPRROOFF.. BBRRAAYYAANN

(Sitting on the table and reading his newspaper)

Thank you, mother. Your cooking is always great. Are the kids awake yet? I have some news

for them.


Oh, yes they're awake. They wouldn't miss my pancakes. What news do you have to tell them?


(Leaving the newspaper on the table)

Well I thought we could go on a vacation in Romania. I called their mother's father and said It's

okay to stay at his house for a while. I thought we could go visit Dracula's castle and some

other places there.


Oh, that's great. They would love it especially Mickey.

(Mickey and Jessica enter the kitchen)

JJEESSSSIICCAA

Good morning everyone.

MMIICCKKEEYY

Good morning dad, good morning grandma.


Good morning guys. You better eat fast; you'll be late for school.

JJEESSSSIICCAA

Well of course we're going to be late this stupid brother of mine forgot to make the alarm

clock.

MMIICCKKEEYY

You also forgot to make yours. But you would have remembered if you didn't talk on the phone

so much. Don't blame this on me

JJEESSSSIICCAA

Oh, shut up you stupid boy.


Ok, guys here eat you breakfast. And your dad has some news for you.


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((Eats a piece of pancake)

Yeah. We're going on a vacation.

JJEESSSSIICCAA

Yeah, where?


((Hands a flyer to Mickey)

Romania. We're going to stay at your grandfather's house. We're going to visit Dracula's Castle.

We're leaving this Monday.

MMIICCKKEEYY

((Looks at the flyer)

That's awesome. Oh maybe he is real and still alive. Imagine if he bites me and I become a

vampire!

JJEESSSSIICCAA((Takes the flyer from Mickey and hits him)

You moron. And I thought that you can't get any dumber!

MMIICCKKEEYY

Hey don't hit me. Like you're so smart


OK kids! Time for school!

(They finish the breakfast and leave the kitchen)

SSCCEENNEE IIII

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

So the trip is decided. They pack up and they leave with a plane. They arrive in the town Medias inTransylvania. They arrive on the airport where they wait for their grandfather John, who lives

near the town.


You're grandfather told me to wait him here. He'll be here any minute

(Looks at his watch)

JJEESSSSIICCAA

You know what Mickey I hope Dracula is alive and he bites you maybe you are so dumb you

won't survive like a vampire ... ha-ha!


(In a harsh tone)

Jessica...


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(Grandfather John arrives in his car)

GGRRAANNDDFFAATTHHEERR JJOOHHNN

How are my favorite grandchildren?

(Taps Mickey on the back)

Oh Mickey you've gotten taller.

(Taps Jessica on the back)

And Jessica you've grown into a fine woman!

MMIICCKKEEYY

Hello grandpa. I'm so glad we're staying at you house.

JJEESSSSIICCAA

Yeah grandpa. How are you?

GGRRAANNDDFFAATTHHEERR JJOOHHNN

Oh great - just enjoying my retirement days. So Brayan, tomorrow I'm going to take you to the

city. There's an agency that organizes a trip and a tour in the castle. You can book your trip

there. You'll be busy all day. Now let's go home. You should rest.

(They all leave the scene)

SSCCEENNEE IIIIII

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

So they got a good night sleep in the house of their grandfather. And they woke up early in the

morning. Like John said he took them to the city and they booked a trip to the castle of Count

Dracula. They arrived there with a lot of other tourists.

(Mickey, Jessica and Prof. Brayan and other tourists enter the scene)

GGUUIIDDEE

(Enters the scene and claps his hands for attention)

Can I have some attention here? Thank you. Well welcome to the castle of count Dracula. This

castle is very big and has a lot of hidden ways. It's like a labyrinth, so I suggest each one of you

stays close to the group. Don't wonder around. I'm going to tell you and show you everything

that's worth seeing. As we go deeper into the castle I'm going to tell you the real story about

count Dracula. Now let's enter. The guide enters the castle and the tourists follow him.

(The guide shows the tourists some pictures and statues, and the tourists admire and take some pictures.

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GGUUIIDDEE

Now this is the library. This is the biggest chamber in the castle and the most interesting one. I

bet you've never seen so many books in one place. Ok now I'm going to tell you the story of

count Dracula and then I will leave you to look at some books you might be interested in.

(Tells the story of count Dracula - after the story the tourists look around ...)


(Takes out a book)

This is absolutely wonderful. A book about the architecture and engineering of the castle. Now

this is not an everyday book.

JJEESSSSIICCAA

(Taking another book)

Hey this is a collection of vampire love stories.

MMIICCKKEEYY

(Wandering around)

Books. Why do I need books for? I'm so bored. I wanna see Dracula.

(Finds a door, opens it and enters)

MMIICCKKEEYY

Uhh I wonder whats in here

(Leaves the scene and the others leave shortly thereafter)

SSCCEENNEE IIVV

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

Mickey didn't listen to the guide and wondered into a dark room. Fortunately he had aflashlight.

MMIICCKKEEYY

(Walks in the room and lights his way with the flash light)

Oh look at all these ugly pictures and stupid sculptures

(After a long walking he reaches a dead end)

Oh my god. I walked like forever and I get a dead end

(After a few seconds a loud scream comes from the wall)


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MMIICCKKEEYY

(Scared)

Oh what the hell is that?

(Starts running, and comes back into the library but nobody is there. He shuts

the door)

Where is everybody?

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

Well, now Mickey is probably doomed. Meanwhile his father and sister and the other tourists left

the castle. His father thought that Mickey was following the group, so he didn't pay much

attention to him. They noticed that he wasn't there after they left the castle. The Guide quickly

called a crew that knows the castle. They came after an hour. It was about 7 o'clock when they

came.

SSCCEENNEE VV

TTHHEE CCRREEWW GGUUIIDDEE

Professor, I'm so sorry to inform you that count Dracula is alive and he comes out at night.

We're only going to be able to search the castle one hour tops. We can't promise anything. Ifwe don't find your son, the count will probably find him... I don't need to tell you what happens

next.


(Desperate)

You know what - you better find him! I'm going to sue you. What the hell are you thinking

letting tourists in when there is a vampire there?!

TTHHEE CCRREEWW GGUUIIDDEE

(Gathers his crew)

Okay crew, let's find this boy.

(They enter the castle)


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SSCCEENNEE VVII

MMIICCKKEEYY

(Scared and desperate, he wanders around looking for an exit)

What the hell was I thinking leaving the group?

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

Mickey tries to find the exit but instead goes deeper into the castle. He finds and enters a dark

room with an open chest in the middle and a man with pale skin sitting in a chair next to the

chest.

(Very scared, Mickey looks at the man)

CCOOUUNNTT DDRRAACCUULLAA

Well what do we have here? Are you lost boy?

MMIICCKKEEYY

Are you Dracula?CCOOUUNNTT DDRRAACCUULLAA

Do I look like Dracula to you?

(He smiles and shows his two sharp teeth. Then Dracula jumps on Mickey, but Mickey outruns him and

leaves the room)

DDRRAACCUULLAA

Run but remember: this is my castle ... you can't hide forever

(Mickey runs and hides into a room and closes the door. The room is all messed up and there is a paper on

the floor. He picks up the paper and reads)

MMIICCKKEEYY

(Reading)

HERE, WHERE YOU ARE, IS THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE CASTLE. THE MAN YOU SAW ISDRACULA. NOW YOU CAN'T GET OUT EASY. IN THE NEXT ROOM YOU WILL FIND NOTES ON

HOW TO GET OUT OF THE CASTLE, BUT YOU MUST BE CAREFULL - IF DRACULA GETS YOU,

YOU WILL BECOME A VAMPIRE.

(Mickey leaves the room and goes into the next one and finds the notes and tries to follow them, leaving

the scene)

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

The crew searched the whole castle but didn't find Mickey. The professor demanded to search the

castle again, but the crew didn't want to, because it is night and Dracula is awake at night. The professor wanted to let him go in the castle, but the police captured him and they all left the

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SSCCEENNEE VVIIII

NNAARRRRAATTOORR

Mickey ties to follow the instructions on the notes. But suddenly Dracula finds him first - Mickeystarts running again.

DDRRAACCUULLAA

(Chasing Mickey)

My boy don't you want to become a vampire? Don't you want to live forever? We could be

great together! We could rule this country!

MMIICCKKEEYY

Get away from me you blood thirsty creature!

(They chase around the scene. Eventually Dracula catches Mickey)

DDRRAACCUULLAA

(Holding Mickey in his hands)

Now whether you want it or not you are going to become a vampire.

MMIICCKKEEYY

(Screaming)

Help, get away from me...!

DDRRAACCUULLAA

There is no one here to help you, my boy...

(Bites him)

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| SOFIJA GICHEVA

LLAAWWVVSSLLOOVVEECharacter List:

AngelinaSofija Gicheva NickFilip Kulakov Policeman Evgenija Treneva Sarah Mila Majhosheva Noah Bojana Drangova AlexZlatko Georgiev

Time: Autumn

Location: New York

SSCCEENNEE II

(Angelina is drunk and she offers a policeman some cocaine and a good time)

AANNGGEELLIINNAAHey honey do you want a good time?!

PPOOLLIICCEEMMAANN

Can you show me your ID madam?

AANNGGEELLIINNAA

Ohhh nooo! Dont tell me youre a cop!

PPOOLLIICCEEMMAANN

Yes I am. Let me take you to the police station.

SSCCEENNEE IIII

(Nick gets a phone call from the policeman whos informing him to go to court to defend Angelina)

NNIICCKK

Whats the idea calling me so late atnight? I dont care about some drug addict. I work withpolitics not drugs!

PPOOLLIICCEEMMAANN

But Sir!

NNIICCKK

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PPOOLLIICCEEMMAANN

To the court, Sir.

NNIICCKK

Fine Ill be there.

(In the police station, Angelina is talking to her friend Sarah, whos in prison)

AANNGGEELLIINNAA

I got arrested. I think Im going to jail.

SSAARRAAHH

Well thats wonderful news!

AANNGGEELLIINNAA

You think going to prison is good?

SSAARRAAHH

Well youll be here with me!AANNGGEELLIINNAA

I need to hang up now. Im going to court.

SSCCEENNEE IIIIII

(With the help of Nick, Angelina has been allowed to defend from freedom, and will probably be freed of all

charges. Sarah finds out in the newspaper)

SSAARRAAHH

(Reading the newspaper)

What! Shes not coming!? I have to do something about this!

(Calling someone on the phone)

I want that guy dead!

SSCCEENNEE IIVV

(Nick has dinner with Angelina)

NNIICCKKSo, are you excited? There are just a couple of days left until the judge announces the decision.

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NNIICCKK

No I dont think so. What are your plans for the future?

AANNGGEELLIINNAA

Well Im planning on settling down. Go to rehab and solve my problem.

NNIICCKK

Ill help you!

SSCCEENNEE VV

(Sarahs friends Noah and Alex find Nick at the parking lot of his office)

NNOOAAHH

Is that the guy?

AALLEEXX

I think he is!

(Alex and Noah approach Nick)

NNOOAAHH

Are you Nick Smith?

NNIICCKK

Yeas I am. And Im not taking any more cases!

AALLEEXX

Oh we arent here for a case!

(Alex and Noah beat Nick)

NNOOAAHH

And dont make us do that again!

SSCCEENNEE VVII

(Angelina leaving the court)

AANNGGEELLIINNAA

Yes! Im finally free!

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C 1 - THE T-SHIRT LOGO FOR THECREATIVE WRITING SUMMER WORKSHOP2001, AC STIP

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C 2 - 2001

C 2 - STIPS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THECREATIVE WRITING SUMMER WORKSHOP2001

Creative Writing Summer Workshop Highlights

WithMerrilee Cunningham,

WITS Cultural Envoy,

July 12th

- 16th, 2010, AC STIP

AC Stip, despite being the

youngest Corner in Macedonia,

had the honor of hosting

Merrilee Cunninghams Creative

Writing Summer Workshop this

year. A total of24 students ages

7 18 took part in the week-long

event, which ended with great

success for all participants!

The interactive and creative

nature of the course was more than enough to keep all participants very interested and engaged in what

they were doing. The participants were split into two groups (ages 7 12 and 13 18, respectively), and

according to their age they took part in an array of different brainstorming, writing, and interactive

activities.

Under Merrilees guidance, both AC Stip staff

(Dushan and Marija) took the roles of assistant

teachers and, along with the help of PCVs Rachel

Schaar and Daniel Pickel, ensured that the

participants enjoyed the many inspiring tasks and

word-play games, helping them channel their

creativity into many interesting pieces of writing.

For example, the Found Poetryactivity consisted of

the participants choosing and collecting five or

more words randomly scattered throughout the

Corner (done by Merrilee and Dushan), which they

would later use in their poems or short stories.


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Motivation was kept high as every participant enjoyed

the overwhelming fun of the whole course spiced up

with some light competitiveness, which helped every

kid and teenager invest their best in what was put onpaper.

Furthermore, an interesting array of prizes was awarded. The Best

so Far awards were assigned each day, in order to honor the

talent and work of the young writers in several different areas

(Best Short Story so Far, Best Haiku so Far, etc.), while the Best of

the Best awards were given at the completion of the workshop,

which culminated in a total ofsixcollaborative plays, written and

enacted by the participants of the course.

Finally, the certificates that the U.S. Embassy

provided were also awarded to each participant,

by both Merrilee and AC Stip staff. As a cherry on

top, an Anthology of the writings is also in the

making, and will soon be publicly shared.


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To conclude, AC Stip was very glad to have

Merrilee Cunningham coming to Stip and

helping young writers express themselves,

taking their first steps on the road of arts

never-ending journey. Stips young writers

are more than interested in welcoming

Merrilee, the American friend, bard and poet,

in their home town again.

TTHHEE EENNDD


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This document (The Creative Writing Summer Workshop Anthology) was compiled, edited, designed and

illustrated by Dushan Stojchev, American Corner Stip.

September, 2010


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ANTHOLOGY of the Creative Writing Summer Workshop 2010