TODAY'S NEWS: Did you read this with them using the Poetry Reading Voice? You know the one, with a rise in pitch at the end of a line and then a pause...

I admit, I've never been to a poetry slam, so I don't know if doing your poetry with a ventriloquist's dummy would give you an edge. I assume it would, like poetry slamming while juggling or escaping from a locked chest. If any of you have performed at a Poetry Slam (whether you won or not), feel free to mention it in the Discord.

Do you have a Multnomah County Library Card? If so, you can check out the ebook version of my third book of columns from the library now! Look in the catalog for "Ask Dr. Eldritch Volume #3 Where's MY Magical Adventure?" and borrow a copy! You can read it, AND the library system will know that it's in demand, so they're more likely to get the first two volumes as well!