{"id":775,"date":"2024-11-02T09:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=775"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T16:59:27","slug":"open-mic-your-life-in-200-words","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/events\/open-mic-your-life-in-200-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Mic: Your Life in 200 Words!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-3158192695469798658mceTextBlockContainer\">\n<div id=\"m_-3158192695469798658dataBlockId-7\" class=\"m_-3158192695469798658mceText\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s our last open mic of the year!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-3158192695469798658mceTextBlockContainer\">\n<div id=\"m_-3158192695469798658dataBlockId-22\" class=\"m_-3158192695469798658mceText\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">On Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, 7 to 8 pm, on ZOOM.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">OPEN MIC: Your Life in 200 Words!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Readings will be 5-6 minutes per person.<\/p>\n<p>In 200 words, you will tell us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your major accomplishments, things you are proud to have done?<\/li>\n<li>What are your major failures or disappointments?<\/li>\n<li>What are you very sorry to have done or not done?<\/li>\n<li>Were you an early bloomer or a late bloomer?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever had to run from anything?<\/li>\n<li>What key lessons has life taught you?<\/li>\n<li>Have you fulfilled your dreams?<\/li>\n<li>Are you ever tempted to run away to sell trinkets to tourists in Central Asia?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have a really good life anecdote or tale to recount?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>It can also be a combination of all the above!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sign up now to read or listen at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0tcO6tqzItE9Pf4pRIdFmTwzcZLjf2m1zO\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0tcO6tqzItE9Pf4pRIdFmTwzcZLjf2m1zO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please come well prepared and share your story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Yellow-Blue-Gradient-Illustration-Event-Poster-1.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s our last open mic of the year! 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