Tuesday, August 16, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 A.m.

Breakfast, Bread Loaf Inn9:00 A.m.

Lecture: “When You Worship Your Teacher, You Remain a Student: A Self-Incrimating Parable,” by David Shields,

Little Theatre10:10 A.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Fiction Workshops11:00 A.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Robert Frost Interpretive Trail Walk, with John Elder, meet on

Bread Loaf Inn Front Porch12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch, Bread Loaf Inn1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Special Talk: Katie Michels on the preservation of the Bread Loaf lands,

Library2:30 p.m.

Craft Classes4:15 p.m.

Reading: Rickey Laurentiis, Matthew Neill Null, and Danzy Senna,

Little Theatre

5:30 p.m. Book Signing and Reception,

Treman Lawn6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Dinner, Bread Loaf Inn8:15 p.m.

Reading: James Longenbach and Laura van den Berg

Little Theatre9:30 p.m.

Staff Reading, Little Theatre

9:30 p.m.

Barn Pub

A little bit of news From the bread loaf Writers’ conference

Vol. 91 No. 7

“Hard facts from a cold fiction writer.”

T H E C R U M BTODAY’S EVENTS

Book Signing and ReceptionThe book signing and reception will take place today on the Treman lawn at 5:30 p.m. Authors will be available to sign copies of their books while all participants enjoy refreshments. The bookstore will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today to ensure that last-minute shoppers can get books just before the signing. So, go make some of that hard-earned writer dollars rain and snap up the gorgeous books by the faculty, fellows, guests, and contributors.

In the event of rain, the book signing and reception will be held in the Barn.

Staff Reading Tonight

Because they look like born bouncers, professional sound technicians, sleek bartenders, and office divas, you might not immediately realize that our administrative staff members are talented writers as well. In keeping with The Crumb’s high standard of journalistic integrity, we would like to state the objective truth: staff readings will be astonishing.

Gather at the Little Theatre at 9:30 p.m. to hear the poetry and prose of Rosalie Moffett, Maud Streep, Matthew Kelsey, Katie Moulton, Shubha Sunder, Tyler Goldman, Alice Sola Kim, Sam Ross, and Margaret Ross.

Craft Classes: Back in ActionCraft classes resume today after a leisurely Monday afternoon. Some classes may still have spaces available; check the sign-up sheets by the back office. Sign-up sheets for Thursday’s classes will be posted by 8:00 a.m.

“Creating a Voice,” with Jane Brox - Barn classroom 3

“Set Pieces,” with Benjamin Percy - Barn classroom 5

“The Understory, with Luís Alberto Urrea” - Barn classroom 4

“Smithereened Apart: Two Poems by Hart Crane,” with Michael Collier - Barn classroom 1

“Ascending ‘An Octopus’: what Marianne Moore can teach us about the Great Distance Poem,” with Katy Didden - Barn Classroom 6

“Cinematic Movement,” with A. Van Jordan - Barn classroom 2

ANNOUNCEMENTS

from Your faculty head waiterFaculty and fellows, join us as we wait tables at lunch on Wednesday, August 17. Sign up in the Back Office by 12:00 p.m. today. Training for faculty and fellows will begin at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Wear close-toed shoes, please.

Contributor Scholarships General contributors should consider applying for one of the three scholarships available for returning contributors. The Carol Houck Smith Contributor Scholarship and Donald Everett Axinn Contributor Scholarships are awarded to contributors currently attending without financial aid who wish to return to Bread Loaf in a consecutive year and who found the conference particularly helpful in the revision and inspiration of their work. Applicants are asked to submit the work from their workshop packet, a revision that demonstrates significant attention to what was learned at Bread Loaf, and a sample of new work composed after Bread Loaf. Check the Bread Loaf website for details come mid-November.

FRost Walk ReminderPlease gather on the Bread Loaf Inn Front Porch at 10:30 a.m. if you signed up for the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail Walk with John Elder.

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There will be NO Blue Parlor reading tonight (Tuesday). See you Wednesday! 5:30 p.m., Library. As discussed at the last reading, sign-up sheets for Friday’s readings have gone up early — they’re posted now.

Out of the Blue (Parlor)

Katherine Michels, ‘14.5, Environmental Philanthropy Associate at the High Meadows Fund, will deliver a special talk today at 1:30 p.m. in the Library.

In June 2015, Middlebury College and the Vermont Land Trust, with the support of alumnus Louis Bacon ‘79, signed a conservation easement forever protecting 2,100 acres of land around the Bread Loaf campus. Katie gathered stories from people from Middlebury College, the Vermont Land Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Vermont, Ripton, and from Louis Bacon’s representatives. Come hear her share these stories with us and learn about the vision and values underlying this landmark conservation project.

“We Conserve What We Love:” Stories About the Conservation of

Bread Loaf

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTIONs

What faculty member climbed the tallest tree in North America and spent

the night?

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Bread Loaf Olympians Find

Glory on the Mountain

Inspired by Usain Bolt, Elaine Thompson, and Mo Farah in Rio, twenty-two Bread Loafers successfully completed the 2.75-mile Bread Loaf Writers’ Cramp Race yesterday morning. These writer-athletes gathered in front of the Annex at 7:45 a.m., tired from last night’s merrymaking but undeterred. They spoke as one:In the name of all the competitors we promise that we shall take part in this Writer’s Cramp Race, respecting and abiding by the rules which governs it, committing ourselves to this race without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of the race and the honor of our respective workshops.And with that, they were off. Light clouds and cool breezes made for ideal running conditions. Women dominated the competition, with Jaclyn Gilbert of Workshop Scott claiming the overall fastest time at 20:05.27. Her gold medal performance in the Women’s Division was followed by Sarah Bates

of Workshop Brox and Ali Lewis of Workshop Urrea. Robert Cox of Workshop Lalami earned the gold in the Men’s Division (20:32.65), with Edward Derby of Workshop Hirshfield and Wes Miller of Workshop Freed rounding out the top three spots. Faculty participation was up two-hundred percent from last year, with Joanna Scott and Thomas Mallon lacing up their running shoes and pounding the pavement with the same grace and vigor

they bring everyday to their classroom. Katy Didden of Workshop Shapiro was the sole representative of the Bread Loaf Fellows. Running alongside Katy was Sarah Dohrmann of Workshop Hampl, representing her Tuition Scholar teammates as they lay asleep in their beds, cheering her on in their dreams.— Tyler Goldman, Elana Schrager, and Shubha Sunder contributed reporting

Winners Edward Derby, Robert Cox, Jaclyn Gilbert,Sarah Bates, Ali Lewis, and Wes Miller

Photo credit: Shubha Sunder

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“Are you gonna walk?” “Yeah.” “Race you to the last spot.” “You’re on.”“Bad choices make good memories.”“Shame: the most sexual emotion.”

“He knows what he likes.”“I have taste but I don’t have a type.”

“Don’t worry, sister-wife, I’ll make your bed.”“Your boobs are awesome! You’re my hero!”

“I got third. Second among men.”“Walk? I’m not going to walk. I’m gonna frolic!”

“Words are the worst drug.”Overheard anything interesting? E-mail us at blcrumb@gmail.com!

Overheard

Join us in welcoming the following guests to the mountain.

Will AllisonVievee FrancisLadette RandolphAnjali SinghDoug StewartAllison Wright

Please wish Sarah Bowlin a safe journey as she leaves Bread Loaf today.

guests

Karin Aurino and Alice Kim love waking up early

Teatime with Sam

YOU STOOD OUTSIDE THE LITTLE THEATRE LOUD-TALKING ALL

THROUGH THE READING

BUT THAT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS

weather witch

Heavy Rain and a Thunderstorm

High: 75° Low: 68°