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swan day

Some days it pays to be at the front of the alphabet. My surname for the past 18 years, Amsler, is often mispronounced. My favorite butchering was via the hostess at Red Lobster in Lafayette, Indiana who used the loud speaker to call for “Hamster Party of two. Hamster party.” (And who wouldn’t want to go to a Hamster party?)

But this time, my A last name got me top billing at the upcoming SWAN Day event. I’m not even going to pretend that I earned the top space because just consider the top-notch talent I will be sharing the stage with: screenwriters, authors, playwrights, artists….

If you are in the Dayton area, consider stopping by:

Auditorium in the Dayton Metro Library Main Branch at 215 E. Third St

March 31st, 2012 at 3 pm

to celebrate Dayton’s first SWAN  (Support Women Artists Now) Day.

This showcase is free and includes short films, poetry, plays, readings from novels, visual artists and more.

Lost in Translation

I’ll be reading a short story titled Baggage Claim which features several passages in Malaysian. You’ll be shocked to learn I do not speak Malaysian and I’m sure I’ll butcher the phrases. Hopefully no one fluent in Malaysian will be in attendance to correct me.

There is a good chance I have mistranslated the phrase “Did we miss our plane?” into “Did we miss the Hamster party?” You never know.

You can learn more about Dayton’s SWAN Day here.

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