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Summary

Woodworkers of the World Unite!!! #4 (WotWU) is a publication celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and life experiences through diverse contributions from writers and artists.

Abstract

The latest edition of Woodworkers of the World Unite!!! #4 features a collection of stories, poems, and essays that showcase the creativity and craftsmanship of its contributors. The publication encourages submissions across various themes, including personal projects, career insights, humorous anecdotes, life lessons, poetic expressions, and children's works. It serves as a platform for writers of all levels to share their experiences and love for woodworking, art, and life. The editor, Science Duuude, expresses gratitude to the contributors and followers, emphasizing the community aspect of the publication and inviting further engagement through social media and direct communication.

Opinions

  • The editor values diversity in contributions, emphasizing that not all submissions need to be about woodworking.
  • There is an appreciation for the beauty and versatility of creative projects, regardless of the medium used.
  • The publication is inclusive, welcoming a wide range of topics and styles, from haikus to tutorials and personal stories.
  • The editor encourages support among writers, suggesting they promote each other's work on social media.
  • There is a sense of pride and community within the WotWU publication, as the editor acknowledges both new and prolific writers.
  • The editor seeks to foster a supportive environment, offering assistance to those who wish to contribute but may be unsure how to proceed.
  • The publication is not only a showcase of talent but also a resource for learning, with tutorials and insights into overcoming challenges in creative endeavors.

More Stories on Woodworkers of the World Unite!!! #4

The latest work on our new publication (Jan 25–31)…

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You writers are the heart of WotWU!!

Thank you all! You honor me by reading, writing and following WotWU. The diversity and beauty of your work is stunning.

For those who have not yet written for WotWU, perhaps you are stymied by the name of our publication: Woodworkers of the World Unite!!! Don’t be. Stymied, that is. Please read the variety of entries here, and you’ll see many do not even mention wood. Also, maybe I can provide a few broad prompts to help?

  • Prompt 1: anything you’ve made. Whether from paper, glass, metal, ceramic, wood, or the heart of neutron stars, please write about and show (photos, drawings, video) your projects, your design challenges and solutions, and what you liked or disliked about the final result. Showcase work you are proud of, or that which dismays you. I will post such stories under the Wood page — please check other writings here to get ideas.
  • Prompt 2: anything you do. Whether art, craft, career, avocation, or learning, please explain how you do what you do, particularly how you overcome challenges. I will post those under the Work page — please check that page for ideas.
  • Prompt 3: anything funny, unique, or surprising which will make people stop and savor that moment. I will post those under the Wit page.
  • Prompt 4: anything about life. Especially about you, your family and friends, things which explain how you navigate the eddies and currents that push and pull us all. I will post those under the Wisdom page.
  • Prompt 5: anything poetic, wondrous, and beautiful for beauty’s sake, I welcome with an open heart and will post on the Wonder page.
  • Prompt 6: anything your kids (of any age) make or write or record, I will treasure and post on the Wee Wuns Works page.

The Humble Home for Wayward Words…

These are the latest stories that y’all have submitted and I am honored to host on WotWU. Please check out your fellow writer’s works, clap (be generous and give up to 50 claps), and comment. We write to be read, so please support your fellow writers. Since last week’s updates, we have published work by the following:

Patrick M. Ohana continues to be the most prolific WotWU writer with his poems about his love of trees and AIs (I will only link the first three from each writer since the last update — please go to WotWU to read the others):

David Rudder wrote a beautiful poem about a dream-visitor and a lovely one about gratitude:

Jim Mason contributed several pieces including an evocative poem about our deep relationship to wood, and a couple containing important bits of wisdom:

Daniel A. Teo sent in a poem about a ferocious and triumphant encounter with an ancient river:

Adelia Ritchie, PhD has given us several works, starting with an ode to the giant cedars and the tiny flowers in her neck of the woods, and a lovely and heartbreaking tribute to annual visitors to her pond:

R. Rangan PhD wrote a wonderful haiku urging us to answer the call of the mountains and woods:

My 12-year-old son Benjamin contributed a short story about our scampering woodland neighbors:

Sarah Cords has written a wonderful lesson on working hard, passed on directly from her parents and some of our favorite book and TV characters from our childhoods, all of whom worked on farms:

Yve Laran is a new writer to WotWU who wrote an imaginative short story about some wooden toys and their complicated relationships:

Gianfranco Vigneri has passed along a couple insightful pieces of wisdom:

un p'tit je ne sais quoi has also been prolific and generous, contributing several wonderful poems on love and relationships:

William J Spirdione is a first-time WotWU writer and sent in a sonnet dear to my heart on scrap lumber, about making the most use of what otherwise would be discarded:

R Tsambounieri Talarantas is another new writer for WotWU and wrote a dream-like short story which mixes mythological references into the reveries of a sailor on a modern warship:

J.D. Harms is a new writer to WoTU who sent in a wonderful urban poem filled with the noise and jagged glass of a hard city life:

The Secret Aspirant contributed a wonderful essay on how trees really are at the center of our lives more than we think:

Jean Carfantan is a new writer to WotU who gifted us with a beautiful reverie on learning a new craft and making changes in our lives:

Dr. Jackie Greenwood introduced us to her most wonderful rescue dog, Georgie, who I am sure you will all fall in love with:

John Levin wrote his first piece for WotWU, an homage to trees and a plea to be more like them:

John Griswold continues to be the resident woodworker-in-chief here at WotWU, giving us a special tutorial on restoring an old Stanley #4 bench plane into a work of art:

America Zed is a new writer to WotWU who contributed a darkly compelling poem about people who work with wood, but not so much with other people:

Lee Ameka contributed a most wonderful and heartwarming video of her daughter Nina’s card-making process, accompanied by Nina’s entrancing glow-song:

Carlos Garbiras wrote a wonderfully vivid short story about what he learned from Hemingway other than writing:

Lastly, I, your humble editor, ScienceDuuude, wrote another piece about rescuing scrap wood, this time making a table…:

The writers and followers of our WotWU pub…

Since we are small family here, I’d like to take a moment to call out the writers, especially since we have many new writers since I wrote last week:

John Griswold, Herr Jurke, Christopher Anderson, Walkey walkey, Tim Skellett, Matt Ray, Lee Ameka, Johnschlue, Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff), Dhan S, Dan Stout @boxyourbuddy, Venkat, Gerard Doorakkers, Bridget Webber, Madison Hunter, R. Rangan PhD, Frank Sturges, Lori Lamothe, Andrea Juillerat-Olvera, Susannah MacKinnie, Carlos Garbiras, Terry Mansfield, Puzi, kurt gasbarra, The Secret Aspirant, Panos Grigorakakis, Jonah Lightwhale, James G Brennan, Pablo Pereyra, Upasana Sharma, Genius Turner, Skanda Vivek, Anthi Psomiadou, Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her), Shrish Tariq, Anthony Lawrence, Jim Mason, Adelia Ritchie, PhD, Nuno Fabiao, JP Popham, William J Spirdione, Vincent Van Patten

Franco Amati, rsteiner, Rozalia Rafailidou, Robin Richey, Patrick M. Ohana, Joanna Vang, un p’tit je ne sais quoi, Paroma Sen, Cocoa Griot, Joseph Lieungh, Shalini C, Padma Bern, Robert Trakofler, SamaFathima, Synthia Satkuna, Jasmine Poulton, Mary Holden, Dandy Lioness, Trisha Traughber, Kevin Jahleel Ishimwe

John Levin, David Rudder, Dr. Jackie Greenwood, Daniel A. Teo, America Zed, Michele Thomas, Melissa Gouty, Mark Starlin, James Knight, Suntonu Bhadra, Gunnar De Winter, Imad, J.D. Harms, Hollie Petit, Ph.D., Alan Cope, Yve Laran, Jean Carfantan, Bill Abbate, R Tsambounieri Talarantas

Sarah Cords, Myriam Ben Salem, Bruce Noll, Amy Jasek, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Christine Sander, Ana-Maria Schweitzer, r.j. quirk, Shanna Loga, Michael Stang, Mia Verita

I would also like to call out the followers who I appreciate too. If I have failed to make you a writer, please contact me either by using Medium’s private notes app, or by publicly commenting on the side here, or by emailing me (my info is in the next section below). So here are the people following WotWU but are not writers, and who I thank for their time and support:

Darrin Atkins, Herr Jurke, Puzi, Shaun Brennan, Sean Griffith, Ackysan, Daniel Probst, Dave Winfield, Nathan Wertman, Dhan S, Aaron Quist, Gerard Doorakkers, Heide Van Voorhis, Karen Downton, Pramiti Secretary, Antonino Sabetta, William Brant, Mrplastik, Franciscohidalgo, R eader, Alan White, Wobbly Jester, Pdimanno, C Balcombe, AccordingTo Joesan

A favor from you all…

Please send me an email so I have you in my contact list (or just to say “hi”) — email me at [email protected]

Also, please follow me on the various social platforms so I can prime the media pump and be of more service by broadcasting your stories. These are my accounts:

Medium at https://scienceduuude.medium.com

Twitter at https://twitter.com/DuuudeScience

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sciences.duude.1/

Please read and support your fellow writers here. Tweet their stories, post them on your various social media accounts. I try to do that with each new story at WotWU, but I am a social media novice, and could use help from you more seasoned users until I catch up.

Thank you all for joining my humble home for wayward words. I hope this is a wonderful welcoming place for your stories or your reading pleasure.

From my woody heart to yours,

Science Duuude

P.S.1: A few other duuudely pieces…

I have a few other recent pieces that I wrote for WotWU that I hope you enjoy as a final gift before you go — and also to emphasize the breadth of topics we cover here:

P.S.2: Previous WotWU update letters…

If you want to see the earlier works bundled up and tied with a bow, here are the previous three WotWU summaries:

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