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Fayetteville also has novelists, includ- ing Suzetta Perkins. Perkins, a prolific author, has seven novels about the love and turns of her woman and man in conflict. Her latest novels are titled "At the End of the Day" and "Nothing Stays the Same". She is a member of a regional group of writers who travel between Charlotte, Greensboro, Fay- etteville and the Triangle to support and read each other's work. Perkins shared, "I stayed in Fayette- The Written Word In addition to the aspiring writers, ville, because we fit into the culture. My children went to school here and we like living in the community and choose to remain and make it home." Many of Fayetteville's writers bring memories of growing up on military bases from Japan, Germany and Pope AFB and Ft. Bragg into their works. The people who have made North Carolina their home as a result of weather or be- cause of the military or other jobs, help provide the local writing scene with the diversity of experience it needs to thrive. As Perkins said, they have ac- climated to the life and help create and enrich the community. CV Opportunities Cathy Iverson performs with Tommy Farley and Fred Baker for writers *Aspiring adult novelists meet the On the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m. crowds gather at Fabulous Foods & Fondue 4 U, a music- themed restaurant on Murchison Road, for a literary open mic night. first and third Thursday of the month from 6:30 p.m. — 8:45 p.m. as part of the Write On, Writer Now (WORN) sessions (May 3 and 17) at the Head- quarters Library. A teenage writer's group, Read It! Write It! Share It! also meets monthly at Library. *Writer's Inc. is a traditional, ma- the Headquarters ture group of writers who have met at the Arts Center and, until recently held their meetings at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore. Several editions of their an- thology have featured writers from the eight county Sandhills area. *The Student Government Associa- tion of Fayetteville Technical Commu- nity College (FTCC) recently began sponsoring open microphone events. Suzetta Perkins, a prolific author, has written seven novels about the love and lives of a man and woman in conflict. CityViewNC.com | 33

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