s t o r i e s  of your j o k e r origins:
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Work on structuring a story, finding the gripping details to make your story kick, and crafting a meaningful ending. We want to help you generate a story and tell it at THE SPILL: WHY SO SERIOUS?!

Local Poetry & Prose Reading
☆
Seating begins at 6PM
$5 Suggested Donation
21+

“informed form” is a workshop class that aims to prepare students to craft poetry structured around a self-invented form.
✩° Bring a simple, low stakes collection of ideas for a poem & a notebook and pen, laptop computer, or other dependable way to write. 
✩°

Free/Donation Based Tickets 
TICKET LINK - PLEASE RSVP

true stories told live
open-mic storytelling night

Featuring:
Trey Hayden
Aurora Mehlman
Simon Schabot

All Ages | $5 Donation
21+ Bevs from Prefunk Nampa

SIGN UP HERE

Come with an idea to workshop or get inspired during class! We’d love to help you generate and hone a story for the upcoming Spill featuring true stories told live on theme: “SECRET GARDEN” !

POETRY | COFFEE | WINE
Poetry Reading featuring Local Poets at Neckar Coffee 🖤


Saturday - March 8
At Neckar Coffee
6:30 Doors
All Ages
$5 Suggested Donation

Open-mic storytelling night
The Spill: Obsession

♡ work on inspiration, narrative & performance ♡
We’d love to help you generate and hone a story for the upcoming
Spill featuring true stories told live on theme: “OBSESSION” !

Dress up! Bring a date! Sing a song!
Support the Arts!

DEATH RATTLE LITERARY is looking for Erotica submissions for an in-person reading
the evening of December 18 @shrinesocialclub!

OPEN CALL — DEADLINE DEC 10th 
SUBMIT HERE
DECEMBER 18 ❄️ DOORS 6PM ❄️ $5 DONATION
At SHRINE SOCIAL CLUB in DOWNTOWN BOISE
Event will be 18+ & Drinks available for those 21+ 

Come usher in the changing of the seasons with some day-dreamy, nostalgic transition
vibes, basking in the golden hour in the backyard while soaking up live poetry
& writing! Bring blankets and/or chairs
- see you there.

Poetic Forms: Erasure/Blackout Poetry

AUG 31 - 2PM at Nampa Public Library Board Room
Workshop- all levels, no previous experience required.
All ages. $15. 2hr 30 minute. 10 seats max.

SIGN UP HERE

THE SPILL: SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT 

@flyingmcoffeenampa

OPEN MIC STORYTELLING NIGHT
Featuring Local Writers:
Abby Barr
Hailey Frogley
Leonardo Ryan 
Aug 17 | 6:30pm

ALL AGES $5 donation

Beer/Wine available from @prefunknampa

LIVE STORYTELLING WORKSHOP:
CRAFT YOUR SKILL AT LIVE STORYTELLING!

Come work on structuring a basic narrative, how to find the right moments or details to pull your story together, how to look at different angles of the prompt, and discuss fun and easy performance tips. Come with an idea to workshop or get inspired during class! We’d love to help you generate and hone a story for the upcoming Spill featuring true stories told live on theme: “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” !

AUG 10 - 1PM-3PM
Nampa Public Library - Multipurpose Room A

Free/Pay-What-You-Can or $5 donation that gets you free admission to the Spill!

OPEN CALL FOR PARANORMAL & SUPERNATRUAL EXPERIENCES
& TRUE CRIME EXPERIENCES

for first hand accounts dealing with the unsettling, the horrifying, the unexplainable, and the downright horrifying.

Read more for the details on storytelling and how to submit.
Options for locals and non-locals to submit to tell their tale!

October 19 - at Flying M Coffee Garage Nampa, Idaho
All Ages

Party on and cool off with an ice cold beverage at upcoming Super Summer Karaoke Party for Penrose Poetry Prize 2023. Come in your best patio hang attire and whip out those summertime bangers; road-trip singalongs, spicy dance classics, power-ballads, heartfelt anthems, favourite show-tunes and disney tracks, songs celebrating this hot and sultry season!

TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE
ON THEME “BUGGED”

featuring local writers:

Richard Rachman 
Darby McBride
& Kira J Compton

RSVP HERE

JUNE 13
7:00PM DOORS
$5 DONATION
ALL AGES | Drinks for those 21+

work on your storytelling skills to
showcase your personal tales at the
open-mic storytelling night THE SPILL!

Free or $5 Donation with free admittance
to the upcoming Spill: Bugged

JUNE 1 @ 4pm mountain standard time
full line-up tba

VIRTUAL _ ON ZOOM
RSVP HERE TO ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR
& GET ZOOM ACCESS

True Stories Told Live on Theme:

FEAST

@FlyingMCoffeeGarage
4/20    @6:30pm
ALL AGES     $5 donation 

In partnership with @PrefunkNampa

🍙🍑🌽🍕🍔🍣🍫🥂🍗🥬

Death Rattle is looking for Erotica submissions for an in-person reading details TBA! 


Full Details TBA but will be taking place last week of May or first week of June
💖 In-Person in Idaho Treasure Valley — Stay Tuned!

Submit Here

A round table editing workshop - Make friends, read their poems, get constructive feedback and discussion of your work.⁣
Limited to 12 students. Registration due by Feb 25th.

REGISTER HERE →

Submissions for OROBORO Vol. 9 are currently
Open for Poetry, Fiction and Comics until
May 12th at 11:59pm mountain time.

Submit Here

Karaoke night at Prefunk Nampa

Calling all cupids & cuties for a night of blushin and crushin featuring all your favorite
love songs, breakup songs, yearning songs, thirsty songs and everything in between.
Can’t wait to queue up the heart-breakiest, dream-makiest, love-takiest karaoke set ever!

Tip your KJ and donate directly to death rattle! 

♥ 21+

Local Poetry + Fiction Reading in the basement @Shrine Social Club ✶

⭒ Line-up TBA and 2 Slots open for Sign ups!
If you'd like to get on the line-up, please email us
at deathrattlewriter@gmail.com with your info & what you'd like to read at the showcase! ✹

JANUARY 27 ⁂ 6:00pm doors ⁂ $5 Donation ⁂ ALL AGES