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2025 Ground to Sound Film and Art Festival
For the Second Annual Ground to Sound Film and Arts Festival we encouraged wordsmiths to submit works of flash fiction and poetry exploring the intricate connection between the bustling Tacoma landscape and its unique watersheds. We wanted to explore themes centered around our shared waterways and stewardship of the sea.
This program was in partnership with Foster’s Creative and City of Tacoma' Environmental Services.
Pieces selected for performance:
Ripples in the Water
Feels Like Plastic
The Orange Moon, and Everything Else
Honorable Mention:
Sea Glass
Lunar New Year: Year of the Wood Snake
2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake and in honor of Monkeyshine season and the Chinese New Year CC opened a themed call for submissions! In Chinese astrology, the Year of the Wood Snake is a time for growth, stability, and creativity. It's also a time for personal development and navigating challenges.
We're encouraged the community to submit a short story, poem or essay revolving around these symbolic themes (or centered on the Wood Snake itself).
Pieces selected for performance:
I am the Tree Snake by Sasha Victor
Wasteland by Christina Slack
Magic by Julie Baldock
And Dust You Shall Eat by Ronen Perry
Ground 2 Sound
On March 1, 2024, Tacoma turned out at the Ground 2 Sound Festival to show the impact and intersections of art and activism, and to focus on the crucial importance of clean waters in our Puget Sound Region. Read the selected pieces and honorable mentions from our themed call!
Year of the Water Rabbit
It’s Monkeyshine Season and time for a treasure hunt. To partake in the Lunar New Year fun, each of these pieces is inspired by the Water Rabbit. Please enjoy flash fiction, poetry & micro essays that explore themes of peace, hope & longevity.
Thomas Wins the Lottery by David Rempe
Thomas is a thirty-something year-old man who is down on his luck. When he cashes a lottery ticket, he wonders if good fortune is finally coming his way. This piece investigates the reality of the one-in-a-million chance to have it all we all dream of.
Victorious by Jonny Eberle
“Victorious,” was written in response to Steve LaBerge’s installation, “Touching Down in Tacoma,” on display at the Pantages Theatre as part of the 2nd annual Tacoma Light Trail. Learn more about the artists and the project at www.tacomalighttrail.org
“Evergreen”
We asked our writers to send us short pieces on a simple word: EVERGREEN. Perhaps you think first of The Evergreen State, or a color that evokes a memory in vivid detail. Maybe your mind settles on that which is timeless. Here are a few of the pieces we received… maybe you’ll find one in the wild.