Assembly Mic at Vermillion
![Assembly Mic at Vermillion](/content/images/size/w2000/wordpress/2019/12/AssemblyVermillionBlog-013.jpg)
Last night I went to Kate Berwanger’s Assembly Mic at Vermillion. Assembly Mic is a literary event focused on raw, unfinished works, works in progress, etc. Kate wants you to kill your darlings. And by that, she means that she wants you to take a risk.
I’m not great about going to art events, plays, or performances. I want to get better about it. I want to do a lot of things. Assembly Mic is a low stress high reward event. It’s always at a cool, independent venue. I’m always stoked when it’s at Vermillion – great art work on the walls, cool space, and a chance that Carolyn will be serving up some great food. Last night I had the vegan stew, and it was delicious. I wanted to get a second bowl, but I didn’t want to be greedy. I should have embraced the greed.
I took some photos throughout the evening. Hope you like them. I don’t have names for all of the writers, so I’m not adding any names here. Not to worry – I’ve sent a bunch of photos to Kate, and she’ll be sharing them on Facebook and is in touch with the writers. I’ll talk to Kate and see if I can get a name for everyone pictured here and will update. (If you want photos like this for one of your events, give me a shout.)
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611471468-7MNYWLX7BXLFLUKNMRR3/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kM7ic4c1kd8z_dg3HZk-kXZ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QHyNOqBUUEtDDsRWrJLTmzRdow2MKoDNGJuOcT_AGWZDqDgSvWIUUz4K_x7rwZ1JEJmjuvaywXKehdPtNh8MY/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-012.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611010025-1INDPR8F2WLT2R0PPSY3/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-001.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611093287-N1S0EUMW1V3RA3XBB6YP/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-002.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611132712-AHOF3Y5SYV267BO84WGA/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-003.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611173409-Y9Y1CRB0D5VDXC8YX1FU/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-004.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611217479-WL9SU0VB4IEUD47BFTR2/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-005.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611256312-JK4WEFSKQFI7XA9ON6YI/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-006.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611299665-L00U8KMR3FFV9IE9WY3H/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-007.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611343139-AW2AT78ADBEB7538ODWT/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-008.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611368524-VREBKK8DZ8D6CQM7HNYW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kAdudEQAWhWHq1pnbBuOZ517gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QHyNOqBUUEtDDsRWrJLTmB54K-fV_fpAN1yJ8HvLEaCqsoTXsUVCHmuonFsv3mAy-rSeMP2ptOPTmO5LB5kU3/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-009.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611403468-98BNNGSVIRNHCNZDV6PN/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-010.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611444622-7S00BBQT7AB55JWPMEPW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-011.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611496583-I54D1B16TAREJMLTD5SV/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kKkCO4p3b-t7rylx3ik1iYd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QHyNOqBUUEtDDsRWrJLTmi7D7yXkH8nfwsxTs5kW9h3p68glFgM5gY1xl1itdx6gS5WuOiVyE5BO-Cq657srz/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-013.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611519696-QAVXKT6VQ9BXEKMSZFE6/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kM7ic4c1kd8z_dg3HZk-kXZ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QHyNOqBUUEtDDsRWrJLTmzRdow2MKoDNGJuOcT_AGWZDqDgSvWIUUz4K_x7rwZ1JEJmjuvaywXKehdPtNh8MY/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-014.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611566203-7YKYNKFMK1HCHW6H0LRR/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-015.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.
![Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1575611606754-PL0YUSRVGYOMHCDAT293/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLkXF2pIyv_F2eUT9F60jBl7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0iyqMbMesKd95J-X4EagrgU9L3Sa3U8cogeb0tjXbfawd0urKshkc5MgdBeJmALQKw/Assembly+Vermillion+Blog-016.jpg)
Assembly Mic, Vermillion, Seattle, 4 December 2019.