“We must be clear…it was not just racially motivated…it was racist violence that has been perpetuated by rhetoric and policies designed to attack Black people. Period. Period.”—State Representative Angie Nixon[Art by Xana Jazmin Juarez Acuna] Community Circle Saturday Tragedy Has Struck Let’s Gather in Community to Write, Process, and Heal Join us this Saturday for a Free Community … [Read more...]

“We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis.”―LeeAnn Taylor Fall Sampler This Wednesday Unleash Your Inner Writer Let the Earth—and Writing Circles—Set You Free Join us this Wednesday for a Fall Sampler of our in-person classes. Unleash your inner writer! Learn how we approach writing, using practices honed by 30 years of facilitating experience. This class will give you … [Read more...]

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you!”—Anne LaMott First Class Starts Thursday Nourish Your Soul In Our Fall Classes  Writing in Community Will Inspire Your Year Our first class starts this Thursday with the goal of empowering and inspiring teachers, facilitators, and space-holders as they kick off the academic year. Teachers are … [Read more...]

“The caterpillar does not become a butterfly by telling everybody it has wings. It actually buries itself in darkness and grows those wings.”—C. JoyBell C., author of 'The Sun Is Snowing' Fall Classes Filling Up! Bury Yourself In Your Darkness Let’s grow your writing wings Our fall classes are filling up but we’ve still got a spot for you in the circle! In fact, we have many circles to … [Read more...]

“We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded. This is how writers must think, this is how we must sit down with pen in hand. We were here; we are human beings; this is how we lived. Let it be known, the earth passed before us. Our details are important.”—Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones FALL CLASSES NOW POSTED! This … [Read more...]

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