We've had so much fun this spring celebrating this beautiful time of year with writing combined with most everything else (collage, poetry, hiking) to create powerful experiences for women (and a few men) writers. Just happened: Our annual Write + Hike, which included a potluck to make this a Write + Hike + Eat at Down to Earth Farm on the westside of Jacksonville. Eighteen writers gathered on … [Read more...]
We’ve All Got a Story to Tell
We’ve all got a story to tell. And our stories are worth telling! But just saying them out loud isn’t enough, because they can be forgotten. It’s good to get them written down. So, how do you get started? Get yourself a journal and a good pen you enjoy writing with. It could be a beautiful leather journal or a colorful one or a recycled paper one. Keep it with you all the time! Your … [Read more...]
New Writing Season Begins!
“What you seek is seeking you.” — Rumi NEW YEAR'S POEM i am running into a new year i am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that i catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard to let go of what i said to myself about myself when i was sixteen and twenty-six and thirty-six even forty-six but i am running into a new year and i beg … [Read more...]
Public ReadAround Wraps Up the Season!
You are cordially invited to attend our upcoming Public ReadAround, a celebration event to support the latest group of pioneering women writers of Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville! We've got more wonderful, talented women writers who have been crafting stories and poems and essays since early this fall and will have some special stories to share with you. We've also got our … [Read more...]
SoulCollage® Comes to Unity Plaza
What part of your soul is saying "give me life?" SoulCollage® is a creative tool for artful self-expression. It was developed by psychotherapist and author Seena B. Frost, M. Div., M.A, in the 1980’s. Ms. Frost studied theology at Yale Divinity School and received a Master's degree in psychology from Santa Cruz University. Her blend of spirituality, psychotherapy and creativity continues to grow … [Read more...]
Register Now for Fall Classes!
Register Now for Fall Classes in Riverside! Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, announces new fall classes, featuring the source book The Artist’s Way and a new partnership with Unity Plaza. FALL SAMPLER: Register now for the Fall Sampler, on Wednesday, August 26, from 7-9 p.m. “Test drive” The Artist's Way and our style of writing in community and find out if it's a good fit for you. … [Read more...]