“Tonight’s gift was being reminded of how inspirational it is to be surrounded by women writers.”—Participant, Spring Sampler A FEW SEATS LEFT! Get Inspired by Writing with Women Our evening 12-part series starts this Wednesday How do we change? Word by word, bird by bird, according to Anne LaMott in her writing book classic, Bird By Bird: Some Instructions for … [Read more...]
Reminder: Restoring Balance Starts Saturday
“ I feel like this is a welcoming and non-judgmental environment. I appreciate the nurturing of spirit.”—Writer, Spring Sampler LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Create an Intentionally Balanced Year This 5-part series will help you write your way there We are called to restore balance during our “wintering” season. It’s time to ask and answer the important questions that will help us … [Read more...]
Last Call: Spring Sampler on Wednesday
“You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words, who is willing to create a place where your imagination can wander.”—Anne Lamott, Bird By Bird Last Chance! Come wander with us with your writing Spring Sampler this Wednesday will start your journey Greetings! Go ahead…give yourself the freedom to build your sand castle with words, to wander with us … [Read more...]
Building Tomorrow Together: Town Hall this Saturday
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”—William Shakespeare This Saturday Our Future is in the Stars Help us chart our course at a Town Hall this Saturday Greetings! Join our Town Hall this Saturday. We’d love your to help to shape the future of Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville! We plan to write, dream, and scheme…together! We will gather for our … [Read more...]
Transform Your Future: Spring Class Registration Starts Now
Promiseby Jackie Kay Remember, the time of yearwhen the future appearslike a blank sheet of papera clean calendar, a new chance.On thick white snowYou vow fresh footprintsthen watch them gowith the wind’s hearty gust.Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promisesmade to be broken, made to last. —From A Poem For Every Day Of The Year TOWN HALL JAN. 20 Town Hall, New Classes Kick Off … [Read more...]
New Classes for The New Year
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my … [Read more...]