“We have always been the storytellers, we are the mothers after all, the ones who speak the cultural narrative.”—Ellen McLaughlin
Barbara Ann Yoder
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Writers & the Writing Life
Stretching the Sense of Sound
These two videos may change your ideas about the sense of sound. What can we really hear? Let’s go far out and far into two unusual soundscapes.
Quote of the Week
“You can tell someone is beautiful by the attention you give to description. You should give that kind of love to everything you describe.”—Janet Fitch
Evie Shockley on Audience
Evie Shockley breaks boundaries and taboos and creates new forms in her poetry, partly by considering audience.
Quote of the Week
“We are all allowed to grow and experiment with different things. Remembering that there is not just one audience, but several (ideal, actual, and potential), can be liberating.”—Evie Shockley
Quote of the Week
“We need to believe in our presence. Wherever there is, we’re supposed to be there.”— Liza Donnelly
Post-AROHO: A Renewed Sense of Writing
Ever since I took Janet Fitch’s master class at the AROHO retreat, my evening walks have been transformed into sense adventures.
Quote of the Week
“My deepest hope is that my writing can be a stone tossed into still waters growing big circles.”—Florencia Ramirez
Dust Off Your Faerie Wings and Play
Tap into your playful, childlike energy to write more freely and have more fun when you write. Ideas here!