Writing Communities
that build bridges, connect the disconnected, and bring people together across divisions of culture, demographics, housing status.
Gather
Get together weekly in public spaces. Free. Everyone welcome.
Good coffee!
Write
Write together from shared prompts. Pens and notebooks provided.
Pause and breathe.
Share
Optionally: read aloud to the group. We respond with applause.
No feedback.
Blog
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Memory and Voice Writing Prompts
Writing 1 What’s a long-distant memory that often returns? What can’t you stop thinking about. Are you speaking your authentic voice or echoing the voices…
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Cooking and People Writing Prompts
Writing 1 Write about departures, farewells, and missing people. Do you like to cook? Write about cooking in your life. Write about a topic that…
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This and That Writing Prompts
Writing 1 Write about travel. Experiences. Dreams. Fears. Write a versus piece. This versus that. Hot vs cold. Etc. Write about a topic that you…
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Playing Games with People Writing Prompts
Write about games. Do you like playing games? Don’t like playing games? What’s your favorite—or most essential—piece of clothing? Write finding lost things.
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Sensory Overload Writing Prompts
Write about one of the five senses in your life: taste, touch, sight, sound, smell. Do you have a hobby or something you find yourself…
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Back in the Saddle — Updates to Start the Year
After a holiday break, we’re back on a regular schedule of Speak Up writing groups. In those spaces, we gather with a simple purpose. We…
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Noticing the Little Things Writing Prompts
What are some things you do every day? Describe or explain them. Imagine you could time travel to any time and place. Write about it.
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Get Thinking Writing Prompts
What’s on your mind? What are you coming in with? What is one of your regular habits or routines that is positive? Share about a…
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Update on our friend Vince
About six weeks ago we interrupted an energetic fundraiser to ask if anyone could help a homeless friend get to rehab. Vince had been publicly…