After a couple of weeks of no meetings (which is a month of no meeting) we are back!!! We celebrate this return to the swing of things with the best meeting we’ve had thus far. It was so intense we sat for two hours and didn’t even notice. Andria is really excited about a project […]
Create a crowd Scene (Monday Night Writer’s Group) Everyone was gathered around the microphone. We’d formed a semi-circle with people sitting or standing everywhere. On the floor, at the round tables, leaning against the walls, creating a thick endless field of wallflowers. The fire marshal would have a heart attack if he saw this. I […]
SDWC for 05192009 Write about a color (Monday Night Writer’s Group) Red, orange, blue. Could an odder color scheme be found? Maybe if he added a little fuchsia. Artists. And here I am thinking I was strange because I still write all my work with a typewriter. “Alright, so this is my place,” he said. […]
Well, it was a very productive session. We were joined by Andria Johnson who brought with her another exercise book. Monday Night Writer’s Group had a book called Coffee and Ink: How a Writers Group Can Nourish Your Creativity. In it are different exercises as well as writings from other authors and tips on making […]
Blue My beautiful moonlightfriendslip easilyinto sobermagnificence Small sparklesmove miles ofwandering mindover and around deep crescentshaped poolsof illusions Finally finding the calmingone and falling softlyand slowly as a trickleinto the simpleststartling mood byNadiyah Abdul-Khaliq
So, the meeting was cancelled on account of Nadiyah being a little on the ill side. Well, we will continue (or rather begin) our poetry workshops. This is national poetry writing month. Lets make the best of it. See you there.
Our 2nd meeting went well. It was still just me and my roommate, but I’m hoping consistency will lead to more participation.This meeting we worked on exercises 253 (Compile a passage using lyrics from different songs), 112 (Create a holiday), and 90 (You’re a monk. What do you do for fun?) Read mine here. I’m […]
I consider the first meeting of the SDWC to be a success. Sure, it was just myself and my roommate, Tamera, but the hardest part of any project is the beginning. We’ve made it through that. Now to push onward. Tamera and I were at Cutter Point for an hour, during which time we completed […]
