Join us for the 100th Writing the Flood on Saturday, June 15!

Posted on June 10, 2019 | Comments Off on Join us for the 100th Writing the Flood on Saturday, June 15!

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Writing the Flood
Open the gates and let your writing voice flow
Third Saturday of every month

The next Flood Write meets June 15, 1-4:30pm
Come write with us!

Writing The Flood is a writing group for anyone looking to prime the writing pump: using the Amherst Writers and Artists method, we will write together in response to exercises designed to get those pens moving, and get onto the page the stories, poems, essays, images and voices that have been stuck inside for too long. This is a time to work on a larger project, get started on new work, play on the page, or write yourself through a block and back into your writing voice.

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Sink into your words! Join our June 23 Retreat in the East Bay hills…

Posted on May 27, 2019 | Comments Off on Sink into your words! Join our June 23 Retreat in the East Bay hills…
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(view from our writing room out to Mt. Tam)

Meridian Writers
 an all-day writing retreat!
Sunday, June 23, 10:30am-5:30pm.
(Light breakfast from 9:45-10:30am)
Lunch provided.

Open to all writers, regardless of writing experience or previous participation in Meridian Writers.

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Writing the Flood meets Saturday, May 18!

Posted on May 13, 2019 | Comments Off on Writing the Flood meets Saturday, May 18!

photo of notebooks and a cup full of pens on a table in front of an inviting couchWriting the Flood
Open the gates and let your writing voice flow
Third Saturday of every month

The next Flood Write meets May 18, 1-4:30pm
Come write with us!

Writing The Flood is a writing group for anyone looking to prime the writing pump: using the Amherst Writers and Artists method, we will write together in response to exercises designed to get those pens moving, and get onto the page the stories, poems, essays, images and voices that have been stuck inside for too long. This is a time to work on a larger project, get started on new work, play on the page, or write yourself through a block and back into your writing voice.

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Writing the Flood meets this Saturday, April 20!

Posted on April 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Writing the Flood meets this Saturday, April 20!

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Writing the Flood
Open the gates and let your writing voice flow
Third Saturday of every month

The next Flood Write meets April 20, 1-4:30pm
Come write with us!

Writing The Flood is a writing group for anyone looking to prime the writing pump: using the Amherst Writers and Artists method, we will write together in response to exercises designed to get those pens moving, and get onto the page the stories, poems, essays, images and voices that have been stuck inside for too long. This is a time to work on a larger project, get started on new work, play on the page, or write yourself through a block and back into your writing voice.

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Your words are waiting: Join us for Meridian or Dive Deep…

Posted on April 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Your words are waiting: Join us for Meridian or Dive Deep…

Stencil graffiti -- insert your life story hereHello writers & writers-to-be!

We’ve had a bit of a break while I’ve been away, but I’m looking forward to gathering with our local bay area writers again! Our Wednesday morning writing group, Meridian Writers, will open to new writers in April, and our second Dive Deep trimester begins in May. Read on for more details, and let me know if you can join us!

~Meridian Writers
A general-topic group open to all writers!
8 Wednesday mornings, 9:30am-12:00pm, beginning April 24

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Writing the Flood gathers again this Saturday, February 16!

Posted on February 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Writing the Flood gathers again this Saturday, February 16!

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Writing the Flood
Open the gates and let your writing voice flow
Third Saturday of every month

The next Flood Write meets February 16, 1-4:30pm
Come write with us!

Writing The Flood is a writing group for anyone looking to prime the writing pump: using the Amherst Writers and Artists method, we will write together in response to exercises designed to get those pens moving, and get onto the page the stories, poems, essays, images and voices that have been stuck inside for too long. This is a time to work on a larger project, get started on new work, play on the page, or write yourself through a block and back into your writing voice.

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Writing the Flood meets this Saturday, Jan 12!

Posted on January 7, 2019 | Comments Off on Writing the Flood meets this Saturday, Jan 12!

photo of notebooks and a cup full of pens on a table in front of an inviting couchWriting the Flood
Open the gates and let your writing voice flow
Third Saturday of every month (except where otherwise noted, like this month!)

The first Flood Write of 2019 meets January 12, 1-4:30pm
Come write with us!

Step into that resolution you made to return to your words!

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Inaugural Fierce Hunger meets this Saturday – Fragmented and Whole

Posted on January 3, 2019 | Comments Off on Inaugural Fierce Hunger meets this Saturday – Fragmented and Whole

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Fierce Hunger: A writing circle for survivors of sexual trauma
Survivors writing at the intersection of trauma and desire
Meets the first Saturday of every month

The inaugural Fierce Hunger circle meets this Saturday, Jan 5, 12:00-5:00pm
Come write with us!

What are you hungry for?

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New offering for 2019: Fierce Hunger – Monthly survivors writing circles!

Posted on December 20, 2018 | Comments Off on New offering for 2019: Fierce Hunger – Monthly survivors writing circles!
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Fierce Hunger: Survivors writing
at the intersection of trauma and desire
Themed writing sessions every first Saturday of the month, 12-5pm
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Register for Odyssey; Join a group to heal, or to develop your intuition or spiritual practice!

Posted on December 11, 2018 | Comments Off on Register for Odyssey; Join a group to heal, or to develop your intuition or spiritual practice!

Here are a few announcements that have arrived in my inbox recently, and I wanted to make sure to pass them on to you! The first, Odyssey, is a writing workshop open to writers from all over the world; the other three are Bay-Area-local offerings…

1) Apply for Odyssey: For writers of fantasy, SF, and horror

Now in its 24thyear, the Odyssey Writing Workshop is widely considered one of the top programs in the world for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Acclaimed authors, editors and agents serve as guest lecturers, and 59% of graduates have gone on to be professionally published.  

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