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The Day I Stop Wanting to Look Out Over Open Water
It begins like any other, blinding under a cool sun | From the Archive
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🧵 Thursday Thread: Has a small decision ever changed your life?
Annie Dillard said, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." But often don't see till later how small choices--made once or…
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I Love Broken Things (Like Me)
Week SIX | For the Joy & the Sorrow | And I say, "holy, holy"
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Jan. 17: Write-In
Writing can be lonely. But it doesn’t always have to be. Come write with us.
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Write With Me In Person!
Writing in the Dark Comes to Life At Beautiful, One-Of-A-Kind Camp Wandawega, August 18-22
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Writing in the Dark | The CAMP
Registration opens Monday, February 17, 6 AM Central Time
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🧵 | Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the…
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so let's talk about love, big love, little love, old love, new love, and especially, what love can do for us now
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Let It Be A Firefly, Let It Be A Bug
Week FIVE | For the Joy & the Sorrow | Look Outside, Look Inside
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This will change how you write forever.
Because yes, we can capture the waking dream of wonder, awe & truth in words. (Also, fun new bits at WITD for 2025, like quarterly calendars, more live…
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We Create, Therefore We Endure
I see you. I am with you. Let’s make something beautiful, even now.
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Writing in the Dark: An FAQ
A quick tour of WITD's innermost heart chambers! Here's what we do here, where to start, how to get the most from the posts + how to submit your own…
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🧵 Thursday Thread: The Best Books Thread Ever, Please!
What are you all reading right now? And why is it holding your attention? And most importantly, why should the rest of us be reading it too?!
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