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“There beneath all the thinking and doing, you are at peace. You ARE peace. YOU are the peace you’ve been looking for all along.” ~Tamara…
Update from WITD |The CAMP
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Raindrops Kept Falling On Our Heads
Update from WITD |The CAMP
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We Made It!
On the extraordinary power of dreams, especially when we dream together
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🧵 Thursday Thread: Are You There God? It's Me ...
So, what about religion? Does it play a role in your life, or did it once? Has it changed over time? And how so?
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We Sit in the Circle
Why we write in community
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"No one’s stuff is right immediately... It’s a relationship. Between you and what comes from you. Not easy. Gonna be terrible before it’s…
Three new opportunities to write and study with me this fall!
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We carry the shapes of things we have not yet made
and they press against our ribs, wanting light
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🧵 Thursday Thread: When have you changed your mind?
I hope you don’t think less of me for beliefs I once held, or the ones I hold now
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The Problem With Writing Instruction
This is how I think it should feel, ideally, when we write
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Be Brave & Write Beautifully
Say yes until you have to say no + two tiny lessons for building a creative life of words
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Beyond Writing
Hi, friends,
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Your Silence Will Not Protect You
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