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🧵 Thursday Thread: “The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing — desire.”― Willa Cather
Tell me, what is it you REALLY want to feel, and what can you do this year, month, week, and day to start feeling that way more often in this little…
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🧵 Thursday Thread: WITD CLASSIFIEDS
If you like piña coladas, getting caught in the rain ... just kidding (sort of) because you never know what you might find in the classifieds. Let's…
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🧵 Thursday Thread: We Lie Loudest When We Lie To Ourselves
Carl Sagan said where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves. Is this true for you? When have you caught yourself lying to yourself …
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🧵 Thursday Thread: “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion…
Today I want YOU: Links to your Substack & other writing, recipes for your famous rhubarb pie (if only we could post pics in comments!), all your best…
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🧵Thursday Thread: What Does It Mean To "Write in the Dark?" I Really Need To Know!
Writing saved my life, so I teach writing as if it might save yours. That’s why Writing in the Dark is place where, as one writer said, we can “write…
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🧵Thursday Thread: Tell me your teacher tales! I want to hear them all, good, bad, and otherwise!
Colleen Wilcox said teaching is the greatest act of optimism. I agree, but it isn't always like that, we know. So I'd love to hear about any teachers…
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🧵Thursday Thread: Tomorrow is Adoption Day ❤️
Kahlil Gibran said, "Your children are not your children / They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself." Can we hold space for Billie …
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🧵Thursday Thread: What are the most powerful ways you write or have written without actually writing, without even picking up a pen?
The significant story is always greater than the writer writing it. This is the absurdity, the disorienting truth, the question that is not even a…
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🧵Thursday Thread: What's something quirky, unusual, or even strange about yourself?
Einstein says, "strange is our situation here upon earth." If we're lucky, our writing will be strange, too. It's the peculiarities that bring it to…
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🧵Thursday Thread: What Are Your Strategies for Writing Through Dark Times?
“Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury ... It’s becoming critical ... The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy…
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🧵Thursday Thread: Did You Go To Camp As A Kid? Let's Cook Up A Dream!
They say in the wilderness of summer camp, kids find themselves. I'd love to hear from folks who had that experience (or not & why! or from folks like…
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🧵Thursday Thread: How Can We Listen Across Species?
If the world gives itself to our imaginations, the world's non-human animals are a huge part of that gift. Have you had a special…
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