Lisa Colburn of Market Street Writers offers a variety of creative writing and journaling workshops,
05/19/2026
Some fabulous ideas here! Let me know if you decide to try one. 😊
21 Creative Ideas To Fill Your Empty Journals For Everyone Who Buys Journals Faster Than They Can Fill Them
A recommendation for those who are interested in writing (and I know you are!) from Ann Patchett. Has anyone read this? It’s going on my list!
03/22/2026
Looking for some good questions for your journal?
This looks interesting! I signed up. 😊
02/10/2026
https://www.marketstreetwriters.com/so/dcPn8Fb2a?languageTag=en
Join Me for "Into the Light" on Feb. 17! Plus New March Workshops Dear Writers, Back in the 1980s, poet Pat Schneider developed the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) writing workshop method, which has been used around the world from Ireland to Malawi and beyond. I have been leading workshops with this method since 2012, and I like to offer a workshop during AWA's an...
02/07/2026
01/30/2026
A plethora of AWA workshops in February! Come check them out! 🙂
You're Invited to "Where Joy Dwells" on Feb. 7! Plus "Into the Light" on Feb. 17 Dear Writers, What's a creative person to do in these times? Make art. Alongside whatever else we must do—whether shoveling snow, going to work, sending kids off to school (perhaps not this week), or doing our bit for the country or the planet—we create. Creating is LIFE. We're here. We matter. ...
Amherst Writers & Artists has a new podcast! Check out the first episode, in which Maureen Buchanan Jones (AWA's Training Director, who trained me in 2012) talks about the magic of the AWA method.
12/03/2025
Celebrating community member Shaileen Backman's excellent post on handling grief at the holidays. Shaileen is a therapist and bereavement counselor with decades of experience in the field. If someone you know is struggling with grief, please pass it on.
Handling the Holidays — Shaileen Backman, LCSW The holidays usher in memories and traditions that can be both comforting and triggering. As we take our decorations out of storage, each item may carry its own story, memory, joy, and sadness. We gently unwrap our past, recalling the history of each ornament, the very first one, the baby’s first,...
12/02/2025
I had a little fun with Canva this morning! A few months ago I offered Louise Erdrich's poem by the same name (link in comments) as a writing prompt, and I wrote this short piece in response. May we each find grace and ease at this busy time of year. And may we also, in the words of Mary Oliver, "Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."