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Writing from Workshops

During the course of one workshop, we might laugh hysterically, shed tears, celebrate life's joys, mourn our losses... all in the space of a few hours. Participants write in a range of styles, voices and genres, continually surprising and inspiring each other with what emerges. The following pieces, all written in workshops in 20 minutes or less, give you a feeling for the writing that happens in the groups.


Uncertainty, by Gretchin Lair

Plea from a Hopeful Seed, by Diane English

Reason not the need, by Deborah Lockwood

Wisteria, by Marti Brooks

Chocolate Cake, by Nikki Monacelli

Crooked Star
, by Heidi Schulman Greenwald