Write a scene or a poem in which one of the following scenarios occurs: a young person sees or overhears something they do not fully understand; a young person is in the orbit of someone who unsettles them.
October's Exercise
What are you working on right now? Can you make connections between your creative life and your reading life? Are there “coincidences” out there that you’ve been able to see? Are there “coincidences” out there that you’ve overlooked until now? Write a short essay about this experience, and share it all of us here. I would love to know what you’re creating and how the experience of recognizing “coincidences” has opened up the work for you. Share your essay in the comments below, and feel free to comment on one another’s work. We’re forging community here. The more kind, respectful, encouraging voices the better.
September's Map Exercise
Have you made your map yet? If so, share with us below and tell us what you remembered and how memory and fact were in conversation with another. Did you write a story or a piece of nonfiction or create another piece of art? Share that with us too, and feel free to comment on one another’s work. We could all use respectful feedback and encouragement!