UPCOMING OFFERINGS
Inlet Write-Alongs
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october SESSION: THURSDAY the 8TH
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november SESSION: WEDNESDAY the 4TH
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DECEMBER SESSION: MONDAY THE 7TH
We meet about once every month to open an inlet into our work and write in shared solitude.
Connection with the creative process can feel tenuous even on our best days. As we navigate our craft, it’s natural to gaze upon the horizon and feel everything from hope to confidence to monumental overwhelm. Some days we reach “x” marks the spot; other days, drift off course. Workshopping can help; so can studying technique. But the most important skill we can cultivate is the habit of return. Approximately once a month, write alongside me and other Inlet writers in shared solitude. Bring your writing project, find an inlet into your work, and carry your craft forward. You may be surprised how much distance you cover.
Sliding Scale Fee: $89-$150+
Metaphorestry for Writers: The Nature of Your Themes
NEXT DATES November 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, from 6-7:30pm CT
Deepen your connection to your themes, strengthen themes within your current or future work, and explore creative ways to entangle metaphor and nature with your writing practice.
What is metaphorestry? Put your hand on the bark of a tree and feel your own thick skin. Push a boulder and experience steadfastness in the face of pressure. Feel the wind blow and sense change in your life. Metaphorestry asks you to make a connection with nature (sit, push, feel—interact) and through that connection point, keep going deeper by extending, developing, pondering and playing with metaphor. Join us to awaken your natural capacity for metaphor. Be more present in nature—and your creative life.
Sliding Scale Fee: $35-$50
Inlet Mindful Writing Retreat
DATES TBD; 12:30-4:45pm ct on zoom
Write with ease. Write with dis-ease. Invite kindness towards your inner critic. Be present with whatever arises. Make room for it all.
We’ll cultivate a gentle attention to our writing processes through practices that include simple breath awareness, patient inquiry around difficulties, and metaphor-based mindfulness (using helpful metaphors to frame our writing practice and contemplate our progress without judgement). Reflective writing prompts, group discussion, practical takeaway tips, and short meditations will help you tap into the wisdom within.