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"Writing can save us, but we can also save our writing through caring for ourselves."
writer, editor, & educator Han VanderHart on the "illicit" pleasure of writing in the margins of a full life, how the world opens up with deep…
Jan 23
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"Writing can save us, but we can also save our writing through caring for ourselves."
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"I began with my own soft but tense body to seek words"
an unlocking prompt from Kimiko Hahn's The Narrow Road to the Interior
Jan 21
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"I began with my own soft but tense body to seek words"
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"I have as many more chances as I give myself"
writer & artist Carolee Bennett on the saving power of morning pages, running & strength training, learning not to fear discomfort, and using the energy…
Jan 17
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"I have as many more chances as I give myself"
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"Some available strangeness"
poet & editor Carolyn Oliver on writing by hand, the zen of gardening & yardwork, and advice for restarting your creative practice
Jan 8
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"Some available strangeness"
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December 2024
"I think of poetry as my bridge across the abyss"
Poet Valerie Bacharach on writing through grief, the power of observation, and writing what you fear
Dec 30, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"I think of poetry as my bridge across the abyss"
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Reading as a writer's "true north"
author & editor Keith Pilapil Lesmeister on the power of reading to get unstuck, evoking place on the page, and not getting too precious about things
Dec 19, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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Reading as a writer's "true north"
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some good things for you
recs & links for these winter days
Dec 17, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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some good things for you
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"permission to wander"
poet and arts educator Tiffany Melanson on re-building a creative practice, walking without a destination, and the "extraordinary" power of poetry
Dec 13, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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"permission to wander"
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How to (not) Read the News Now
on staying in the world and retreating-in-place
Dec 5, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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November 2024
⚡Recap of "Do Something" Yoga & Writing Workshop⚡
so you can do something with us even if you missed the live workshop
Nov 20, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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Erinn Batykefer
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⚡Recap of "Do Something" Yoga & Writing Workshop⚡
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"Begin again"
an interview with author, yoga instructor, and librarian, Erinn Batykefer
Nov 14, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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Join us for a virtual Yoga & Writing Workshop!
co-hosted by Erinn Batykefer at The Long Pause & me here at Be Where You Are —all donations will go to The Center for Reproductive Rights and the…
Nov 12, 2024
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Emily Mohn-Slate
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Erinn Batykefer
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