Entries by Bethany

Poetry, Anyone?

Along with a whole bunch of other poets and writers, I will be reading at Colophon Cafe in Fairhaven/Bellingham tonight, visiting the Chuckanut Sandstone Writers. Open Mike sign-up is at 6:30; reading commences at 6:50. You should join us! And if you watch the Events tab, I’ll soon be announcing a whole line-up of readings in […]

Writing Groups, revisited

My post yesterday sounded a little…judgmental. I love our small group at Writing Lab, and though I can imagine a few people more in it, for the most part, I like that we’ve stayed small. There’s time to write, and to share work at the end, because of our size. I love groups that write […]

Plays Well with Others

I promised a blogpost about writing in community, and even though I’ve now been thinking about this post for a few days, I’m still not quite sure how to shape it. So I’ll just tell you what I’ve been thinking. Because I facilitate a writing group (The Writing Lab), which used to be closely associated […]

What do you hope to change?

“This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.” Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit (273) Before you change your life, it helps to know what exactly it is that you want to change. So, Bethany, what would you like to see more of in […]