“I write because I can. I have the skills, the desire, and the luxury to write.”
Virtual Open Mic
Special 52nd Birthday Celebration and Free event! Saturday November 14th.
It's my birthday! I am choosing to celebrate the collective creativity we all share. Our voices, Our stories, Our experiences in the world matter. Bring your gifts to this virtual space and share them with me! All forms of creative expression are welcome: writers, storytellers, singers, musicians, actors, comedy, etc. All I ask is that all expressions are respectful to all audiences.
The intention is to bring joy to the space, uplift, and enlighten.
As I navigate the world as a middle-age Black woman, I am more intentional about the people, the places and the spaces I invite into my life. And, I have chosen to invite YOU.
Enjoy this reading that was inspired by a prompt in a Black women’s writing circle: Write about a moment when someone was asked to perform a stereotype.
I was moved to think about my own experience and the stereotyping that has been thrust upon me by others, and, to my surprise, myself! Reflective writing offers us the opportunity to look at that ways in which our internal shows up in our external. I had to ask myself some questions about the expectations I had internalised. Is it me or them? It’s probably both.
What experiences do you have to share? Which medium will carry your story best: a poem? a song? a dance? an instrument? a paintbrush? Find the tool that suits you. Mine is my pen (or keyboard) and my voice. OUR VOICES MATTER!
Writing Workshops
I offer writing workshops both virtually and on-ground that focus on the personal/memoir essay form. Participants will learn to use the form and the basic elements as a tool to tell their story and leverage their voices. The process is both healing and a foundation for the development of longer pieces of writing.
This format aims to enhance the exploration of self and to provide a space for reflection and interrogation leading to growth and expansion. The workshop is space for both expression and healing. Workshops include writing instruction, writing practice, reflection & processing, and feedback.
Virtual Community for Writers & People Who Write
Join a diverse community of passionate and creative souls who find pleasure and healing in the process of writing. Whether you write for yourself or are working on publishing your writing for others, this is a community for you to be supported in your writing goals and process! Please complete the form below to join the group.
