Thank you for your interest! Here, you will find reading recommendations, writing prompts, and reflections. I will also post information about the Edison Poetry Series, which happens in April and July of each year in collaboration with Book Shucker.
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December 21, 2023
12/13/23 We have arrived at the winter solstice! Thank you for following along, during this first year of our in-person and virtual writing group. We have …
November 28, 2023
11/28/23 In Part 2, we dive into some of the major issues facing the health and survival of migratory swans, including habitat degradation, lead poisoning, and Highly …
November 28, 2023
11/22/23 Our last meeting was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We had a small group, but it was a good chance to reflect on our first years …
November 21, 2023
11/21/23 I loved the chance to talk with Martha Jordan about migratory Trumpeter swans and other migratory wildfowl. I met Martha twenty years ago at one …
November 14, 2023
11-14-23 “We are with the trees every day, we live with them.” This interview was extra special because I had a chance to talk …
November 14, 2023
11/8/23 Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe is the 2024 Whatcom Reads book. Coincidentally, this book also just …
November 7, 2023
11/7/23 I encountered Lewellyn’s book at our local bookstore, The Book Shucker, in Edison, WA. Immediately, I appreciated her work as a farmer and mental …
November 7, 2023
Death and renewal, sorrow and joy wrapped up in one season. It’s November. If you have been following along with our Environmentalists Anonymous prompts, …
November 1, 2023
10/25/23 To start, we did a short, warm up. Choose a word or term that is on your mind. Maybe it’s an animal or place …
October 16, 2023
10/11/23 Last week was devastating. The news from Israel and Gaza was/is hard to process and comprehend. To start off, we did a free write. …
October 3, 2023
9-27-23 For our writing warm-up, we took the first five minutes to reflect on the new season. The fall equinox was September 22nd. How …