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The problem of old journals & the multiverse — a note from Britt
Hi Fireflies, Britt here!
If we don’t know each other yet, I’m one of the facilitators at Firefly…
“No, no… THIS is the hard part.” A note from Kim.
Hi there! Kim here.
Here’s the news up front: My favourite of all Firefly programs, Push Week, is coming up again.
Small voice, big world, and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
As writers, it’s easy to feel like our voices are very small.
We’re hosting a BIPOC Open Mic next week!
Hello 👋🏽 lovely Fireflies,
Asifa, Kim, and Mari here, taking over the airwaves to talk about our upcoming BIPOC Open Mic Night, and our ongoing programming run for and by people of colour.
I’d like to say something really nice to you today.
This story starts last year, when something happened on Facebook that punctured a little hole in my heart.
An acquaintance wrote a post that said something like…
Fall community bonfire announced! And why it’s hard to cuddle a hedgehog.
This summer, I’ve been leaning into the quiet wisdom of hedgehogs.
It turns out that they have a lot to tell us about human relationships.
Fall workshops are open! Also, our storage unit flooded. I have thoughts.
First things first: Fall writing workshops are open for registration!
Our whole line-up opens today. We love this moment.
I want to help everyone write fat characters better. Here’s why.
Hi, Sophia here!
After many years of prep, I’ve created a new Firefly offering about writing fat characters, and I want to tell you why.
Something new! Join us for our first Online Open House.
Sometimes we give ourselves a break, and offer something just for the love of it. This is one of those times.
I want my whole life to be made up of moments like this.
Hey friends.
The other day my phone started ringing in a strange, old-school way like – briiing-briiing. The screen said “Shoshana Sperling.”
7 Swimming Pools is open! And… should we start a membership program?
Right into the pool today — Seven Swimming Pools is open for registration!
You never know where one little email will take you.
Hi Lovely! Mari here.
In January I sat down and wrote a vulnerable little note to my team member Britt. The subject line was: “Will you be my coach?”
I’d been dabbling with mixed media poems…
What’s really happening when you envy someone else’s writing.
Hey friend. Can you see yourself in this scenario? You’re just starting to feel good about your writing. There’s a tug, a yes, relief — you’re doing it! And then… you pick up a book.
The year I turned into a river.
Hi friends! This is the day. If any part of you is longing for a soft space to unfold in, to explore in, to hold your gentle questions in, we’d love to meet you there.
Tender mercies, and the human work of showing up.
Before our Open Mic Night earlier this month, I had every nightmare you can imagine.
I get there but it looks wrong…
Who else believes in invisible forces? (Push Week is back, babies!)
Hi everyone, Coach Kim here!
A couple times a year we run a beloved program called Push Week.
On holding, and being held.
Sometimes we don’t see a question coming.
A few weeks ago, I was visiting my friend Linda, who I’ve written about here before. She has memory loss, and one evening at dinner she turned to me, eyebrows raised, and said…
We turned 20, and we’re throwing a birthday party.
Somehow, Firefly just turned 20.
I feel like the parent of a toddler who suddenly grabbed the car keys from the kitchen counter and pulled out of the parking spot with a perfect 3-point turn.