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Fear, desire, and the joy of a good Push Week — a note from Kim
Hello lovely people — Kim here to talk about fear, desire and Push Week!
Fireside Community for Writers opens for registration today ✨
Here we are on September 4th, a day we’ve been talking about a lot on our little team.
What I’m learning by trying to … advertise. 🤢
Oof, this is awkward.
Right now we’re trying to do something we haven’t done in a long time…
I can’t believe I did that! (A note from Kim and Nina)
The two of us are working together on a new workshop this October called Short Story in a Weekend.
Fall Writing Workshops Launch TODAY.
These small gatherings are the heart of Firefly — cozy groups, deep writing time, lots of time to share and get feedback.
Please write that boring story.
One of the deepest fears I hear writers talk about is the fear of being boring.
They don’t want to write the same old story…
I just can’t nail this down.
Here’s something I may never get used to — my writing process keeps reinventing itself.
One season, I’m filling pages in my journal until my hand cramps. The next…
What if we let ourselves feel it all? (A note from Nina)
Hello Fireflies!
Nina here. 👋 I’m the newest member of the Firefly team…
It’s almost summer. Let’s be impractical, local, and small.
Seven Swimming Pools is back!
The sky is clear, the leaves are singing, and one of our favourite things is coming up.
You don’t make sense. I don’t make sense. Let’s be in that together. 👋
The other day Kim and I were planning a new workshop, and I caught myself (again) making no sense.
I would love to introduce you to our newest facilitator, Nina Willow.
This spring our team hit a low. Work was coming in fast and we were all bogged down by life stuff.
Let’s talk about dying.
Lately I can’t stop thinking about this term I learned — mortality salience.
Writing with edge *and* ease. Also — PUSH Week is back! A note from Kim.
Hi everyone — Kim here!
*Can* you build community online?
Hello Lovely.
When I think of my formative experience of being in community I think of a campfire…
You’re Not Lost — a note from Mari.
Hello Dear Ones! It’s Mari here.
Back in January, I did something scary – I represented Firefly in a webinar for the Festival of Literary Diversity…
Maybe this is how we remember ourselves.
Lately I’ve been spending as much time as I can in a nursing home in Ottawa. That’s where Linda lives.
