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Year: 2012

December 27, 2012

Posted on December 27, 2012October 22, 2021

To celebrate the first six months of Writers Night Out, we asked guest reader Beth Filson if we could share the piece she read at our December gathering. Beth graciously Read More

December 12, 2013

Posted on December 12, 2012October 22, 2021

In Praise of Writing Communitiesas Guest Blogger: Ellen Meeropol I’ve been thinking about how we writers spend our time. When we’re not writing, that is. Of course, there are all Read More

November 25, 2012

Posted on November 25, 2012October 22, 2021

The Necessity of Summer Words Near Winter (a.k.a. another reason to write) Guest Blogger: Missy Wick, Straw Dog Founding Member as November in Northampton, MA 2012 Each day the sun Read More

November 8, 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012October 22, 2021

Why I Write, Sometimes….  Guest Blogger: Missy Wick, Straw Dog Founding Member as I grew up in the wake of the Holocaust. The walls of my friend’s split-level homes were covered Read More

October 18, 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012October 22, 2021

as Comments on the Writing Life … Part 3 Making life a little bit better, a little more often Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn, Straw Dog Founding Member as In the Read More

October 4, 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012October 22, 2021

 as Comments on the Writing Life … Part 2 Practicing Trust Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn, Straw Dog Founding Member as This is Part 2 of a Three-Part posting on the Read More

September 21, 2012

Posted on September 21, 2012October 22, 2021

  Comments on the Writing Life … Part 1 Creativity is a gift. Everyone has it. Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn, Straw Dog Founding Member as This turned out to be Read More

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