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Nonfiction: Helena Writes #79 On first flirtations and a gold horse
Maybe it was an attraction of character, or even of souls. Whatever it was that drew us to one another, we did a lot of smiling, and stepping on each other’s feet when we danced.
Beyond a Book Review, Pride Month 2025 edition
For Pride Month, Shawna Ayoub reflects on what she's learned from reviewing writing by queer and BIPOC authors.
Q&A: Lori Mulligan, Author of Sister Shorts
Six questions about the book Center writer Lori Mulligan proofed, published, and platformed in six weeks.
Photo writing prompt contest: June '25
What does summer taste like? Smell like? Look, sound, feel like?
On Deck: Tarot readings for writers May '25
May's tarot prompt is about developing an authority figure or leader.
Nonfiction: Helena Writes #78 On letting my mother lead
What had taken my mother over? What had moved her to reach for me?
Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character Buffets
Charlie Jane Anders is asking big questions in both YA and adult fiction.
Photo writing prompt contest: May '25
Write about something you were afraid of until you realized its benefits to you and/or the world.
On Deck: Tarot reading for writers April '25
April’s prompt is about using tarot’s The Empress to progress a narrative through asking for help and being open to receiving it.
Nonfiction: Helena Writes #77-On being someplace and not being there
The first time I went to the house in the woods myself, I stood on the porch and watched a tree fall. I must have turned my head just in time...
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