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Write About: Pennies, Chocolate!, Perspectives

Writing Prompts for the Week of October 13, 2025

Oct 14 • 

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Building New Writing Communities: Essential Ingredients

Plus new writing prompts this week — Connecting, Letting go, Feeling Deeply

Oct 8 • 

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Write About Good Times, Hard Times, and Making Changes

Writing prompts, a workshop opportunity for anyone anywhere, and more

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

My Experience in This Week's Writing Workshop

When I saw the prompts about Charlie Kirk, disagreement, and worldview, my mouth literally dropped open!

Sep 18 • 

Pauline McCollough

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Write About: Charlie Kirk, your worldview, and people who believe differently

Watch now | This week's writing workshop was one of the best ever — we dove right in to the minefield.

Sep 17 • 

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August 2025

Write About: What's On Your Mind

Workshop Writing Prompts & MUCH MORE

Aug 25 • 

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Printed Workshop Magazine

We’re preparing to publish a printed anthology magazine of select writings from workshop.

Aug 20 • 

Matt Shaw

Write About: Getting Personal

Workshop Writing Prompts, thanks to Pauline, Andrea, Michael, Edward.

Aug 12 • 

Matt Shaw

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Write About: Memories and Possibilities

Workshop Writing Prompts. Thanks to Pauline, Scott, Isaac, Andrea

Aug 5 • 

Matt Shaw

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July 2025

Write About: You, Imagined

Workshop Writing Prompts. Thanks to Isaac, Michael, Edward, Pauline.

Jul 29 • 

Matt Shaw

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Write About: Inner Life and Outer Life

Writing Workshop Prompts / Credit to Michael, Pauline, and Isaac for many of the prompt submissions

Jul 22 • 

Matt Shaw

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Family and Economic Justice

By Pauline McCollough — June 15, 2025 Writing Workshop

Jul 21 • 

Pauline McCollough

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