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Word Prompt: Twinkle | Story Prompt: from the book “State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/4v88tcGCrtU 'The news of Anders Eckman's death came by way of Aerogram, a piece of bright blue airmail paper that served as both the stationery… Continue reading Word Prompt: Twinkle | Story Prompt: from the book “State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett

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Word Prompt: Float | Story Prompt: from the book “A Rhinestone Button” by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/hh1iVytT5_4 'Below them, a coyote trotted across the valley floor, its nose to the ground. Jerry's dog watched it with its tongue lolling and ears… Continue reading Word Prompt: Float | Story Prompt: from the book “A Rhinestone Button” by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

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Word Prompt: Consider | Story Prompt: from the book “Bad Feminist: Essays” by Roxane Gay

Write It Out: Instruction Video - coming soon. https://youtu.be/dLVAmNBLg_0 'Life, apparently, requires a trigger warning. This is the uncomfortable truth: everything is a trigger for someone. There are things you… Continue reading Word Prompt: Consider | Story Prompt: from the book “Bad Feminist: Essays” by Roxane Gay

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Word Prompt: Doze | Story Prompt: from the book “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/rVNbQySz6To 'When I arrive home, I am a muss of snot, tears, yard dirt, and harbor filth. Mother holds me against her, rears back and… Continue reading Word Prompt: Doze | Story Prompt: from the book “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

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Word Prompt: Deep | Story Prompt: from the book “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/BX_3VgMFGdQ 'A fourteen-year-old girl sits cross-legged on the floor of a circular vault. A mass of curls haloes her head; her socks are full of… Continue reading Word Prompt: Deep | Story Prompt: from the book “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr

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Word Prompt: Cover | Story Prompt: from the book “State of Terror” by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/fFvTeo3yCm0 'Anahita had never dreamed this was possible. Not here. Not in a civilized country. Not in her country. She sat at a metal table… Continue reading Word Prompt: Cover | Story Prompt: from the book “State of Terror” by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

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Word Prompt: Dream | Story Prompt: from the book “Chasing Slow: Courage To Journey Off The Beaten Path” by Erin Loechner

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/LA5rAFzqgU4 'The rice bag spills, that is all, but the grains fall to the floor and so do I. And I cannot pick either of… Continue reading Word Prompt: Dream | Story Prompt: from the book “Chasing Slow: Courage To Journey Off The Beaten Path” by Erin Loechner

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Word Prompt: Sleep | Story Prompt: from the essay “White Pine” by Robin Wall Kimmerer, found in the book “The Mind of Plants” edited by John C. Ryan, Patricia Vieira, and Monica Gagliano

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/PFB9E-_YUdk 'The indigenous story tradition speaks of a past in which all beings spoke the same language and life lessons flowed among species. But we… Continue reading Word Prompt: Sleep | Story Prompt: from the essay “White Pine” by Robin Wall Kimmerer, found in the book “The Mind of Plants” edited by John C. Ryan, Patricia Vieira, and Monica Gagliano

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Word Prompt: Journey | Story Prompt: from the book “The Girl and the Wolf” by Katherena Vermette, Pictures by Julie Flett

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/mjMNgYVu90M 'The wolf came up close and sniffed her. His wolf breath was hot and stank of meat. "I think I know where you come… Continue reading Word Prompt: Journey | Story Prompt: from the book “The Girl and the Wolf” by Katherena Vermette, Pictures by Julie Flett

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Word Prompt: Remember | Story Prompt: from the book “Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories” by Barry Lopez

Write It Out: Instruction Video https://youtu.be/4cjk1C9vhyk "She had a good look around the lobby while David checked them into the Beach Banner Inn. If you'd just read about the place… Continue reading Word Prompt: Remember | Story Prompt: from the book “Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories” by Barry Lopez