Essays on the stubborn, luminous work of being human by author Patti Digh.
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Strong Offers / 5 Links to Ponder - June 25, 2026
Exercises for the Writer’s Mind
Sometimes writers need to shake up their thinking, not write more. The Writing Recess is a monthly three-hour space for creative renewal.
Each three-hour session (11 am-2 pm Eastern / 8-11 am Pacific)...
They Burned Brightly Anyway: Alok Vaid-Menon
They were told, in a hundred ways—by law, by silence, by violence, by erasure—that they should not exist, or should exist only quietly, only partially, only in the margins. They burned brightly anyway.
This June, I’m spending thirty days...
They Burned Brightly Anyway: Li Yu
They were told, in a hundred ways—by law, by silence, by violence, by erasure—that they should not exist, or should exist only quietly, only partially, only in the margins. They burned brightly anyway.
This June, I’m spending thirty days...
Poetry Wednesday: The Letter
(Envelope art from The Doily Duck, 2013)
The Letter, 1968
by Marie Howe
That he wrote it with his hand and folded the paper
and slipped it into the envelope and sealed it with his tongue
and pressed it closed so I might open it wi...
They Burned Brightly Anyway: Chavela Vargas
They were told, in a hundred ways—by law, by silence, by violence, by erasure—that they should not exist, or should exist only quietly, only partially, only in the margins. They burned brightly anyway.
This June, I’m spending thirty days...
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Author of Life is a Verb and seven other books. Teacher of writing and social justice educator. Keynote speaker. Likes lemon desserts. Sometimes cranky. Cares about animals. Plant-based eater. Pronounced like "sigh" with a "d."
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