Write With Spike
My personal Substack
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 116 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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Writing Prompt #90
Hi Y’all,
I had the awesome privilege of traveling to Mexico City last week to preside over the wedding of some friends I introduced to each other. It was a whirlwind weekend, my first time to travel internationally (or even fly for that m...
Writing Prompt #89
Hi Y’all!
One of my hobbies is reading Craigslist as if it were high brow literature. Which, of course, it is not. I lean heavily toward looking to see what’s available in the RVs section and the Rooms Wanted section. Even when I have too...
Hyde Park Reading & Next Ranch Writing Day!
Hi Everyone,
I have a handful of tickets left for our next public reading at Hyde Park Theatre on April 15, 2026 at 7 pm. Tickets are $10. You can reply to this newsletter to reserve your seats. I really, really hope you’ll join us. These...
Meet My New Husband
Hi Y’all,
Welcome to Writing Prompt #88. Pick an object in your life (or maybe it’s an object from your past life) that has had an impact on you and write about that. It could be anything. A rock. A car. An old concert ticket. A piece of f...
Invitations and Writing Prompts #86 & #87
Hi Everyone,
Popping in for a quick, overdue update. If you’re reading this the day I’m publishing it—I am hosting another public reading at Hyde Part Theatre tomorrow, 2/25, at 7 pm. Because I sometimes struggle with counting in a convent...
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Spike Gillespie is an award-winning writer who lives on a ranch near Austin, TX. She has been leading writing workshops in and around Austin for twenty years. She was five times voted Best Writer in Austin by Austin Chronicle readers.
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