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Friendship Surprise: Anna of the Angel With Stairs

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

rosebud friendship

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The 7 Principles of Making Friendship Work-Part III: Love and a Little GPS

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

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The 7 Principles Series—Part II, How to Ruin a Relationship in 4 Easy Conflict Moves

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Magnolia

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Pandemic Journal: An Entry on the Silver Skunk and the Mysterious Poet

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

A tale of a silver skunk, quiet talk of an unknown sonneteer, and friends at a distance together at York’s. Share in this surreal pandemic journal entry, with Callie Feyen.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Pandemic Journal

The 7 Principles for Making Friendship Work—Part I, Myth Discoveries

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Friendship Flowers

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Friendship Project: Somebody I Used To Know

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Writers Block Coffee Shop

When writer’s block threatens to derail, one writer finds a way forward in music, baking, friendship and the practice of “living it a while.”

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Writing Life

Friendship Project: The Best of Friends

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Figs in bowl friendship

Our truest friends bring something out of us that we might not have the strength or courage to see if it weren’t for them. Callie Feyen reflects on true and best friends.

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Between Friends: Breathing Lessons

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

Breathing lessons Racetrack Playa Death Valley

Whether we’re in high-altitude locations like Santa Fe, or in high-challenge situations that feel out of our grasp, it can help to have a friend to remind us how to breathe.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Writer Friends

Between Friends: The Making of a Heroine

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Romeo and Juliet red flowers

In this excerpt from Romeo & Juliet (the full play—includes essays and annotations by Callie Feyen), Feyen talks about finding yourself in a story, even when you’re not sure you want to.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Romeo and Juliet

Between Friends: Two Writers Try Out the Friendship Project (And Get a Few Surprises)

By L.L. Barkat 7 Comments

White lace flower seeds friendship building

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Between Friends: Wordplay and Other Playful Bonds

By Laura Lynn Brown 11 Comments

friendship project

Author Laura Brown recounts how a friendship grows through wordplay — a private version of words with friends — for Tweetspeak Poetry’s Friendship Project.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Play

Between Friends: A Playful Reckoning

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Friendship Project girl on giant tree roots

If home offers a place to launch, maybe it’s because home can be a place where we can play. Callie Feyen explores the idea of play and reckoning with ourselves at home.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, Patron Only

Between Friends: Poetry as Shorthand

By L.L. Barkat 10 Comments

Pink Rose of Friendship

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Friendship Project: Let’s Walk: A Thousand Goodbyes — A Thousand Hellos

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

Friendship Project walk around the lake

Callie Feyen discovers that writing is one thing, but it is something entirely different to tell a friend what’s on your mind, especially while you’re on a walk around a lake together.

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The Power of Curiosity: “Can I Touch Your Hair?” by Irene Latham & Charles Waters

By Laura Lynn Brown 5 Comments

Author Laura Brown discusses how curiosity deepens friendship, using the children’s book “Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.”

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Poetry, Friendship Poems, Friendship Project, Patron Only, poetry

Build Your Friendships With the Power of Curiosity—5 Ideas!

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

Lavender Blossoms

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Making a Life With Poetry, Together

By L.L. Barkat 25 Comments

Making a Life with Poetry honey glass jar

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Friendship Project: On Writing Well — Just Say It

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Autumn leaf pair

Callie Feyen finds the page more forgiving than the podium, and friendship more forgiving yet.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Writing Life

Friendship Onstage and Off: Walking with the Wind

By Laurie Klein 7 Comments

A sudden interruption and the whole play’s at risk—at least for actress Laurie Klein. The director remains a friend, wise and warm, as the drama unfolds.

Filed Under: Cross-Generational Friendships, Friendship Project, Patron Only

The Art of the Handwritten Letter: A (Typed) Letter on Handwriting

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

Pen Cup Handwritten Letter

Sara Barkat writes about the power of handwriting, where paper and ink let a single word grow to fill a line, or fold itself up small.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only

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