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Writing Your Life found a lovely new home in Celebration, Florida; it’s called the First Tuesday Writing Workshop held, obviously, on the first Tuesday of every month at Town Hall. The response to the free introductory workshop in June was a packed house, and since that time, a core group of regulars is beginning to…

Becky McGregor In response to the prompt: There I said it…what was your first spoken word? “Hi” was my first word. I delighted everyone by greeting them with, “Hi.” I said it to family, friends, and every stranger I saw. Then came the day when I was nine months old, sitting in a cart in the checkout…

September…end of summer (not really in Florida), home from vacations, back to school, and time for another chapter of the First Saturday Writing Workshop. Join us on Saturday, September 7th from 9:00 a.m. – noon at the Marks Street Recreational Center at 99 E. Marks Street near downtown Orlando as we write in response to…

What would you do with three wishes? This is one of those timeless questions that sounds a little cheesy, but can actually be a very revealing and a poignant way to describe yourself and allow others to relate to you. The most interesting thing about this question is that depending on our position in life, our experiences,…

This time of year, school-aged children all over the U.S. are going shopping for school supplies, picking out their best new outfits to wear, and having trouble falling asleep in anticipation of their first day of school. The process is basically the same now as it has been for as long as most people can…

As kids, we all had some idea of what we wanted to be when we grew up. Some of us had a constantly evolving picture of what our grownup lives would look like, but many others had a steadfast dream from the get-go. Today, take 10 minutes to write about your childhood aspirations, whether they changed…

There are a handful of times in our lives when life demands we step up and "get our hands dirty". I love this phrase and the image it brings to mind because in our modern world we so rarely have actually dirty hands. If we like to garden or hunt for shells, perhaps, but otherwise,…

For our writing prompt this week, we have something slightly different. (It's good to shake things up every now and then!) Below, you will find five nouns. As quickly as you can, write down the first thing that comes to mind when you think of that word. It may be easiest to use memories that…

  What's in a name? I've always wondered whether the names we're given have anything to do with developing our adult personalities. Do the names our parents choose for us help shape the person we become? Do the names we choose for our children help them become a certain type of person we hope they will become? Do…