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These posts were all written by someone in a Soul Writing group or workshop in ten minutes or less—really!

Not only that, what you read is virtually unedited from the original, timed writing. Several pieces often have the same title since groups write together on one prompt. Join us anytime to try it out for yourself. For now, happy reading.


Hao Tran Hao Tran

Doing time

That’s where I would find them, walking the path that’s perfect for me.

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Emily Simmer Emily Simmer

Stand by

“Stand by,” whispers my dream. “You’re not ready yet.”

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Michelle Hynes Michelle Hynes

Nothing

The hydrangeas may be beyond hope, as the planet warms and the winters get wetter. Voting for hope, though, that's something we can do.

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Allison Roberts Allison Roberts

I pretend not to…

There is a delicate thread when you are performing that you must pay attention to. Don’t tear it.

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Eve Lindi Eve Lindi

A conversation with myself

Looking down the years, along the thread my heart has measured, beat by beat, this question has come up occasionally…

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Michelle Hynes Michelle Hynes

The power of…

The power of sharing food is so simple. Plucking one ripe berry, or a dozen, from the bushes in the back yard.

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Emily Simmer Emily Simmer

The way I know to heal

The only way I know to heal is this. To pick up this pen and connect it with this paper…

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Jan Martinez Jan Martinez

Don’t be too sure

“How do you spell stubborn?” I asked, wanting to know if there were two Bs or one.

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Tisha Oden Tisha Oden

I forgot…

I forgot myself for a moment,
but I’m here now, always here,
in this body, in this time, in this space, in this moment.

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Inner Critic Helena Wagener Inner Critic Helena Wagener

I simply want to

I simply want it all to stop. To know that I am ok, to not even wonder if I am perhaps not ok, to simply fall from moment to moment covered in delightful surprise.

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