Events & News (09/09/23)
What colors of paint are on your fingers?
The Saturday Spark
Tell us: What color(s) of paint are on your fingers today?
Here’s the latest news regarding my work and this online community. Asterisked content (*) is fully accessible only to paying subscribers. Care to support The Raft by upgrading your membership? At less than $5 a month, it costs less than a small bouquet of flowers!
Get ready for “The Dig”!*
Starting this month, I invite you to “dig” deeper into the current of your own creativity as a writer and benefit from its flow. The last Sunday of each month), I’ll email you a writing prompt. You may respond to it in whatever form tickles your fancy. Learn more and/or sign up for The Dig here.
THANK YOU, DEEP DIVERS!*
What a wonderful “Rafter Refuge” gathering to close “Poems, Prayers, & Promises,” our first Deep Dive! Thanks to everyone who came!
Didn’t make it to the Refuge? Watch the replay.*
Still a few days left to respond to this very quick Deep Dive survey. Your feedback will help me prepare our next Dive. You can even suggest a theme!
“Rafter Bazaar” now open!
Browse beautiful creative works (or projects-in-progress) by folks in our awesome Raft community! Add your own creations to the mix! Learn more about the Bazaar here.
Note: The Rafter Bazaar will take the place of our monthly “Show & Share,” formerly hosted in the Chat. I’m still seeking the most user-friendly way to share our creative efforts on this platform.
LAST CALL!
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer coming to The Raft!
"All the Honey: The Poems Behind the Poems," this Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6:30-8:00PM Central (7:30-9PM ET, 5:30-7PM MT, 4:30-6PM PT). $15 per ticket (scholarships available). Use your Rafter discount code at checkout to get 15% off. (Forgot the code? Contact Phyllis.) Zoom event will be recorded.
In case you missed it . . .
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Next week on The Raft . . .
Creatives’ Coffee (Zoom, Wednesday, 4:00-5:30PM Central). A casual conversation group for Rafters who like to “make stuff,” whether for fun or as a profession. Need companionship and support? Creative inspiration? Cross-fertilization of ideas? You’ll find oodles of all this and more at the Coffee. Hop on the Zoom at this link. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter.
Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12-1PM Central). A casual weekly gathering for poetry-sharing, celebration, and discussion. Hop on the Zoom at this link. Bring a poem you like to read to the group. Or, just come to listen to poems offered by other Rafters and to participate in informal but wholehearted conversation. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter!
Grateful, grateful!
My heartfelt thanks to these folks for their recent gifts in support of The Raft: Barbara Bisgrove, Vicki Capestany, Ronnie Hess, Carroll Jones, Sharon Kraybill, Jackie Lang, Katharine Mendoza, Claudia Oxley, Clare Petersberger, Lorna Reid, Mary Rowin, Susan Thornton, Linda Wilson, gentlespirit, jenfox, knowthyneighbor, and terrierlover.
Whew! That's all for now. Stay well. Stay witty. Stay tuned into your true spot and create from your radiant, beautiful self.
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Sky blue.
None! Getting a rare manicure Monday. Probably a soft coral