Rafter Digest (07/29/23)
This week's roundup!
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This Week’s Staying Power
I was out of studio, so in lieu of my usual column I presented a Rafter Snap featuring your fellow Rafter, Myrtle Russell.
This Week’s Daily Boosts
#521: May you see clearly now
#522: Happiness is the work of creation
#523: Consider giving “one minute for change”
#524: A living statue, a homeless man, and the gift
#525: Glow up!
This Week’s Events & News
This Week’s Event Replays
This Week’s Special Announcements
☀️ LAST CALL: “Poems, Prayers, & Promises” begins on Tuesday. Remember, to participate you must be: (1) a paid subscriber (scholarships available), and (2) signed up to receive the Deep Dive emails. Click the link for details.
☀️ August “Show & Share” will run throughout August at this link. What creative work would you like to share? (Define “creative” any way you’d like.) If we reach our goal of 20 creatives who post, we’ll have a random drawing among them for a door prize.
☀️ Free Poetry of Presence II celebration to be hosted by “Wild and Precious Life Series” at 7:30PM ET on August 16th. Featuring Raft host Phyllis Cole-Dai and five other poets from Poetry of Presence II. No registration required. To attend, just use this link.
☀️ Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer coming to The Raft! "All the Honey: The Poems Behind the Poems," on 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.
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