Rafter Digest (09/02/23)
This week's roundup!
Here’s everything that happened on The Raft this week! Asterisked content (*) is fully accessible only to paying subscribers. Care to support The Raft by upgrading your membership? At less than $5/month, it costs less than a small bouquet of flowers!
This Week’s Staying Power
Staying Power was on its monthly pause, but I gave you a gift to unwrap, courtesy of
. Enjoy!
This Week’s Daily Boosts
#546: Don’t give up
#547: Get stoked
#548: The day is waiting
#549: Believe it or not . . .
#550: Leave your mark
This Week’s Events & News
This Week’s Event Replays
Creatives’ Coffee
Poetry Pick-Me-Up
This Week’s Special Announcements
☀️ Attention, Deep Divers!* Join us at “Rafter Refuge” on Tuesday, September 5, 6:30-8:00PM Central (7:30 ET, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PT). Please bring something brief to contribute as we reflect on “Poems, Prayers, & Promises.” Registration required . . . Also, please respond to this very quick survey. Your feedback will help me prepare our next Dive. You can even suggest a theme!
☀️ Get ready for “The Dig”!* Starting in September, I invite you to “dig” deeper into the current of your own creativity as a writer and benefit from its flow. Once a month (usually the last Sunday), 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.
☀️ “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.
☀️ 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. Get your ticket here.
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