Archives for the month of: March, 2009

yyesbAccording to Natalie Goldberg, ‘Wild mind is like a big sky’ – wonderful words to describe the first of the Writing Awry workshops  which will take as their themes  the 8 trigrams, the patterns used in Chinese philosophy or divination according to the I Ching – the Book of Changes. The word I has three meanings: ease and simplicity, change and transformation, and invariability. In the trigrams, the solid line represents yang, the creative principle. The open line represents yin, the receptive principle. And so , creatively and receptively, sinking into the big sky, we write.

Don’t forget to visit our news page - as always the monthlies are writing up a storm and are engaged in other highly creative and writerly activities! For a description of the work done in the workshop, you can visit the Monthlies page – both seen as page names above.

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The sink is full of dishes, and mug of tea stands, gone cold.  The moon shines on her pale face.

A tricycle lies on its side in an empty corridor.  The slap of a wave on the shore, the cry of a bird.

Books lie face down, waiting.  The water laps at the shore, turning her in gentle circles

A bath run, steaming quietly to itself.  Her clothes billow softly around her.

Ginger biscuits on a plate.  The river slides, carrying its gentle burden.

The thing that makes the world is gone.  Her hair floats in the dark water, like weeds.

Everything waits, turned towards the door.  The river slides its oily way, carrying its burden gently.

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