The Funny Stoic Monthly On-Line Writing Group!
(For people who don't consider themselves writers.)
Hello!
I’m excited to announce a free monthly online writing group that will kick off this Saturday. Whether you're an experienced writer or just curious, this group is a supportive space to explore creative prompts and try out ideas, all while connecting with others.
Here’s what to expect:
📅 When: Once a month, Saturday mornings, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
📋 What We’ll Do:
Each session, I’ll provide a couple writing prompts—it could be a picture, a song lyric, or an object—and we’ll discuss it briefly. Then, we’ll go on mute to write for about 10 minutes. When we return, you’re welcome to share what you wrote, but only if you want to!
🎉 Positive-Only Feedback: If you choose to share, only positive comments are allowed, and everyone’s work is treated as confidential and considered fiction. This approach is inspired by the Amherst Writers Association model, which you can learn more about here.
Where? If you’d like to join us, just click the link below.
Meeting link: Monthly On-Line Writing Group | Microsoft Teams | Meetup-Join
To add to your google calendar click here.
If you’re new to Microsoft Teams or don’t have a Teams account, don’t worry—you can still join the meeting with just a few clicks! Here’s how:
Click the Meeting Link: In this invite, click the Teams meeting link at the scheduled time.
Choose "Join on the Web Instead": You’ll see options to download the Teams app or join on the web. Choose Join on the Web Instead if you don’t have the Teams app.
Enter Your Name: When prompted, type in your name, then click Join Now. Be sure to allow microphone and camera access if you'd like to participate fully.
Best Browsers: For the smoothest experience, use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
Here’s an example of something I wrote during a 10-minute exercise after receiving the prompt of a box of Band-Aids:
Band-Aids
I wear a Band-Aid to its completion, and I always will. As a child I scraped my knees constantly, and my mom or grandma would put Band-Aids on them, and at night I would reach under the Band-Aid with my dirty fingernail and scratch. It felt amazing.
Sometimes my grandma would see the wound had gotten worse and proclaim it had become infected. I would declare to my friends I had a wound that was infected, and that Grandma said it was pretty bad. She put some special ointment on there, but it feels like it’s getting worse.
I got my covid booster and they put a Band-Aid on it, and I wore the Band-Aid for a week and a half until it fell off. My wife asked me about it a couple days in and I said, “I wear the Band-Aid until completion.”
“How long do you wear your Band-Aids for?” I asked her.
“For about twenty minutes after-”
“Ludicrous,” I interrupted.
She reached for my Band-Aid, and I pulled my arm away.
“No. That’s not. It doesn’t… We don’t,” I said.
Hope to see you on Saturday.
Aaron