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Heart of the Matter

February 10, 2020 By Nancy Casey

Write down a word or phrase in the center of your page. Draw a heart around it.

Draw a spiral that radiates outward from the heart. You are going to be writing on the lines of the spiral, so as the spiral grows, keep the lines at a distance from one another that will be good for writing on.

Beginning with the word or phrase inside the heart, write one long sentence on the spiral line that you drew. You will probably have to turn your page round and round. The sentence doesn’t have to be grammatical or normal, it just has to go on and on.

Use connector words like however, because, although, nevertheless, without, until. They will help you keep your sentence going. Don’t stop to reread your sentence until you have written to the very end of the line.

Give your work a title. Write your initials and the date on it, too.

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Nancy blogs weekly for the Latah Recovery Community Center, sharing writing ideas that support self-awareness and self-esteem.


Looking for an art project that is secretly full of math? Or a math project that results in interesting art? Equilateral Triangle is an Inquiry Pack full of project ideas that will keep you thinking for a long time.


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In-person Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Center have been suspended for a bit, but you can still do the writing prompts on your own. For more information, about the Write for You program, or if you are in recovery and interested in writing coaching, contact Nancy.


 

Let’s Talk About It

This is a program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho.

Working with the Program Committee, I updated the theme The Humanity of Science and Technology.


Schedule of 2023-24 Let’s Talk About It sessions coming soon!


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