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Understand

April 11, 2022 By Nancy Casey

When you think you understand something, there's always some part of it you don't get. When you think you don't understand something, there's always some part of it you do get. Write a page that shows how your mind can be full of understanding and not understanding all at the same time. Write sentences that have this form: I understand _____, but I don't understand … [Read more...] about Understand

In the Middle

March 28, 2022 By Nancy Casey

The middle of the floor. The middle of the night. The middle of a strange situation. There are middles everywhere. Between galaxies, between appointments, between the covers of a book. Between the window and the door. Write about middles. Middles can exist in time, in space, and in your imagination. Is everything in the middle of something? Decorate or illustrate … [Read more...] about In the Middle

Found It!

March 14, 2022 By Nancy Casey

Oh, the relief of finding something that you lost! Ooh, the fun of finding something new that you have been looking for, or even more fun, finding something you didn't even know you were looking for! Ah, the insights that come with finding something out! Today in your writing, recount a story (or several) of a time you have found an object, a person, or an … [Read more...] about Found It!

Best and Favorite Habits

March 7, 2022 By Nancy Casey

Write about some of your habits today. The ones you are glad that you have. What is a habit, anyway? What do you do automatically and pretty regularly that makes you happy, or healthy, or more at peace with yourself? Do you have a favorite habit or two? Are some habits better than others? Pick one of your good habits and tell about it: what it is, where it came … [Read more...] about Best and Favorite Habits

A Strange and Useful Word

February 28, 2022 By Nancy Casey

If. It's the word that we use to discuss what's not real. It helps us talk about the way we hope the future will go: If I can get there on time... It helps us understand why the past didn't go so well: If my battery hadn't died... It gives us a chance to talk about the world the way we wish that it was: If more people would listen to each other... Write a page today … [Read more...] about A Strange and Useful Word

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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.


Writing classes and workshops

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.


 

2021-22 Let’s Talk About It Discussions

November 10 – Tuesdays with Morrie – Clearwater Memorial Library – Orofino

 

November 18 – A Home Below Hells Canyon – Boise Basin District Library – Idaho City

 

February 8 – The Girl Who Fell From the Sky – Grangeville Centennial Library – Grangeville

 

February 15 – Sweet Promised Land – Garden Valley District Library – Garden Valley

 

March 23 – Less – Coeur d’Alene Public Library – Coeur d’Alene


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