THE PENNY PUB
The Penny Pub Joins the Boost Program
This is exciting news for our writers
For those who aren’t familiar, The Penny Pub was created last November and is a part of Parasol Publications, a group of individually owned pubs that work together and support one another.
Parasol was created by Debra G. Harman, MEd., and includes several publishers and editors who enjoy working together as a collective group. When Deb gave me the opportunity to spread my wings with Penny, I jumped at the chance.
My vision was to create a safe place for diverse people to write and engage through bi-monthly writing prompts. It’s been enjoyable to meet fellow writers and to build a community on Medium.
Because I am gay and neurodiverse, it was important for me to design a model that allowed diverse individuals to feel safe. I also desired to work with those new to the platform and who needed extra editing attention.
To that end, with each prompt, I create specific directions for queer and neurodiverse writers so that we, as a community, come to a greater understanding of these diversities, and so those within these communities have a place to be heard.
