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In Celebration of Scrittura’s Writers: August
Somehow, we made it through August. It was twisty and hot, surprising and mind-boggling. August has a bad reputation in my family. We try to enjoy it the best we can, but it has always been (superstitiously) a dreaded month. It’s hard to escape a season of losses. I hope everyone else sees August in a different light.
I spent most of August preparing to teach 7th and 8th graders all about our world. I didn’t do much writing unless you count creating a social studies curriculum as writing. OK — it counts. But I didn’t write any poetry. I am glad there was plenty of poetry to read here!
Writer’s block is always great fodder for new work. Just check out Paroma Sen’s prompt from August 10th:
And now on to your editors’ selections of the month!
“Wonderful Words” is a selection of our twelve favorite pieces from the previous month. We value human connection, attention to detail, and quality writing. Our favorites are…
