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Harriet fasenfest's avatar

Oh yes, should have read this first. Wyatt has submitted and was accepted in a JSTOR project for prison inmates and submitted another piece for a PEN America contest. He would certainly welcome an opportunity to write for you.

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Harriet fasenfest's avatar

Would love to do that. Just let me know when. And wyatt, my son, is quite a good writer himself.

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Francis Hicks's avatar

The whiteboard exercise seems brilliant. As a writer, I struggle to put myself on the page. This activity gets the raw into plain sight. Wonderful.

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ponyXpress staff's avatar

it is a great way to reweigh the words and phrases… to borrow from one another!

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Harriet fasenfest's avatar

"These men described being caught in the eddy of generational trauma and poverty. We all heard Walter Thomas when he read: “As my grandmother grew blind, I stopped seeing my future.” Oh my heart. Thanks you as always.

And, FIY, my son will be coming back to a half way house this Tuesday. Long time coming but so many are yet trying to navigate and find meaning in that system. Tough is an understatement. I would love to help with your project in any way I can.

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ponyXpress staff's avatar

Oh, and I should say, it your keen writing and experience would be absolutely welcomed, if you ever want to do a cross-over post! In the coming year, we will be writing about ceremony, family, and gratitude ? Yes, gratitude with a question mark.

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ponyXpress staff's avatar

This is welcomed news, Harriet! The coming home: the chapters that follow need to be represented. If you are kid is ever interested in submitting any writing it would be welcomed. Thank you.

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Harriet fasenfest's avatar

Just let me know how he might contact you because I'm sure he would be up for submitting something.

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