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Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning—here are quote and prompt from today's […]

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:14:47 -0400

Good morning—here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“What you seek is seeking you.”
—Rumi

Prompt:
Write on (any of): seek, seeking, sought.

Ani posted an update in the group The Roundtable: If the round table weren’t round, someone would still […]

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:57:08 -0400

If the round table weren’t round, someone would still ask, “Excuse me, where’s the VIP seat?” 😄

Olivia posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi all,I recently participated in my 3rd NYC […]

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:37:23 -0400

Hi all,

I recently participated in my 3rd NYC Midnight writing contest — 100 word microfiction.

If you’re not familiar: you’re assigned, at random, a genre (in my case, romance), action (hitting the snooze button) and word (fresh — can be any variation as long as this word is used). I had 24 hours to write the story (released at 12…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Thank you to @ckSlack for emailing this to […]

Sun, 17 May 2026 16:08:17 -0400

Thank you to @ckSlack for emailing this to me! https://www.instagram.com/p/DYaOlGJEQzd/

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:11:59 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Dancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.”
—Erol Ozan

Prompt:
Write about things in transition.

Jennie posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Our May Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, May […]

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:13:54 -0400

Our May Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, May 17th, from 12 PM to 1 PM Eastern, at the May Zoom link.

Instructor Jonathan McClure will lead us in workshopping five members’ writing (poetry and prose both welcome, limit one page).

If you’d like to volunteer to be workshopped, please comment in this thread by 4 PM Eastern tomorrow. We’ll…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:13:26 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Everyone loves something, even if it’s only tortillas.”
—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Prompt:
Write about small things, big things, or their interplay.

Dianne posted an update in the group The Roundtable: As a creative non fiction essay writer newly introduced […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:51:19 -0400

As a creative non fiction essay writer newly introduced to and feeling liberated by poetry I found Fredericks choice of poems very stimulating: Kingfishers Catch Fire and Peace By Gerard Manley Hopkins. And experiencing each poem with the following aspects a great way to dive into the warm bath of poetry.

Narrative: What it…

Jennie posted an update in the group The Roundtable: This week on Sunday 12-1pm EDT, Jonathan McClure will […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:24:56 -0400

This week on Sunday 12-1pm EDT, Jonathan McClure will be talking about structure in poetry.

Start gathering your questions, thoughts, and examples for the craft discussion. It will be a good one!

Here is the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999379617

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt for […]

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:13:44 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt for today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Things are not as they appear, nor are they otherwise.”
—Buddhist scripture

Prompt:
Write something that may be hard, or easy, to explain.

Alison posted an update in the group The Roundtable: I shared the edits from my unnamed sun lake poem. It […]

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:10:34 -0400

I shared the edits from my unnamed sun lake poem. It was very well received! Thank you to everyone last night for your suggestions and encouragement.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:14:00 -0400

Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Man is a universe within himself.”
—Bob Marley

Prompt:
Write about universes—within, without, or both.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Our April Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, April […]

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:39:27 -0400

Our April Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, April 26, from 12 PM to 1 PM Eastern, at the April Zoom link.

Instructor Jonathan McClure will lead us in workshopping five members’ writing (poetry and prose both welcome, limit one page).

If you’d like to volunteer to be workshopped, please comment in this thread by 4 PM Eastern tomorrow.…

laur posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi all- from our wonderful discussion and group […]

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:50:10 -0400

Hi all- from our wonderful discussion and group last night:

there are mornings after rain

wet world, sun sprouting,

i can step out into bird song, bug hum

look east to the ridge and everything

between me and blind glints,

drops that curl off pale green fuzz

of russian olives, piñon orbs sap gold.

there are nights, out past the house

obsidian sky,…

Jennie posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hello all, I don't think we spend enough time […]

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:04:02 -0400

Hello all, I don’t think we spend enough time celebrating our small triumphs, so here’s mine. I submitted to a writing contest today! For me, hitting that submit button is the hardest part.

Here is the link in case anyone is interested, but the deadline is tomorrow!

https://gooseberry-pie.com/gooseberry-pie-lit-annual-writing2026/

It was a fun prompt!

Karen (Fitz) posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi friends: So, in our craft discussions we've […]

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:05:12 -0400

Hi friends: So, in our craft discussions we’ve considered tone and register and how cadence and meter may convey a sense of what the poet is saying as well as what attitude the poet is trying to convey. We’ve also discussed how, when read aloud, readers will convey their own attitudes to the sentiments/theme of the poem through their tone…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Don't miss our Instructor Craft Exploration with […]

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:34:25 -0400

Don’t miss our Instructor Craft Exploration with Jonathan McClure. Jonathan will be teaching on sound: how the different sounds and sonic textures in language affect the reader.

We’ll meet with Jonathan at 12 PM Eastern, at our April Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999379617

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:11:53 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”
—William James

Prompt:
Write about the surface, and the deep.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We'll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this […]

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:51:14 -0400

We’ll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this week’s Community Craft Exploration. We’ll explore a craft topic together, with writing exercises on the topic, followed by open writing time.

Tonight, we’ll discuss cadence: the felt rhythms of language, and how they can move the reader.

Join at the April Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999379617

Michelle posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi Everyone,You all do such wonderful readings of […]

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:57:48 -0400

Hi Everyone,

You all do such wonderful readings of each other’s work, I thought I’d post a poem I’ve been working on that I’m a little unsure about. I’ve been learning about Zen Buddhism lately and going to dharma talks, where a monk gives a lesson. It has been surprisingly-to-me rich ground from which to write in a humorous way as most of…

Kate posted an update in the group The Roundtable: After our discussion about cadence tonight, I asked an […]

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:06:54 -0400

After our discussion about cadence tonight, I asked an AI chatbot what cadence is in speech. Here is the answer I got:

In speech, cadence refers to the rhythmic flow and pattern of sounds, stresses, and pauses in spoken language. It’s essentially how speech “moves” over time—how it rises, falls, speeds up, slows down, and groups itself into…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We're live now for this week's Community Craft […]

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:37 -0400

We’re live now for this week’s Community Craft Write-In. We’ll discuss a short piece of poetry or prose together, followed by writing prompts and open writing time.

Tonight, we’ll look at the following selections from Book Six of Derek Walcott’s epic poem Omeros:

Chapter XLVI, I and II (“Hector was…” and “Pride set in…”)
If we have time,…

Karen (Fitz) posted an update in the group The Roundtable: 4/4/26. This evening's Craft discussion, lead by […]

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:37:02 -0400

4/4/26. This evening’s Craft discussion, lead by stand-up comic Frederick (who knew?) was on IMPACT, & thank you to all who participated! I learned so much from all of you.

One of the ways I’ve been studying my way into a piece of art is through Ekphrases. I am often tasked with having to take a piece of art that moves me not at all and…

laur posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi all! I “finished” this in the lovely (as always!) […]

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:26:11 -0400

Hi all! I “finished” this in the lovely (as always!) Friday write-in with Frederick (yay spring break!) and thought i’d get some opinions, no sure if i dragged it out too long and should end it earlier (at the phrase- get a great view?). i get attached to pieces and want to keep them in so different eyes can help with clarity on if it serves the…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:13:28 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
—Rumi

Prompt:
Write about seeking, finding, barriers.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Our March Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, March […]

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:05:05 -0400

Our March Instructor Workshop will be this Sunday, March 29, from 12 PM to 1 PM Eastern, at the March Zoom link.

Instructor Jonathan McClure will lead us in workshopping five members’ writing (poetry and prose both welcome, limit one page).

If you’d like to volunteer to be workshopped, please comment in this thread by 1 PM Eastern tomorrow.…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:13:06 -0400

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.”
―Dolly Parton

Prompt:
Write about convention, and what departs from it.

Laura Newbury posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hello. I am new to the group and a commitment to […]

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:55:31 -0400

Hello. I am new to the group and a commitment to writing regularly (most days per week) for purposes of publishing essays, stories, etc. Nonfiction. I have lots of ideas. I have places in mind where I can share them (hopefully) but I am a SLOW writer, meticulous and perfectionist and it takes weeks to produce anything I feel good about. I am…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning, all—here are quote and prompt from today's […]

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:13:11 -0400

Good morning, all—here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.”
—Thomas Merton

Prompt:
Write about belief, and being.

Cynthia posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi, my writing.com family—just heard..."We are pleased to […]

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:11:31 -0400

Hi, my writing.com family—just heard…

“We are pleased to announce that we have chosen

‘You Know What’s Next’ (first published in The Mackinaw, 2/2/2026)

for publication in Pennsylvania Bard’s Western PA Poetry Review 2026

We will be planning book launch events sometime in the next couple of months. If you are interested in reading do let us know.…

Jennie posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hello, lately I've been thinking about how I go […]

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:11:36 -0400

Hello, lately I’ve been thinking about how I go through writing droughts where I can’t seem to find the motivation or time. I think if I could find a pattern, I might be able to do something about it. I seem to do better in the colder months, when the weather doesn’t tempt me to be outside more. I’m just curious if any of you have…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Here are quote and prompt from today's Write-In:Quote:“I […]

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:12:16 -0400

Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prompt:
Write the last word, or the first word, or words in the middle.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning, everyone! Here are quote and prompt […]

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:11:26 -0500

Good morning, everyone! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
―Carl Jung

Prompt:
Write about being and becoming.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We'll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this […]

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:55:34 -0500

We’ll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this week’s Community Craft Exploration. We’ll explore a craft topic together, with writing exercises on the topic, followed by open writing time.

Tonight, we’ll discuss finesse: how to dance well with your readers, and the interplay between forthrightness and restraint.

Join at the February Zoom link:…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:15:04 -0500

Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
―William Shakespeare

Prompt:
Write about how something is, or might be, handled or treated.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi all, here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:14:53 -0500

Hi all, here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Prompt:
Write about how something is, or might be, handled or treated.

Bob Warren posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hello writers. I just recently joined, signed up for […]

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:30:15 -0500

Hello writers. I just recently joined, signed up for the novel writing class to begin Wednesday. I’m now trying to learn the platform before it gets under way. Any pointers for how to best get up to speed?

I’ve published two short stories, and now working (thrashing about) on my first novel. I look forward to meeting you all.

Bob

Kate posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Is anyone else having trouble getting into Writing into […]

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:28:21 -0500

Is anyone else having trouble getting into Writing into the Week today (Feb 23)?

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Our February Instructor Workshop will be tomorrow, […]

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:54:46 -0500

Our February Instructor Workshop will be tomorrow, Sunday, February 22, from 2 PM to 3 PM Eastern, at the February Zoom link.

(Please note the 2 PM Eastern start time tomorrow, as this month Jonathan needs to meet later than in other months.)

Instructor Jonathan McClure will lead us in workshopping five members’ writing (poetry and prose both…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Here are quote and prompt from today's Write-In:Quote:“I […]

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:12:06 -0500

Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
—Maya Angelou

Prompt:
Write about change, growth, or their opposites.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We'll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this […]

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:27:33 -0500

We’ll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this week’s Community Craft Write-In. We’ll discuss a short piece of poetry or prose together, followed by writing prompts and open writing time.

Tonight, I’d like to invite us to look at up to two short works that you choose. Please bring something you find especially moving and powerful. If no one…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Please join our Instructor Craft Exploration in one […]

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:02:48 -0500

Please join our Instructor Craft Exploration in one hour with Jonathan McClure. Jonathan will be teaching on extended metaphors and conceits: how these figurative elements can extend across and unify a piece.

We’ll meet with Jonathan at 12 PM Eastern today, at our February Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999379617.

See you…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:12:40 -0500

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.”
—Pablo Neruda

Prompt:
Write about loving, knowing, not knowing…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We'll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this […]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:10:09 -0500

We’ll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this week’s Community Craft Write-In. We’ll discuss a short piece of poetry or prose together, followed by writing prompts and open writing time.

Tonight, we’ll look at two poems by Ada Limón: “What I Didn’t Know Before” and “Instructions on Not Giving Up.”

Join at the February Zoom link: …

Karen (Fitz) posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Elle's recent essay is excellent. It's titled […]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:45:03 -0500

Elle’s recent essay is excellent. It’s titled “Reading Without Needing Resolution”. It came to me via the newsletter addressed to Fiction Writers. I can’t wait to try out exercising this new-to-me (relaxed?) form of reading. Elle’s been mentioning, during the Monday write-ins, an essay she was working on. I wonder if this is the one? She asks…

ckslack posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Feb 7th-great overview of register(s) in writing, thank […]

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:12:37 -0500

Feb 7th-great overview of register(s) in writing, thank you! Found this-“Register is a choice of “clothing” for the words, whereas voice is the “soul” or identity behind them.” hmmmm!

Karen (Fitz) posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Hi friends. A few weeks ago, we explored two poems in […]

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:59:47 -0500

Hi friends. A few weeks ago, we explored two poems in our Craft Discussion: “The Palm Reader” by Robin Gabbert, and a Rumi poem translated to English, entitled by its first line “The Time Has Come”. In that poem the phrase “to disassemble the heavens link by link”. I am looking for the exact poem Frederick featured during this discussion…

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from […]

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:13:35 -0500

Good morning! Here are quote and prompt from today’s Write-In:

Quote:
“What seems to be coming at you is really coming from you.”
―Rabindranath Tagore

Prompt:
Write about acting, and being acted upon.

Frederick Meyer posted an update in the group The Roundtable: We'll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this […]

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:31:55 -0500

We’ll meet tonight at 7 PM Eastern for this week’s Community Craft Write-In. We’ll discuss a short piece of poetry or prose together, followed by writing prompts and open writing time.

Tonight, we’ll look at two poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “Frost at Midnight” and “Kubla Khan.”

Join at the February Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999379617

ckslack posted an update in the group The Roundtable: Dropped today—Thank you to my mentor Anna Scotti and my […]

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:21:57 -0500

Dropped today—Thank you to my mentor Anna Scotti and my writing colleagues…

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