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Tuesdays@2pm
Tuesday, January 20
2:00-3:00 pm
Writing Workshop –
Extraordinary Places and Times
with Jean Gasca
Today we will write about the following question(s):
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What is an ordinary place that feels extraordinary to you because of what happened there?
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Alternately, what was a period of time in your life that feels extraordinary as you look back?
Writers always have the option of choosing a different topic to write about -- possibly a personal journal entry, a note to a friend, or brainstorming about a difficult decision.
Most writers share their writing afterward, although it’s not required. (Sometimes what you write needs to stay with you!) And we always end the session with a brief writing game that sends us off with a smile.
All are welcome – those who love writing and do it often, those for whom writing is a chore, and everyone else!
Those of you who enjoy performing are invited to come to this “hoot” prepared to sing, or play instrumentally (or both), one or several songs of your choice. These can be on any theme and from any genre of music. Everyone else is invited to come, listen and/or sing along on mute (“Zoom style”) if you are so inclined!
Jean Gasca has been a member of the Church in Ocean Park for over 20 years. While she taught math and science as a career, and now as a retired teacher and tutor, she has always turned to art, music, reading and writing for enjoyment and relaxation. Her interest in these modalities as a path for relaxation and healing has deepened during the Pandemic and during political tensions in our country. If we don’t take time to relax, our bodies store our frustrations and emotional pain, and this can cause physical pain. She has realized how important it is to stretch, play with ideas, doodle, listen to music, or sing, for a break from setting goals and “doing.”
