by Carla Gasser | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
After joining the Redbud Writers Guild a few years ago, I was like the girl who finally received an invitation to the popular, pretty girl’s birthday party—excited and thrilled to be included but wondering if I truly belonged. So, I stayed on the periphery, observing...
by Kim Findlay | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
I sat on the edge of the bed, weary from the 12 hours I spent in my car driving the first leg of a 16-hour trip from Massachusetts to Illinois. My body longed for rest, but my mind wasn’t ready to settle. I was too excited for the upcoming Redbud Writer’s...
by Vina Mogg | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
Writing is solitary. Perhaps we write out of our desire to find understanding and acceptance. All those hours in front of a blank screen leave our thoughts whirling in a cyclone, twisting out of control until our words find a place to touch down. Until then, we are...
by Kendra Broekhuis | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
The same wave of nerves that walked me into middle school somehow made their way back from 2001 to accompany me to the Redbud Writers Retreat. New to the guild, I felt jittery walking into the first whole-group gathering of the weekend. The expansive room was peppered...
