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Today I taught my last teen writers' group. I was debating whether or not to continue teaching next year, but I have decided that I would like to continue if the Writers Guild will have me. I thought I should consider stopping as I wanted to concentrate on my own fiction. However, I can do that while teaching and I have a bunch of new ideas for our group next year. I want to bring in more guest speakers/writers.
Today we had a visit from playwright Marty Chan. Canadian theatre types might recognize Marty's name from his most well-known work, "Mom, Dad, I'm living with a white girl."
I read this play a few years ago and really loved it. Marty came and shared his wisdom about playwrighting with the group, and things went really well. The kids asked some good questions. Then we did an evaluation of the group sessions we'd had and things we could do to make the entire mentorship run more smoothly.
I feel very fortunate to have worked with this group.
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Yesterday I went on a pint ride. Pint rides were organized by my friend Tess. The group (organized by facebook) meets at a downtown location for a pint or drink. Then we bike en mass to a south side location for more drinks. It's quite a lot of fun and a great way to socialize, bike and meet people. Yesterday I had to bike home from the event in the rain, which was pretty damn chilly, but good.
Today we had a visit from playwright Marty Chan. Canadian theatre types might recognize Marty's name from his most well-known work, "Mom, Dad, I'm living with a white girl."
I read this play a few years ago and really loved it. Marty came and shared his wisdom about playwrighting with the group, and things went really well. The kids asked some good questions. Then we did an evaluation of the group sessions we'd had and things we could do to make the entire mentorship run more smoothly.
I feel very fortunate to have worked with this group.
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Yesterday I went on a pint ride. Pint rides were organized by my friend Tess. The group (organized by facebook) meets at a downtown location for a pint or drink. Then we bike en mass to a south side location for more drinks. It's quite a lot of fun and a great way to socialize, bike and meet people. Yesterday I had to bike home from the event in the rain, which was pretty damn chilly, but good.