Weekly writing prompts encouraged you to ‘break’ from life a bit and just write. It’s fun to see what comes out of the brain and heart! —Kari Baher Kari Baher participated in our spring 2021 hybrid online and by-mail workshop at Friendly House for members of Friendly House’s community, recreation and education (CRE) program. Read […]

I think that we are an organization that attracts very heart-forward people—heart-forward people who are full of integrity. —Jenny Chu Interview by Write Around Portland program & operations coordinator, Emily Garcia. Jenny Chu, our Community Engagement Manager, is moving to Denver with her partner, and her last day working at Write Around Portland will be […]

I enjoyed getting together with others and sharing our writing, our thoughts and ideas, all of the creativity. —Venetia Kelley Venetia Kelley participated in our spring 2018 workshop at Home Forward, Humboldt Gardens for Home Forward residents and adults living in affordable housing. Her piece below, “Tropical Yellow,” was published in our anthology A Wonder […]